The Hard Rock Bet mobile sports betting app was up and running in Florida Tuesday morning for customers in the state who had previously signed up for an account.
“The Seminole Tribe is offering limited access to existing Florida customers to test its Hard Rock Bet platform,” a spokesman for the tribe said in a statement to Sports Handle.
No further information on the surprise launch was provided by the tribe.
Insiders failed to anticipate launch
Last week, the tribe announced it would allow sports betting, craps, and roulette at its brick-and-mortar casinos in Florida starting on Dec. 7, deciding not to wait to hear about the fate of a pair of lawsuits questioning the validity of its compact with the state.'