Supreme Court clears path for states to legalize sports gambling
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(Worthy News) – The Supreme Court cleared the way for a massive expansion of legal sports gambling in the U.S., ruling Monday that a federal law that had effectively limited betting mainly to Nevada is unconstitutional.
In a 6-3 decision, the justices said the 1992 law violated the sovereignty of other states to decide their own gambling policies.
One major effect of the law had been to constrain online sports betting. The industry predicted that the court ruling would unshackle internet gambling. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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