West Flagler Argues Amendment 3 Includes Sports Betting, Should Be Approved By Voters

In a 52-page response submitted to the Florida Supreme Court, West Flagler Associates argued that the approval of should ultimately be decided by state voters and showed instances of opponents of the lawsuit agreeing to that same sentiment in previous years.

Counsel for West Flagler wrote in the that Florida s Amendment 3, which requires voters to approve any and all casino gambling expansion, does indeed include sports betting. Included in the response are several instances of opponents of the lawsuit supporting that sentiment in 2018.

West Flagler submitted its response to the Seminole Tribe s supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his legal counsel’s  to dismiss West Flagler’s writ of quo warranto to strip the online sports betting language out of the state’s…