OT: Supreme Court hears sports betting legalization arguments

Submitted by Uncle Soaky on December 4th, 2017 at 9:21 PM

Today the US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 is unconstitutional. If the Court agrees it would pave the way for legalized sports betting across the country.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/nj-argues-that-it-can-legalize-sports-betting-and-supreme-court-seems-to-agree/2017/12/04/25410ae6-d92c-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html

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theytookourjobs

December 4th, 2017 at 9:39 PM ^

I bet we get fucked by the refs multiple times in many of our upcoming sporting events.

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State Street

December 4th, 2017 at 9:41 PM ^

I have faith that even if PASPA is repealed, the NFL will still find a way to lobby states not to pass their own laws legalizing it.

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Yessir

December 4th, 2017 at 9:46 PM ^

So both Supreme Courts are going to hear arguments?

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Lampuki22

December 4th, 2017 at 10:03 PM ^

Only one SCOTUS. The other court is simply Deluxe.

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rice4114

December 5th, 2017 at 1:48 AM ^

Cant do it lactose intolerant

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s1105615

December 4th, 2017 at 9:48 PM ^

So I can start betting on OSU to win, this guaranteeing they never win again. Can’t think of a better way to spend all my hard earned cash

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kevin holt

December 4th, 2017 at 10:48 PM ^

Please take up legalizing online poker too!

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Bigly yuge

December 4th, 2017 at 11:44 PM ^

I am really surprised that sports betting across the country isn’t already legal. The amount of money generated in Vegas and Atlantic city alone are astronomical. On the black market you have hundreds of billions of dollars being wagered each year. I have been betting on sports for a decade now. It takes skill to be able to consistently turn a profit. My first two years were a disaster as I hadn’t anticipated the difficulty level. It was around 2013 where I really started taking it seriously, and began to see some success. When I turned a profit for the first time I wanted to see if I could continue to do so. I love winning money competing against the incredibly intelligent line makers. College football, small conference college basketball, English premier league soccer, and nhl hockey are my cash cows. Been trying to get better at the nba.

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NinjaDMM

December 5th, 2017 at 11:56 AM ^

You can’t bet on Sports in Atlantic City

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EGD

December 5th, 2017 at 4:45 AM ^

Well, evidently nothing is sacred in this country anymore so I won't be surprised when the new majority takes this down too.

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freejs

December 5th, 2017 at 5:21 AM ^

I traded options for a living and with no underlying asset in that kind of trade the stock market becomes exactly like a sports wager. Or just about exactly alike.

I don't bet because it's illegal. I would have bet UM with the points last night, except I have a rule that I never bet on my own team, so I wouldn't have lost. Still that should have been a winner and a half, although you could have closed out before halftime. And the rest of the game should have gone accordingly, except our team is apparently down for getting punked. Have I mentioned how pissed off I am about that game? Should have been easy money. If you have the temperament to bet on your own team. I don't.

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