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Sports gambling is coming to New Jersey—and likely many more states across the U.S. As noted by CNN's Ariane de Vogue and Maegan Vazquez, the Supreme Court of the United States voted 6-3 to. The Supreme Court struck this legislation in 2018, paving the way for online legal gaming in all states across America. UIGEA – This legislation prevents offshore gaming companies from accepting.

By Scooby Axson

The United States Supreme Court agreed on Monday to allow New Jersey's bid for sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, effectively ending prohibition on a $100 billion industry and striking down restrictions on wagering outside of Nevada.

'The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make,' the Supreme Court announced. 'Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each State is free to act on its own.'

The ruling could allow as many as 25 other states to seek similar allowances.

• The Supreme Court could provide officials in sanctuary cities yet another legal boost in their fights over Trump’s immigration crackdowns if it rules in favor of New Jersey’s gambling effort, said Ilya Somin, a George Mason University law professor who has argued that Trump’s order is unconstitutional.
• Washington (CNN) The Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for states to legalize sports betting, striking down a 1992 federal law that had prohibited most states from authorizing sports betting.
• United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997) — the Supreme Court’s seminal decisions on anti-commandeering principle — the State argued that “PASPA unconstitutionally infringed the State’s sovereign authority to end its sports gambling ban.” Initially, the NCAA prevailed in the first round of litigation.

The case, Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, dealt with if the government had the right to 'impermissibly commandeer the regulatory power of States.'

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected New Jersey law in 2016, ruling that the statute violated the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) which forbids state-authorized sports gambling.

The move in trying to get New Jersey into legalized sports betting started years ago by former governor Chris Christie and other lawmakers, with the state passing a non-binding referendum allowing sports betting in 2011.

Each of the North American major pro sports leagues and the NCAA filed a lawsuit against the state the following year after Christie signed a sports betting law, suing in 2012 and again in 2014.

The sports leagues players' unions have said they want to be involved in some facet amid concern about fixing games and point shaving.

'Given the pending Supreme Court decision regarding the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) ... The time has come to address not just who profits from sports gambling, but also the costs. Our unions have been discussing the potential impact of legalized gambling on players' privacy and publicity rights, the integrity of our games and the volatility on our businesses,' the Players Associations said in a joint statement in January.

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Congress did give New Jersey a chance to become the fifth state to allow gambling before the ban was enacted, but the state failed to pass a sports betting law in the time allotted.

Currently, Nevada is the only state to allow single-game wagering. Nevada, along with Louisiana are the only two states that legally have casino-style gambling.

PASPA prohibits 46 states from authorizing sports betting.

Nevada and three other states, Delaware, Oregon and Montana are exempt from PASPA, having been grandfathered in because they already adopted betting practices.

The full decision from the Supreme Court can be read here.

Read original story here:https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2018/05/14/new-jersey-betting-supreme-court

The legality of sports gambling is a controversial topic, made only more so last week because of a 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Murphy v. NCAA, striking down a nearly 25-year old federal law prohibiting states from authorizing gambling for sporting events.

For years proponents have said regulated sports gambling can increase state revenues while reducing illegal gambling operations. Opponents claim this sports gambling is particularly dangerous and attractive to young people, and will jeopardize the integrity of American sports.

For these reasons, in 1992, the federal government enacted The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act(PAPSA). PAPSA made it unlawful for states to enact legislation authorizing sports gambling. While PAPSA did not make sports gambling a federal crime, it did provide an avenue for sporting organizations to file suit to challenge any state law authorizing that conduct.

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In 2012, New Jersey enacted legislation legalizing sports gambling, which was challenged by the NCAA and other professional sports leagues on the basis that the law violated PAPSA. Defending the law, New Jersey argued that PAPSA violated the 10th Amendment to the U.S.Constitution, which reserves to the states powers not delegated to the United States in the Constitution. This amendment has become known as the “anti-commandeering” principle. The District Court rejected New Jersey’s argument, finding that PAPSA was constitutional and that New Jersey’s law violated PAPSA. On appeal, the Third District affirmed, and the US Supreme Court denied review of the case.

In 2014, instead of enacting a new law like it had in 2012, New Jersey repealed its previous laws prohibiting sports gambling. The sporting leagues again filed suit against New Jersey, stating the law violated PAPSA and New Jersey maintained that PAPSA was unconstitutional. Again, the District Court agreed with the sporting leagues, and the Third District affirmed. This time, however, the US Supreme Court agreed to review the case.

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On review, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged the importance of preventing Congress from controlling state legislation as a structural protection of liberty and a promotion of political accountability. Keeping these rationales in mind, the Court found Congress went too far when it passed PAPSA, stating:

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The PAPSA provision at issue here – prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling – violates the anticommandeering rule. That provision unequivocally dictates what a state may and may not do.

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What does the Supreme Court’s ruling mean for sports gambling in the US? The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling struck down all provisions of PAPSA, but it does not automatically legalize sports gambling in each state. Rather, states are now free to enact legislation authorizing sports gambling, unless Congress chooses to regulate sports gambling directly. More broadly, the principle announced last week may lead to the overturning of other Congressional actions aimed at curbing state power or compelling states to undertake affirmative steps to support Congressional actions.