Sports Gambling

NBA Commissioner Advocates for Legalized Sports Betting

November 14, 2014 As many of our readers are aware, sports betting is currently illegal in every state, except Nevada, and Delaware to a limited degree.  Despite numerous attempts to legalize sports betting outside these states, federal courts have uniformly rejected such legislation as being in direct conflict with the 1992 federal Professional and Amateur […]

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New Jersey Ban on Sports Gambling Repealed

October 23, 2014 On October 17, 2014, New Jersey Senate Bill No. 2460, which partially repeals New Jersey’s ban on sports gambling, was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie.  In his signing statement, Governor Christie explains that “[t]his bill closely adheres to controlling federal law, fully responds to the issues raised by federal courts,

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United States Supreme Court Refuses to Hear New Jersey Sports Gambling Appeal

A New Jersey State law that would legalize sports gambling in Atlantic City casinos suffered its final blow yesterday when the United States Supreme Court declined to hear New Jersey’s appeal from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which had affirmed a lower court ruling that found the law to be illegal. Previous Decision In

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Iowa and Arizona May Soon Legalize Fantasy Sports

Iowa Fantasy Sports Bill Approved by Senate Subcommittee In a previous post, we detailed the developments of Iowa’s newly-proposed fantasy sports bill that is currently assigned to an Iowa State Senate subcommittee for approval.  Unlike the previous incarnation of the fantasy sports bill, which died within a Senate subcommittee,  the current bill was approved by

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New Jersey Governor Christie Loses Appeal to Legalize Sports Gambling

A New Jersey State law that would legalize sports gambling in Atlantic City casinos suffered another major setback this week when the Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court and found the law to be illegal. Lower Court Decision As you may remember, earlier this year the United States District Court for

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New Jersey Sports Gambling Law Suffers a Setback

A New Jersey State law legalizing sports gambling in Atlantic City casinos suffered a major setback in federal court yesterday.  The New Jersey law legalizing sports gambling was passed in early 2012, and was almost immediately challenged in court by the NFL, NHL, NBA, Major League Baseball and the NCAA.  In addition, the NCAA has

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