Supreme Court strikes down federal sports betting ban

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/14/us-...-states-fight-to-legalize-sports-betting.html

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow more states to legalize sports betting, breaking up Nevada's monopoly on the practice, according to a ruling Monday.

The court upheld the legality of a 2014 state law permitting sports betting at New Jersey casinos and horse racetracks and voided the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Some states see sports betting, like lotteries, as a potentially important source of tax revenue.

The Supreme Court justices struck down the entire federal law on a 6-3 vote.
 

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Interesting that it was a 6-3 decision with Ginsburg, Sotaomayor and Breyer as the dissent.
 

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I was in Vegas during the sweet 16...lost 4 of 6 bets I placed....had fun doing it...but I am a terrible gambler!!! Now lets legalize pot and assisted suicide.
 

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It'll be very interesting to see what affect (if any) this has on outcomes. It's funny that it was technically illegal even though sports gambling is already rampant. I suppose if it generates tax revenue, why not?
 

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It'll be very interesting to see what affect (if any) this has on outcomes. It's funny that it was technically illegal even though sports gambling is already rampant. I suppose if it generates tax revenue, why not?
Tax revenue is owed even on illegal activities.
 

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During the Mac era, and the "we have the best offensive line" how much money would we all have lost by believing his BS. I never bet on the Gators....my heart is too much into it.
 

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During the Mac era, and the "we have the best offensive line" how much money would we all have lost by believing his BS.
I dont believe anyone but Gators and that guy who makes his projections based solely on returning starters ever bought that crap.
 

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