Seminole Tribe sues DraftKings and CEO Jason Robins

The Seminole Tribe, which holds Florida’s sports-betting monopoly, has sued DraftKings and its chief executive, Jason Robins, seeking to stop two of the company’s offerings, according to igaming-times.com.

The tribe is asking a Broward County court to shut down DraftKings’ sports prediction-market tab and its Pick6 game. The reporting, published Oct 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM ET, also says the tribe has personally accused Robins of racketeering.

A state-court challenge

The lawsuit proceeds under state law in state court, according to igaming-times.com. That places DraftKings’ federal preemption defence at the centre of the dispute: the company must establish that defence rather than treat it as a settled protection against the tribe’s claims.

The requested shutdown covers both sports prediction-market contracts and Pick6, rather than just one product. The supplied reporting describes the tribe’s allegations and requested relief; it does not report a court ruling on either the claims or the preemption defence.

What it means for prediction markets

• Federal preemption is a key issue to watch. The state-court case challenges whether that defence protects DraftKings’ sports prediction-market offering from the tribe’s state-law claims.
• The requested relief targets product availability. The tribe wants the court to halt the sports prediction-market tab as well as Pick6; that request is not itself a shutdown order.
• Allegations remain distinct from findings. The personal racketeering accusation against Jason Robins is part of the tribe’s case, not a reported judicial conclusion.