Sports gambling won’t start when Florida said it could. But it’s in the cards, so here’s what you should know

You can bet horse racing online in Florida because it’s pari-mutuel betting, which is legal in Florida. Beyond that, the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, which sought to help horse tracks, allows online betting in the 41 states that opted into the IHRA. Florida’s decision to fully opt in came in 1996.