Supreme Court Allows Sports Betting Across the Country. NBCNews
In typical MSM form, the headline is not entirely accurate.
What the SCOTUS did here (In a 6-3 vote) was declare that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 to be unconstitutional because it effectively placed State Legislatures under Federal Control on the issue of Sports Betting. This was determined to be a violation of the 10th Amendment and is therefore no longer in effect.
What this means is that State Legislatures, rather than the Federal Congress, will now be responsible for legalizing, or otherwise setting rules pertaining to wagering on sporting events.
New Jersey, who filed the lawsuit under the administration of then-Governor Chris Christie, will be the first to roll this out. The state has already passed enabling legislation and many casinos already have the technology in place. Other States with casino gambling already legalized are sure to follow.
If, like me, you live in a backward state, such as Texas, you're likely to see little change from this. As any type of betting on sports is likely to remain illegal in a State that can't even authorize on-line horse wagering in a Country that has a very advanced, fairly regulated system for doing so.
But, if you want to make a bet on your Texans or Cowboys the odds are that fairly soon you'll be able to drive over to either Louisiana or Oklahoma and do so.
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