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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
The Seminole Tribe sued DraftKings and its CEO Jason Robins in state court on Thursday, reported by SBC Americas. The lawsuit alleges that DraftKings operated an illegal sports betting business in Florida.
The lawsuit challenges the legality of DraftKings’ sports betting operations in Florida.
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The lawsuit challenges whether DraftKings’ prediction products breach the Seminole Tribe’s sports betting monopoly in Florida.