US administration sides with PASPA
The US federal administration is seemingly against the industry development of sports betting countrywide.
US.- As New Jersey continues the battle against the federal prohibition of sports betting industry, the Donald Trump’s administration has seemingly supported the National Football League position against gaming development. According to local media, the Solicitor General’s office in regards to the federal government, has filed a brief with the US Supreme Court against the sports betting legalisation.
“Under New Jersey law, the operators of casinos and racetracks must hold state gambling licenses. N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 5:5-50 (West 2010), 5:12-96 (West Supp. 2011). The State has thus “license[d]” those facilities to conduct sports-gambling schemes along with their other state-licensed gambling operations,” argued the statement.
The case is primarily centered around the fact that there is a US$150 billion illegal sports betting market in the United States each year. PASPA, a sports protection act that was passed in 1992, prevents states from offering gambling lines on sports. Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, and Montana were granted special exemptions, as all four of those states were offering some variation of sports lotteries back in 1992.
The case has gathered multiple support all across America, and the American Gaming Association (AGA) has called for the National Indian Gaming Association’s (NIGA) support in order to make the final push to legalise the industry. A national survey conducted by the Washington Post in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts Lowell revealed that 55 percent of adults in the United States are in favor of legal sports betting, whilst 33 percent of the people that participated in that poll said that they’re against it. The results marked the first time that the poll indicates a majority in support of legal wagering.
