The federal law at the center of the dispute is the Indian Regulatory Gaming Act, which was enacted in 1988 to create a framework for gambling on tribal lands. Circuit’s decision on hold, but he emphasized that the effect of the court’s order was limited. Kavanaugh agreed with the decision not to put the D.C. Justice Brett Kavanaugh penned a statement regarding the court’s denial of the casinos’ request.

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on hold while the casinos seek Supreme Court review. In a brief unsigned order, the justices turned down a request by two casinos located in Florida to put a decision by the U.S. The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a ruling by a federal appeals court that would allow a Native American tribe in Florida to take online sports bets.