{"id":101207,"date":"2025-10-27T06:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/colorado-tribes-to-appeal-ruling-prohibiting-online-sports-bets\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:24:04","slug":"colorado-tribes-to-appeal-ruling-prohibiting-online-sports-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/colorado-tribes-to-appeal-ruling-prohibiting-online-sports-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Tribes To Appeal Ruling Prohibiting Online Sports Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Posted on: October 26, 2025, 07:33h.\u00a0\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Last updated on: October 25, 2025, 04:04h.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder js-open-close\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                <img alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-50x50.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-100x100.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" decoding=\"async\"\/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Colorado tribes cannot operate online sports betting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two Native tribes are challenging the ban in federal court<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A federal judge in Colorado\u2019s US District Court has ruled against two native tribes in their pursuit to operate online sportsbooks.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_366155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-366155\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-366155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971-858x572.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado tribes online sports betting\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971-858x572.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971-238x158.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971-194x128.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_652385971.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-366155\" class=\"text-description\">The opening ceremony of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Pow Wow at the Sky Ute Fairgrounds in Ignacio is pictured in May 2017. The Colorado tribe will likely appeal a federal court ruling that maintains its exclusion from online sports betting. (Image: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a ruling handed down on Thursday, Oct. 23, federal Judge Gordon Gallagher sided with the state on its claims that tribal gaming in Colorado must be limited to sovereign land. In July 2024, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, later joined by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, sued Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis (D) on allegations that the state failed to negotiate in good faith with the Native communities, which hold Class III gaming compacts that allow them to operate tribal casinos on the Indian lands, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/colorado-asks-federal-court-toss-tribal-sports-betting-lawsuit\/\">for online sports betting privileges<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After Colorado\u2019s commercial mobile sportsbook market launched in May 2020, the state ordered online tribal sportsbooks to cease operating. State attorneys said the tribal Class III compacts allow only for gambling games approved by the state to occur on tribal land.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The tribes sued, claiming that there\u2019s a legal precedent among federal courts stipulating that the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wisconsin-sports-betting-could-move-online-via-hub-spoke\/\">hub and spoke model<\/a> allows for online sports bets to be considered tribal gaming activity, so long as the computer server facilitating the wager remains on sovereign land.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Judge Disagrees With Florida Decision<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2023, federal courts in Florida agreed with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the Seminole Tribe, and the US Interior Department that online sports betting is a tribal gambling activity if the sportsbook\u2019s computer server is on Seminole land. Gallagher disagreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This court finds that the gaming occurs where the bettor is located \u2014 in this context, the location of the bettor is the only determining factor for whether gaming is on Indian land,\u201d Gallagher wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The judge said the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) only allows for tribal gaming on Native land.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If the bettor is on Indian land, the gaming activity is on Indian land and IGRA applies. If the bettor is off Indian land, e.g., in Denver, the bettor is not engaged in gaming on Indian land and IGRA does not apply,\u201d Gallagher opined.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The judge also said the state indeed negotiated in good faith with the gaming tribes in regards to online sports betting. He cited the fact that Colorado agreed to allow the tribes to engage in online sports gambling, so long as they, like commercial operators, share 10% of their gross revenue and agree to be regulated by the Colorado Division of Gaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe tribes are sovereign nations in their own right. However, their ability to offer gaming is confined by IGRA, as is any waiver of immunity by the State of Colorado,\u201d Gallagher continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Appeal Likely<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The tribes are likely to appeal the district court\u2019s ruling.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The tribe respects Judge Gallagher and appreciates the time he has given to this issue. We believe a different result is mandated by federal law and will be evaluating how to move forward in the coming weeks,\u201d a statement from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe read. \u201cThe tribe\u2019s gaming compact with the state is unmistakably clear \u2014 the tribe can engage in all Class III games \u2018that are explicitly authorized by the laws of the state.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Polis\u2019 office was pleased with Gallagher\u2019s ruling,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe deeply respect the government-to-government relationship the state has with the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Tribes. We are glad that the court ruled in the state\u2019s favor to ensure Colorado can continue to manage sports betting in a way that works best for Coloradans and our state and continue funding important water projects around the state,\u201d the governor\u2019s office said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/colorado-tribes-will-appeal-federal-ruling-prohibiting-online-sports-bets\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on: October 26, 2025, 07:33h.\u00a0 Last updated on: October 25, 2025, 04:04h. 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