Things have been thriving in the Sunshine State of late, as nothing but great Florida sports betting news has been coming in. The Seminole Tribe and Governor Ron DeSantis were able to get things re-launched a few years ago and we've seen a rise in things on a consistent level. However, not everything has been perfect and there's no question that Florida fans have made their stance on sports betting pretty strong.

That's because a new poll has come in recently and the results, posted via the Tallahassee Democrat, revealed that one in four citizens has been placing legal sports bets of late. That shows that things have been quite popular and that people are taking full advantage of the new betting laws. This is of course great news for tax revenue and other benefits that the state and DeSantis are surely taking advantage of.

However, that doesn't mean that everything has been all good. In that same poll, more than half of the people who were polled said that they want to see change in terms of the restrictions and regulations that are currently in place. In essence, Florida bettors and voters are in the hunt for more 'guardrails' when it comes to legal sports betting in the state. As things stand, The Seminole Tribe holds the online betting rights, with the Hard Rock App being the only one in business.

In-person betting is of course allowed, but only on authorized tribal lands owned by The Seminole Tribe. This is part of the 30-year pact that was put together between the tribe and DeSantis. Back to the poll, the fact that half of the people polled are calling for change and heftier regulations is pretty telling. There continues to be a lot of people opposed to sports betting, but with things backed by local officials and a Federal judge, nothing will change there.

The large chunk of sports bets on Florida are on football

Also a part of the poll, it showed that the large chunk of sports bets on Florida are on football. That's right, it was posted that 80 percent of sports bettors placed their bets on football action, as things are only going to heat up once the summer and fall get here. That's because people must be counting down the days for Week 1 of the NFL season to get here.

It goes without saying, but local fans are going to consistently check the NFL sportsbooks leading up to September, as there's going to be a ton of focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins. Of those teams, it feels like the Bucs have the best chance to make serious noise, as Baker Mayfield is going to be motivated to silence the haters early and other next season.

However, could we see a change in things next year for the Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence? That's the hope, though it's up in the air how things are going to go for the NFC South squad. Lastly, the Dolphins are going through a bit of a rebuild, as Tua Tagovailoa is no longer going to be the starting QB. We'll see if Malik Willis will be able to keep the QB1 job or if a stunner will be coming. It will be interesting to see if that happens or not.

Florida sports wagers are typically on the smaller side per bet

Another head-turning update from this particular poll is that Florida sports wagers are typically on the smaller side per bet. Indeed, it was listed that 43 percent of bets made on sports events are between $1-$10, while only 10 percent of bettors claimed they typically drop $50 more for a bet.

What does this tell us? Well, it seems to strongly hint that people are taking the low-risk, high-reward formula with sports betting. With this, they might go after a multi-team parlay knowing it won't have a great chance, but at the end of the day, they're only going to lose something in the $1-10 range, which really is not that much.

With only 10 percent of people betting $50 or more on each bet, it's a small chunk of people overall who might be taking higher financial risks. We have seen the numbers increase in terms of people phoning the gambling hotline in Florida, but again, the good news for DeSantis and other officials here is that the majority of bettors in the state aren't putting down a ton of money. Instead, they're being a bit more careful with the amount of money they're willing to risk on a consistent basis.