USD 150B is illegally bet on sports games each year in the country

US Supreme Court to hear NJ sports betting case

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments on whether to legalize sports betting should at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey.
2017-06-28
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments on whether to legalize sports betting should at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey.

The justices gave no reason for agreeing to hear the appeal of a court decision that threw out the state's latest effort to okay wagering on sports games. The case would be argued during the court term that begins in October.

The court in January had delayed a ruling on the case, saying it first wanted to hear what President Donald Trump had to say on the issue. His acting solicitor general, Jeffrey B. Wall, urged the justices in May not to take the case.

Wall said that New Jersey's efforts to get around the federal ban on sports betting by repealing state laws and allowing such wagering to proceed without regulation "is no different than a positive enactment authorizing such gambling."

The nation's highest court could make its announcement Monday.

 

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