Details of Cruise Ship Sports Betting Deal Between Carnival and BetMGM More than that, people in Florida stand to benefit from cruise ship sports betting more than perhaps anyone else.
Can Floridians take advantage of this new oceanic gambling agreement between Carnival and BetMGM? Entering July 2022, legal sports betting in the USA is allowed and fully implemented in 35 of the 50 states, plus Washington, D.C.īut what about the states that have yet to approve sports gambling? Or, more specifically, the states that have repealed it? After legal sports betting arrived in Florida at the end of 2021, it was quickly pulled back amid a ruling that the gaming compact struck between the state and the Seminole Tribe represented an unconstitutional monopoly. Gambling has never been more accessible across North America. If you're wondering why this deal comes now, it's because the timing couldn't be better. This agreement will permit betting on the cruise ships while they're traveling at sea, and when they're docked at ports where sports betting is already legal. Legal cruise ship sports betting is coming to a port near you, and it stands to change the gambling industry forever-especially for those residing in Florida.Ĭarnival Corporation and BetMGM recently struck a deal to put sportsbooks on more than 50 U.S.-based ships.
