Why Boca Raton Bettors Watching California’s Casino Ban Should Care About Florida’s Own Hard Rock Monopoly

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Somebody wants to bet the Dolphins game on their phone, opens the app, and there’s exactly one legal option: Hard Rock Bet. Florida’s Monopoly Didn’t Happen by AccidentHere’s the thing about Hard Rock Bet’s dominance in Florida: it survived a legal challenge that could have blown the whole thing up. California Went the Opposite Direction, Sort OfCalifornia never had a Hard Rock moment. The Seminole Tribe’s compact with the state gives Hard Rock Bet exclusive rights to mobile sports betting statewide. Tribal gaming interests spent heavily campaigning against both 2022 ballot measures, arguing they threatened existing tribal casino compacts.