States / Florida / Sports betting
Is sports betting legal in Florida?
Yes. In Florida, online and in-person sports betting are legal (as of Oct 11, 2026). Online betting launched Nov 7, 2023; in-person betting Dec 7, 2023. Operators pay 13.75% GGR in tax.
| Channel | Status | Launched | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports (online) | Live | Nov 7, 2023 | Monopoly Tribal | Mobile wagering (Hard Rock Bet) is deemed under the compact and § 285.710(13) to be conducted exclusively by the Seminole Tribe because the servers sit on tribal land, regardless of the bettor's physical location elsewhere in Florida. The Tribe must contract with any willing qualified pari-mutuel permitholder for marketing/branding services, paying the permitholder not less than 60% of profit from wagers by that permitholder's registered patrons. Hard Rock Bet first launched 2021-11-01, was suspended 2021-12-04 after a district-court ruling against the compact, and soft-relaunched 2023-11-07 following the D.C. Circuit's reversal, reaching broader/full access by early December 2023. Legal challenges continue in Florida state court over whether off-reservation mobile betting is independently lawful under state law. Fla. Stat. § 285.710 [1],[2],[3] |
| Sports (retail) | Live | Dec 7, 2023 | Monopoly Tribal | In-person sports wagering (plus craps and roulette) began Dec. 7, 2023 at the Tribe's three South Florida casinos (Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Classic Casino, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek), exclusively by and through the Tribe; no other retail sportsbooks are authorized. Fla. Stat. § 285.710; 2021 Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida (Apr. 23, 2021, as amended May 17, 2021) [1],[4] |
Tax rate
| Rate | Since | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 13.75% GGR (total) | Apr 23, 2021 | Revenue-share on net win received directly by the Tribe (Hard Rock Bet), excluding wagers placed through a pari-mutuel permitholder's branded app/site.[5] |
| 10% GGR (total) | Apr 23, 2021 | Revenue-share on net win from patrons using a qualified pari-mutuel permitholder's branded sports-betting site/app (permitholder itself separately receives a 60%-of-profit marketing fee from the Tribe).[5] |
| 13.75% GGR (total) | Apr 23, 2021 | The 2021 Compact's sports-betting revenue-share schedule is not split by retail-vs-online channel; it is based on the Tribe's "Net Win" from sports wagering however placed. This entry mirrors the sports_online "direct" tier (net win received directly by the Tribe, i.e. Hard Rock Bet, which includes retail wagers placed at Tribal casinos) for the in-person/retail channel.[5] |
| 10% GGR (total) | Apr 23, 2021 | Mirrors the sports_online pari-mutuel-partner tier for wagers placed at a qualified pari-mutuel permitholder's retail facility under its branded app/kiosk.[5] |
Rules
- Minimum age to place a sports wager
- 21 · Confirmed directly against statute text: Fla. Stat. § 285.710(13)(b) states "A person must be 21 years of age or older to wager on sports betting," and separately "A person must be 21 years of age or older to pay an entry fee for fantasy sports contests."[1]
- Wagering on college sports allowed at all
- Yes · Compact authorizes wagering on "professional and collegiate sport events."[5]
- Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
- Yes · Mobile wagering via Hard Rock Bet is available to bettors physically anywhere in Florida; deemed conducted on tribal land under § 285.710(13).[1]
- Number of online sportsbooks live as of as_of date
- 1 · Only Hard Rock Bet (Seminole Tribe) operates online sports wagering statewide; other brands can only appear as marketing partners under the Tribe's platform, not as independent operators.[5]
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Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 285.710. Seminole Indian Compact. · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- West Flagler Associates, Ltd. v. Haaland, No. 21-5265 (D.C. Cir. June 30, 2023) · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Hard Rock Bet Relaunches in Florida, Offering Online Sports Betting in Limited Fashion · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Online Sports Betting Going Live for All in Florida as Hard Rock Rollout Continues · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Summary of 2021 Gaming Compact · retrieved Oct 10, 2026