Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook is the only legal way to bet on sports online in the state, and you can also bet in person at Seminole Tribe casinos. Everyone must be 21 or older. Read the full Florida sports betting guide for markets, rules and history.
Legal Florida gambling apps at a glance
Real-money wagers
Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing
Real-money sports wagers where past motor racing outcomes determine the result, shown through an interactive display. Not an online casino.
21+Florida only
Who it’s for: Players who want instant results on a real-money wager
Sports betting
Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook
The only legal online sportsbook in Florida, offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida under the 2021 compact.
21+Florida only
Who it’s for: Sports bettors located in Florida
Free-to-play social casino
Hard Rock Jackpot Planet
A free-to-play social casino app played with virtual Gold Coins instead of real-money wagers.
No real-money wagering
Who it’s for: Players who want to play for entertainment
Florida gambling apps you can use right now
Three products make up the legal gambling apps in Florida that residents can use from their phones. Two of them, Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook and Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing, live inside the same Hard Rock Bet app and involve real-money wagers. The third, Hard Rock Jackpot Planet, is a separate free-to-play app with no real-money wagering. Here’s how each one works.
Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing
This is the product most Floridians haven’t heard of, so it’s worth explaining carefully. Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing is a form of sports wagering: past motor racing outcomes determine the results of the wager, while an interactive display is how the result is presented. It is not an online casino, and it isn’t iCasino in any form.
Every wager uses real money, and any winnings are real money winnings. The Seminole Tribe of Florida offers Real Money Games in the Hard Rock Bet app to players who are 21 or older and physically located in Florida. You open the Real Money Games lobby, choose a game title, and the result of your sports wager posts right away. Promotions for this product are called Games Bonus offers.
Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook — Florida’s only legal sportsbook
Under the 2021 compact, the Seminole Tribe holds the exclusive right to offer online sports wagering statewide. That makes Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook the only legal online sportsbook in the state, which is a matter of law rather than a marketing claim. For the background on how that happened, see our guide to Florida sports betting.
You must be 21 or older and physically located in Florida to place a bet, and the app checks your location before it accepts a wager. Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook is available on iOS and Android, with markets on the major U.S. pro leagues, college football and basketball, soccer, tennis, golf and more.
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Hard Rock Jackpot Planet
Hard Rock Jackpot Planet is a different kind of product from the two above. It’s a free-to-play social casino app, and you play with virtual Gold Coins rather than placing real-money wagers. That makes it a good fit if you want a large game library for entertainment without putting cash on the line.
The app is available on iOS and Android, and new titles are added regularly.
You can find more on our Hard Rock Jackpot Planet page.
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Is gambling legal in Florida?
Yes, partially. Gambling in Florida is allowed in a defined set of forms, most of it run by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, licensed pari-mutuel facilities and the Florida Lottery, and the online side is narrower still.
The key document is the 2021 gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe. Lawmakers ratified it in a special session in May 2021. It gives the tribe the exclusive right to offer online sports wagering statewide, and it added craps and roulette to the games allowed at the tribe’s land-based casinos. After a legal challenge worked its way through the federal courts, Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook relaunched online in late 2023. I won’t repeat the whole saga here; our page on how Florida sports betting became legal covers it.
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What Florida gambling laws allow online
Two real-money products are legal online today, and both come from the Seminole Tribe through the Hard Rock Bet app: Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook and Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing. Real Money Games are sports wagers on past motor race outcomes, not online casino games, so they don’t change the state’s position on iCasino. Online horse racing wagers through licensed advance deposit wagering platforms are also allowed.
The gambling age in Florida for both Hard Rock Bet products is 21, and you must be physically located in Florida.
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Who regulates gambling in Florida
The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) is the state’s regulator. Its Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering regulates pari-mutuel racing, cardrooms and slot machine gaming and oversees the state’s compact with the Seminole Tribe, while its law enforcement division targets illegal gambling. The tribe, as a sovereign nation, runs its own gaming operations under the compact’s terms.
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What isn’t legal here
Florida has no commercial online sportsbooks and no commercial online casinos. Online poker isn’t legal either. If a site or app offers online casino games to Florida residents, it isn’t operating under Florida law.
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What you can play in Florida
Casino Games
Online casino gaming isn’t legal in Florida. You can play casino games in person at Seminole Tribe casinos, and at slot machines and card rooms at licensed pari-mutuel facilities. Our page on Florida online casinos explains where the law stands.
Poker
Online poker isn’t permitted in Florida right now. You can still play in person at card rooms around the state and at Seminole Tribe casinos. Here’s where things stand on legal online poker in Florida.
Horse Racing
Florida has live racing, including Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, home of the Florida Derby and the Pegasus World Cup. State law also allows online wagers through licensed advance deposit wagering platforms. Get the details on Florida horse racing betting.
Lottery
The Florida Lottery runs draw games such as Powerball, Mega Millions and Florida Lotto, plus scratch-offs, for players 18 and older. Tickets are sold through licensed retailers across the state. Our Florida Lottery guide covers games, odds and how to claim.
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Responsible gambling and Florida gambling resources
Every real-money option on this page carries risk, and it helps to know where to turn before you need it, not after. With casinos, card rooms and pari-mutuel facilities around the state, there are plenty of chances to lose track. If gambling stops being fun for you or someone close to you, start with one of these helplines.
888-ADMIT-IT
The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling runs the 888-ADMIT-IT HelpLine by phone, text, email and chat
1-800-MY-RESET
Call or text the National Problem Gambling Helpline
More support in Florida
Gamblers Anonymous hosts free peer support meetings, and GAM-ANON provides support for family and friends of problem gamblers.
Self-exclusion
Another option is self-exclusion. You can ask a gambling facility, or several, to ban you from the property. After that, you can be held civilly and potentially criminally liable if you return. Each venue sets its own rules and keeps its own records. Only the gambler can place themselves on a self-exclusion list; friends and family can’t do it on their behalf.
Tools inside the Hard Rock Bet app
If you use Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook or Real Money Games, the app includes its own tools: you can set deposit, wager and session limits, take a timeout, or self-exclude entirely. Setting a deposit limit before your first bet is a simple place to start.
Learn more about responsible gambling in Florida.
Florida gambling FAQ
Yes, in specific forms. You can bet on sports with Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook, place Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing wagers, bet on horse racing, play the Florida Lottery, and visit land-based casinos and card rooms. Commercial online casinos and commercial online sportsbooks aren’t legal.
Only in limited forms. Online sports wagering is legal through Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook and Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing, both offered by the Seminole Tribe under the 2021 compact. Online horse racing wagers through licensed advance deposit wagering platforms are also legal. Online casinos and online poker are not.
For real-money sports wagering, the Hard Rock Bet app is the only legal option. It carries both Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook and Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing. Licensed advance deposit wagering apps for horse racing are also legal, and Hard Rock Jackpot Planet is a free-to-play app with no real-money wagering.
Yes, though much less than states like New Jersey or Michigan. There’s no online casino or online poker in Florida. What you can do online is wager on sports, including past motor race outcomes through Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing, and bet on horse racing through licensed advance deposit wagering platforms.
It depends on the activity. You must be 21 or older to use Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook or Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing. Slot machines at land-based venues also require you to be 21. The Florida Lottery, pari-mutuel wagering and cardroom poker are open to players 18 and older. Individual casinos can set stricter rules.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission regulates pari-mutuel racing, cardrooms and slot machine gaming at pari-mutuel facilities, and oversees the state’s compact with the Seminole Tribe. The tribe runs its own gaming operations as a sovereign nation, under the compact’s terms. The Florida Lottery is overseen separately.
Where Florida gambling stands today
Legal play in the state is narrower than in most of the country, but the honest answer is no longer “nothing.” There are three platforms and one operator, and all of them are legal: Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook, Hard Rock Bet Real Money Games Powered by Past Motor Racing and Hard Rock Jackpot Planet. Pick the one that fits how you want to play, set your limits before you start, and you’ll get the most out of Florida gambling.
