U.S. high court paves way for states to legalize sports betting
Posted on AllSides May 14th, 2018
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for states to legalize sports betting in a defeat for the major American sports leagues, endorsing New Jersey’s bid to allow such wagering and striking down a 1992 federal law that prohibited it in most places.