Florida Online Casino Bill Tracker 2026

Every Florida bill that has proposed regulated online casino gaming — status, sponsors, vote counts, and what passage would mean for FL players. Updated monthly.

Edited by Sarah Mitchell · Last updated June 23, 2026

Current Status (June 2026)

Florida has no active 2026 session bill that would authorise non-tribal online casino gaming. The three most recent bills — HB 189, HB 591, and SB 1164 from the 2025 session — all died in committee. The 2021 Seminole Compact remains the dominant structural barrier: any new commercial online casino market would either need Tribe consent or a voter-approved constitutional amendment under Amendment 3 (2018).

This page is updated within 72 hours of any committee vote, filing, or substantive amendment.

Bill-by-Bill Timeline

2025 Session · Status: Died in committee

HB 189 — Authorise Online Casino Gaming Under FGCC

Filed: January 2025 · Subject: Would have authorised a state-licensed online casino market under Florida Gaming Control Commission oversight. Included rate-of-tax provisions (15% GGR) and 21+ minimum age.

Outcome: Died in the House Regulatory Reform subcommittee in March 2025 without a vote. Sponsor cited Seminole Compact exclusivity language and tribal lobbying pressure.

What passage would have meant: First state-licensed iCasino market in Florida history. Hard Rock Bet would have lost its de facto monopoly on FL mobile gaming. Offshore operators would have faced a competitive disadvantage with regulated alternatives.

2025 Session · Status: Died in committee

HB 591 — Pari-Mutuel Operator Online Slots

Filed: February 2025 · Subject: Would have permitted Florida-licensed pari-mutuel operators (horse tracks, jai alai venues) to offer online slots tied to their existing licences. Narrower scope than HB 189; designed to ride existing pari-mutuel infrastructure rather than create a new licence class.

Outcome: Died in committee alongside HB 189. Industry observers noted that the Seminole exclusivity provision applies to "any new casino gaming" and would likely have triggered tribal litigation even if passed.

2025 Session · Status: Indefinitely postponed

SB 1164 — Senate Companion to HB 591

Filed: February 2025 · Subject: Senate companion to HB 591. Same pari-mutuel online slots framework with minor textual differences on tax treatment and operator-eligibility criteria.

Outcome: Indefinitely postponed by the Senate Regulated Industries committee in May 2025. No re-filing in the 2026 session as of June 23, 2026.

2026 Session · Status: Watch list

Carve-outs and adjacent legislation

No 2026-session bill has been filed that directly authorises online casino gaming. We are watching for:

Sweepstakes-clarification bills: HB 1467 (2026) clarifies federal-style sweepstakes legality but does not touch real-money casino gaming.
Seminole Compact amendment proposals: Any tribal-negotiation reopener could change online casino prospects. None active as of June 2026.
Citizen-initiative ballot measures: Amendment 3 (2018) requires a statewide vote on any new casino gambling. No 2026 ballot initiative has cleared signature thresholds.

Why Florida Online Casino Bills Keep Dying

Three structural factors make passage difficult, in order of importance:

The 2021 Seminole Compact. The 30-year compact grants the Seminole Tribe statewide exclusivity over mobile sports betting and contains language that the Tribe interprets as covering most online expansion gaming. Any bill that expands online casino gaming risks compact-litigation exposure.
Amendment 3 (2018). Florida voters passed a constitutional amendment requiring a statewide vote on any new casino gambling. Legal scholars disagree on whether iCasino legislation would trigger Amendment 3, but the ambiguity itself slows legislative momentum.
Tribal political weight. The Seminole Tribe is among the largest political donors in Florida. Bills that threaten tribal gaming exclusivity face well-organised opposition before they reach committee.

What Florida Players Should Do Now

While the legislative path is stalled, Florida players have three legal-or-tolerated options today:

Hard Rock Bet — the only state-sanctioned mobile gaming platform under the Seminole Compact. Limited casino-style games.
Sweepstakes casinos — Stake.us, McLuck, High 5 operate legally under the federal sweepstakes-promotion model. See our FL sweepstakes guide.
Offshore real-money casinos — Bovada, Ignition, Wild Casino and others on our homepage ranking accept Florida players under foreign licences. Florida does not criminalise individual offshore play.

Sources & Further Reading

Florida Senate official records — primary source for bill text, vote history, sponsor lists.
Florida House of Representatives — companion bill text, committee schedules.
Seminole Compact explainer — the structural anchor behind every bill outcome.
Florida gambling laws guide — the full regulatory landscape.
Florida casino news — ongoing regulatory updates.