Sports Gambling

What the Supreme Court ruling on sports betting means for California

Sports Gambling to Proceed on a State LevelAmy DiPierro, The Desert Sun Published 6:22 p.m. PT May 14, 2018 | Updated 10:58 a.m. PT May 15, 2018 SportsPulse: Supreme Court reporter Richard Wolf breaks down the SCOTUS ruling on sports betting in the United States, and what it could mean for the future of gambling […]

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Appeals Court Says “No” to Sports Betting in New Jersey

August 9, 2016 The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling denying New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports betting in the State.   The ongoing league battle has pitted several professional sports associations against the State of New Jersey in a high stakes effort to undercut the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection

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Full Third Circuit to Hear New Jersey Sports Gambling Law Appeal

October 14, 2015 On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, the full Third Circuit court decided to hear New Jersey’s appeal, en banc, that the State’s sports gambling law violates the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”). On August 25, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, by a 2-1 decision,

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Third Circuit Rules That New Jersey Sports Gambling Law Violates PASPA

August 26, 2015 On August 25, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, by a 2-1 decision, affirmed a lower court ruling that held New Jersey’s sports gambling law violates the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”). The law, passed by the New Jersey legislature in 2014 (the “2014

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U.S. Attorney: Sports Betting is a Game of Skill

July 24, 2015 For the last two decades, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”) has made it illegal to wager on sports in the United States, with the exception of a few states that had legalized casino gambling at the time that the law was passed. Historically, sports betting has been recognized as

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Nevada Paves Way for Legal Sports Gambling By Out-of-State Residents?

June 12, 2015 Last week, the Governor of Nevada signed into law a bill that will ostensibly provide out-of-state residents with unprecedented access to Nevada’s sports books. The law allows for the formation and registration of business entities, likened to traditional mutual funds, to place race and sports pool wagers. Notably, the sports gambling law

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Goes to Bat for Legalized Sports Betting

March 6, 2015 Sports betting is currently illegal in every state except Nevada (and, in some limited form, Delaware, Oregon and Montana).  While some states including, recently, New Jersey, have attempted to legalize sports betting within their respective borders, federal courts have consistently overturned such legislation as being in violation of the 1992 federal Professional

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