SPORTS GAMBLING

Following the 2018 Supreme Court Decision Striking Down a Federal Ban on Sports Gambling: Should States Look to Bet and Cash In?

By Matthew Netti

As Justice Alito expressed in his majority opinion in a 2018 Supreme Court decision, “[t]he legalization of sports gambling is a controversial subject.” Murphy v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, 138 S. Ct. 1461, 1484 (2018). Not only is the subject controversial; the effect it has on the country moving forward is unpredictable . . .