On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case West Flagler Associates., Ltd. v. Haaland, thereby leaving in place the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision upholding the Seminole Tribe’s IGRA-governed gaming compact with the State of Florida. The compact gives the Tribe the exclusive right to conduct on-reservation and online sports wagering throughout the state, using a “hub and spoke model,” with servers located on-reservation and online wagers placed by off-reservation patrons. With the D.C. Circuit’s opinion in place as governing law for now, the Seminole compact provides a model for potential use by other tribes and states as they explore online gaming in their own jurisdictions.

The upholding of the Seminole Tribe’s compact and its potential use as a model to structure IGRA-governed tribal online gaming across the country could prove to be game-changing. Still, it does not come close to solving all of the issues – both existing and emerging – surrounding the legalization of sports wagering in various states or the path forward with respect to online gaming more generally for tribes. Please join our three distinguished panelists for a moderated discussion about the likely outcomes from West Flagler and the greater implications for Indian Country.