Supreme Court agrees to hear New Jersey’s case against PASPA
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In a surprise move, yesterday reportedly saw the United States Supreme Court agree to hear oral arguments in New Jersey’s legal effort to repeal the 25-year-old federal prohibition on legalized sportsbetting in all but four states.
According to a report from The Washington Post newspaper, New Jersey held a successful state-wide referendum and then ratified legislation in 2012 that legalized sportsbetting. However, its attempts to subsequently license and launch such services have been continually blocked due to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992, which forbids all wagering on sports outside of Nevada, Delaware, Montana, and Oregon. These states were exempted from the country-wide ban because they had approved some form of sports wagering …