by John Haughey - The Center Square | Sep 24, 2021
(The Center Square) – Under the Florida-Seminole Tribe gaming compact signed by Governor Ron DeSantis and approved by lawmakers in May, mobile online sports wagering becomes officially legal in the Sunshine State on October 15. But after two Florida pari-mutuels filed...
by John Haughey - The Center Square | Aug 2, 2021
(The Center Square) – The Florida Lottery has recorded double-digit increases in sales and revenues since June 2020 and that trend is not slackening – May’s state lottery sales were up by 23%, or $1.52 billion, compared to May 2020. As a result, for the first time in...
by Jordan Kirkland | Jul 19, 2021
Major sports betting operators DraftKings and FanDuel are tapping into their Florida player base in order to meet a petition threshold that would give Florida voters a say in the expansion of sports gambling. The colossal sports betting platforms, which recently...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 16, 2021
Five years after launching one of Florida’s fastest-growing digital media outlets focused on the Sunshine’s State’s business, policy and political news cycles, The Capitolist marked the anniversary by adding a new feature to the home page: an...
by Jordan Kirkland | Jul 12, 2021
Florida Education Champions reported $20 million in its committee coffers on Monday as two major sports betting operators — DraftKings and FanDuel — fueled a ballot amendment that would amend the Florida Constitution in 2022 and expand online sports...
by Brian Burgess | Jun 27, 2021
Every weekend, we take a look at the news stories shaping the conversations in Florida’s business, policy and political worlds. Here’s this weekend’s Capitolist wrap-up, which we call “The Wrap.” Ham-handed move to block bad ballot initiatives causes fantasy sports...
