Christie Administration Appears Before SCOTUS In Bid to Legalize Sports Gambling
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in a case that could open up sports betting beyond the desert confines of Las Vegas. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on behalf of his state, is challenging a 1992 federal prohibition on sports betting known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA). In Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, lawyers for the Republican governor claim that the law, which prohibits the establishment of betting on competitive games between professional and amateur athletes, unconstitutionally…