California to authorise sports betting
A California Assemblymember announced a constitutional amendment that would finally allow sports betting in the state.
US.- As sports betting keeps growing and proving one of the most profitable gambling sections, more and more states are jumping in the bandwagon and legalising them. It is now the time for California, as assemblymember Adam Gray announced the introduction of a constitutional amendment that would allow them if federal law changes to do so.
“I am pleased to see the US Supreme Court has shouldered the burden of bringing legal clarity to the issue of sports wagering and the rights of states under the United States Constitution,” Gray said according to media outlet Legal Sports Report. He said that the Supreme Court’s case was the catalyst for the legislation.
This year, sports betting has already been tackled by Connecticut and Mississippi, where lawmakers have considered legalising the activity.
Gray is following an ‘if you can’t join them, beat them’ policy as he stated that Californians are “already betting through unscrupulous websites in foreign countries” and believes “it’s time to (…) crack down on illegal and unregulated online gaming and replace it with a safe and responsible option which includes safeguards against compulsive and underage gambling, money laundering, and fraud.”
The amendment needs to get approved by a two-thirds majority in order to get on the ballot as a referendum issue in the state. In case it finally does, it has a good chance of becoming law.
Sports betting isn’t like online poker or DFS and it should be easier for local stakeholders to have equal access to the market, which will apparently give the legislature a better chance to advanced the amendment.
