The Threat to State Regulated Sports Betting

It’s our last show of the year, and we’re looking at the threat to state regulated sports betting that’s coming from a new bill by Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. Mr. Hatch was one of the original authors of Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PASPA. And now he wants the federal government to have federal oversight of all state sports betting activity. This week’s special offer comes from the Wicked Bet online casino.

Sports Betting Hearing Pushed Back in US Congress

US Congress has postponed next week’s sports betting hearing, while New York legislators have failed to pass a bill in time to legalize sports wagering this year. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the House Judiciary Committee had set a tentative date of June 26 for the hearing. The NFL American football league was one of a number of parties that had been invited to testify at the hearing, which was to focus last month’s Supreme Court ruling on the federal 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). Both Delaware and New Jersey have since passed legislation to…

States Move to Get Ahead of Sports Betting Reform

Sports betting is increasingly getting the attention of state lawmakers. The uptick in legislative activity for traditional sports betting — think point spreads, totals, money lines and prop bets — follows dozens of states that have considered laws specifically permitting daily fantasy sports. New state laws about sports betting had been largely dormant since the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) was enacted. For two decades, PASPA dissuaded states from legalizing sports betting. But that changed in 2012 when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation to permit Nevada-style sports gambling. The NCAA, NBA, NHL, MLB…

Time’s Running Out on America’s Sports Betting Ban

The countdown to the December 4th sports betting challenge has begun! As the showdown in the Supreme Court approaches, things continue to look promising for the gambling industry. More and more states have thrown their support behind regulation of the industry, and even the professional leagues are shifting positions! An end to US sports betting prohibition looks within our reach! This week’s special offer comes from the Intertops Poker room.

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Texas Attorney General Says PASPA Unconstitutional

“PASPA is unconstitutional” says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He has described the US federal sports betting ban as such in a statement published by the American Sports Betting Coalition (ASBC). The comments were made in relation to the state of New Jersey and their Supreme Court betting case, in which the state is attempting to partially repeal laws under the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). The full quote by Paxton, published by the ASBC on Twitter, read: “PASPA is unconstitutional and tramples on state sovereignty. By ending PASPA, states can rightfully decide whether they want regulated…

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AGA Goes After Federal Sports Betting Ban

The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a 25-year-old federal law that bans sports betting in most states. The American Gaming Association on Monday announced the creation of a coalition involving organizations of attorneys general and police, policymakers and others to advocate for the repeal of the ban that the industry says has fueled the $150 billion illegal sports betting market. “The American Gaming Association believes a perfect storm is aligning and now is the time to repeal a failing law,” Freeman said during the announcement. He cited a recent survey…