Sunday, March 10, 2013

New Jersey Sports Betting Loses in District Court

Although not totally unexpected, a Federal judge ruled against the State of New Jersey with regard to its challenge to the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).  So, with this ruling, New Jersey can not proceed with implementing sports betting.  As it stands, sports betting is still allowed in just four states:  Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana.

Don't expect New Jersey to quit - an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is almost a given.  Whoever loses there will almost certainly appeal to the US Supreme Court.  This is a multi-round fight, but the first round goes to the NCAA and sports leagues.

Read more about this issue here.

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