TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 3, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on New Jersey’s fight against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, a federal law that redistricts legal sports betting to Nevada, ESPN reports. The state passed a referendum in 2011 in support of legalized sports betting but was sued by the NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHA and Major League Baseball to halt it. The Court’s decision could have wide-reaching repercussions if it were to side with New Jersey.