Sports Gambling is Legal in Florida
Sports gambling is legal in Florida… finally! After a slow two year legal battle between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe vs the West Flagler Group is over. And the result is the Hard Rock Bet app active in Florida. In October the state and tribe won a huge legal battle when a motion of stay was denied. For now the Hard Rock Bet app is the only mobile provider offered to people in Florida. The agreement between the state and tribe clearly states that 2 additional providers will have access in the state. There is no timeline when that decision will be made. So for now it’s the Hard Rock Bet app or nothing. It’s still a relief that sports gambling is legal in Florida. The Seminole Tribe announced this is being offered with limited access to existing Florida customer to test it’s Hard Rock Bet platform.
This is different than in 2021 when Florida sports gambling was legal for a few weeks.
Looking back on the decision to turn the app on before letting the legal process play out was a mistake. I do not believe that is a possibility this go around. It seems unlikely the US Supreme Court would take the case seeing they just made a ruling on sports gambling a few years ago. I suppose they could look at the agreement between Florida and the Seminole Tribe, but again I think this is unlikely. So it seems that sports gambling in Florida is here to stay. At least for 30 years as that is the length of the agreement between Florida and the Seminole Tribe. Be responsible and enjoy legal sports gambling in Florida.
7 Florida Lottery Scratch Off Tickets That You May Want To Avoid
$100,000 MONEY MULTIPLIER
This was actually a cool little game. A $2 ticket that could win you $100,000. But all of those big winners are gone. There’s still 16 of the $1,000 winners available. It makes sense that the big winners are gone from this ticket as it’s at the end of it’s life. End Date: December 01, 2023. So even though it has a bit of a Christmas feel to this ticket, it’s probably not your best choice for a gift.
500X THE CASH
Here’s another ticket that’s nearing the end of it’s life, with a December 1 end date. This $50 ticket definitely made some headlines with it’s $25 million dollar grand prize. But those tickets are gone. And of the 160 $1 million dollar winning tickets, there’s only 4 of those left.
WHOLE LOTTA $500S
This ticket has been out for over a year and I really don’t recall ever seeing it at the counter. It’s a $5 ticket that could have scored you $500,000. But all of those top prizes have been paid out. There’s a few $10,000 winning tickets left – still not bad for a $5 ticket.
$2 MONOPOLY DOUBLER
A $2 ticket with a $100,000 top prize. And everybody loves Monopoly, right? Unfortunately, those are all gone. There’s a series of Monopoly Doubler tickets out there and all the other ones have top prizes still available. Just not the $2 one.
$1,000 A WK FOR LIFE
The “Week For Life” tickets are very popular, but this one has already been tapped. There’s 8 people out there already collecting the grand prize, and that’s it for that. You could still win $10 grand, which isn’t too shabby.
BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME
I’m still intrigued by the $30 card. It’s like the $20 cards aren’t enough, but you’re not ready for the $50 cards just yet. But this ticket has been played hard. All 4 of the $15 million, and all 24 of the $1 million winners are gone. There’s still 1 of the 20 $100,000 winning tickets left.
$5,000,000 CASHWORD
I admire anyone who plays these crossword style tickets. I’m always afraid I’m going to mess up, win big, and not even know it. The last time I had one, I took it to Publix and scanned the ticket to see if it won. Just in case. This $20 ticket had 8 big winners of the $5 million dollar prize, but all of those have been claimed. One of the 24 $1 million dollar winning tickets is still out there.
$1MM TRIPLE MATCH
This is the $5 version of the Triple Match series that just came out at the end of October. All 6 of the $1 million dollar winning tickets are still out there. And if you’re thinking “this ticket just came out last week, there’s no way any of the big winners have been sent out.” Well, that’d be wrong.
There’s a $10 version of this game with a $2 million dollar grand prize that’s already had one claimed. That ticket hit stores on October 30th, and by November 3rd someone had already claimed a 2 million dollar prize. The winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in Graceville, Florida. With a population of 2,278 there’s no way this person is gonna stay anonymous.
$50,000 TRIPLE MATCH
The $2 version of the Triple Match series. There’s 6 $50,000 winners, and all of them are out there. There’s also a $1 version of this game that’s already had 2 big winners hit last week. One in Miramar, and one in Apopka. Each of those scored 10 grand.
$5MM TRIPLE MATCH
The $20 version of this game, with a fairly hefty $5 million dollar grand prize. There’s 8 of those. These Triple Match games must be very popular, this one has already had 2 people claim the $1 million dollar secondary prize. One hit in Chipley at a Tom Thumb Store. The other in Melbourne at a 7-11. As I said, these Triple Match tickets are only a week old and are already paying out.
$1M YR/LIFE SPEC
I’ve been talking about this game for awhile now. This ticket came out back in February with a grand prize of a million dollars a year for life. There’s 2 of those grand prize tickets out there and neither have been claimed. This ticket even has a second chance contest, per the Florida Lottery website “Enter your non-winning YEAR FOR LIFE ($1, $2, $5, $10, and $50) Scratch-Off tickets into the FREE RIDE & FUEL FOR LIFE BONUS PLAY where 10 lucky winners will win free fuel for a year and a new Ford vehicle!”
There’s been a lot of $1 million dollar winners on this ticket, including Joan in Cape Coral – but the dream of winning a million dollars a year for life is still out there.
