scored a massive victory today, as a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the the District of Columbia unanimously agreed to overturn a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich that declared a 2021 Florida gaming compact violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).
The U.S. Court of Appeals levied their today, vacating the opinion of the district court and ruling in favor of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, who initially approved the gaming compact.
The District Court erred by reading into the Compact a legal effect it does not (and cannot) have, namely, independently authorizing betting by patrons located outside of the Tribe’s lands. Rather, the Compact itself authorizes only the betting that occurs on the Tribe�…