Tough luck, New Jersey! Action by the U.S. Supreme Court killed any hopes the state had of overturning federal law and introducing sports wagering on professional and college sporting events.
On Monday, the court let stand a ban on sport betting by supporting a lower court decision that struck down New Jersey’s sports betting law because of the federal prohibition. There was no further comment from the high court.
New Jersey, led by Gov. Chris Christie, appealed the federal ban, arguing New Jersey was trying to limit illegal sports wagering and capture some of that money for the state treasury. It was estimated as much as $500 billion is wagered illegally on these sporting events each year.
But, back in 1992, Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that restricted such wagering to Nevada and three other states.
In an appeal before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, New Jersey’s position was opposed by the professional leagues and the NCAA, who were joined by the Obama administration. The judges voted 2-1 to uphold the law while a dissenting jurist wrote that he felt Congress exceeded its authority in limiting sports wagering.
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