Delivering a major victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe, President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed to go into effect a 30-year gambling deal that gives the tribe control of sports betting in Florida, setting the stage for litigation over the agreement that could reshape the state’s gambling footprint.

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs allowed a 45-day review period to elapse Thursday without taking any action on the agreement, known as a compact. Under federal law, that means the agreement is “considered to have been approved” but only “to the extent that the compact is consistent with the provisions” of federal law regulating tribal gaming.