United States Supreme Court Doesn't Take Up New Jersey Sports Betting CaseThough, Garden State Will Continue Fight To Get Sports Books |
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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to touch the New Jersey sports betting case.
The highest court in the land decided to let stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s law legalizing sports betting was not OK. The lower court determined that the New Jersey law violated a federal statute that limits sports betting in the U.S.
Only four states—Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon—are allowed to have sports betting. Though, Nevada is the only with one full-fledged gambling on sports.
Basically, New Jersey was trying to overturn the the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). That law allowed the aforementioned states to be grandfathered in.
Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill in 2012 to authorize sports betting, a move which prompted a lawsuit from the leagues. People with the leagues said that legalization of such gambling could hurt the integrity of the games, while Christie has argued that legalization would help control and thwart the sports betting black market—not to mention help Atlantic City.
Some said that the issue was a matter of states’ rights.
According to Philly.com, a New Jersey lawmaker said the state would continue the fight, though it’s unclear what options New Jersey has after the lack of a Supreme Court ruling.
“The economic impact that sports wagering can have on New Jersey is far too important to simply shrug our shoulders and move on,” New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney said in a statement. “We will be working with our legal team and advocates to determine the best course of action moving forward. New Jersey has been held hostage by this unfair law and the national sports associations long enough. It’s time to bring sports wagering to New Jersey.”
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