{"id":6861,"date":"2018-05-22T22:05:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T22:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=6861"},"modified":"2018-05-23T15:37:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T15:37:25","slug":"five-things-the-supreme-court-sports-betting-decision-didnt-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/five-things-the-supreme-court-sports-betting-decision-didnt-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things the Supreme Court Sports Betting Decision Didn\u2019t Do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The recent Supreme Court<\/strong> decision legalizing sports betting<\/strong> kept analysts busy analyzing, writers frantically writing, and bettors eager to bet.<\/p>\n

The opinion was a win for states rights. And while the overturning Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act <\/strong>(PASPA) was specific to sports betting, the challenge was really about whether Congress can legislate how states act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In its ruling, the Supreme Court opened the door for federal legislation addressing sports wagering. That doesn\u2019t<\/strong> mean the government will legislate sports betting. It merely says they can and if they do it will likely be constitutional.<\/p>\n

For now, though the Supreme Court opened the door for legalized sports betting throughout the United States<\/strong>. And while that is great news for sports enthusiasts, it is still not a free and open market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here are five things the Supreme Court decision didn\u2019t do<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1. It did NOT legalize nationwide sports betting<\/span><\/h2>\n

While the decision opens the door for legalized sports betting, it does not<\/strong> change the legality of sports wagering. The Supreme Court gave the power to the states<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been one week since the decision and no legal sports bets have been wagered outside of Nevada<\/strong>, where sports betting was allowed under PASPA.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the decision, a few states moved forward and passed laws to address sports betting. Since the ruling, more states have taken up the topic.<\/p>\n

For instance, New Jersey<\/strong>, the state that challenged PASPA, has an unregulated<\/strong> sports betting law on the books. Officials are introducing legislation to regulate the activity<\/strong> and includes a bad actor clause for any entity that accepts a bet before the legislation is complete. Key officials are pushing for a June 7 vote<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And while New Jersey is moving fast, Delaware<\/strong> might\u00a0be the first state to accept a legal sports bet outside of Nevada. Delaware confirmed that existing laws put the state in a position to accept sports wagers almost immediately.<\/p>\n

The team at Legal Sports Report<\/strong> are keeping track of the national sports betting landscape. To find out what is happening in a specific state, visit the Sports Betting Bill Tracker.<\/p>\n

2. It did NOT legalize sports betting across state lines<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Interstate Wire Act of 1961 prohibits<\/strong> bets and the transfer of gaming information between states.<\/p>\n

It brings into question how officials will interpret the Wire Act post-PASPA. The Wire Act exempts the transmission of information<\/strong> that supports the placing of wagers in states where sports betting is legal. It does not, however, exempt the bet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As a side note, poker is different<\/strong> than sports betting. The combination of poker player pools between Nevada<\/strong>, New Jersey, and Delaware falls outside of the scope of the Wire Act.<\/p>\n

New York<\/strong> sought clarification in 2011 and the Department of Justice responded<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cInterstate transmissions of wire communications that do not relate to a \u2018sporting event or contest\u2019 fall outside the reach of the Wire Act.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Wire Act was enacted to help support the gambling laws in each state. It seems likely at some point in the future that the Wire Act will be challenged<\/strong> to allow multi-state sports betting between states that legalized the activity. For now, the Wire Act is in play.<\/p>\n

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