{"id":6425,"date":"2018-05-15T17:17:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2018-05-16T17:06:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T17:06:38","slug":"what-the-scotus-sports-betting-decision-means-for-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/what-the-scotus-sports-betting-decision-means-for-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"What The SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision Means For Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nevada\u2019s near-monopoly on sports betting<\/strong> is all but over. A fact that will likely stop Nevada sportsbooks<\/strong> from posting record-setting revenues again this year.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the US Supreme Court<\/strong> paved the way for states outside Nevada to legalize sports gambling. The court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act<\/strong> (PASPA). PASPA is the 1992 federal law that banned sport betting everywhere outside Nevada. Limited sports gambling in Delaware<\/strong>, Montana<\/strong>,\u00a0and Oregon<\/strong> had also been exempt from the law.<\/p>\n

PASPA declared unconstitutional<\/span><\/h2>\n

In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court declared PASPA unconstitutional. In the court\u2019s written decision, Justice Samuel Alito<\/strong> said states should be free to make their own choice on sports gambling, opening the door to legalized and regulated sports betting across the country.<\/p>\n

Since it was New Jersey<\/strong> taking on PASPA, racetracks,\u00a0and casinos in that state will likely be the first to start taking bets, and ultimately business from Nevada sportsbooks. But they won\u2019t be the only ones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Anticipating the Supreme Court would rule in New Jersey\u2019s favor, other states passed legislation making sports betting legal. These states include:<\/p>\n