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Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy has signed into a law a bill that would permit the regulation of Sports Betting within the state,
should New Jersey be successful in its bid to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
Connecticut enacts Sports Betting law
Governor Dannel Malloy has paved the way for Sports Betting in Connecticut in the event of a positive result for New Jersey in the Supreme Court. (Image: Spencer Platt/Getty)
New Jersey has long sought to legalize Sports Betting at its casino and racetracks and overturn PASPA, the federal bill that prohibits Sports Betting in all but four states.
Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana regulated betting prior to the bill’s 1992 enactment and so were exempted from the ban.
But New Jersey argues the federal government has overstepped the mark by preventing most states from regulating Sports Betting while permitting it to exist elsewhere.
The sports leagues have consistently blocked New Jersey’s efforts by challenging them in the courts, but the Garden State has dug in its heels.
In late June, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the state’s latest appeal, against the advice of the US solicitor general. Suddenly there is a very real chance of success.
Support for New Jersey
New Jersey believes PASPA is an unconstitutional infringement of its Tenth Amendment rights, and sympathy for its position extends well beyond Connecticut.
Mississippi has already enacted similar legislation and has joined four other states, West Virginia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wisconsin,
in signing an amicus brief, filed to the Supreme Court in support of New Jersey’s plight.
Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy has signed into a law a bill that would permit the regulation of Sports Betting within the state,
should New Jersey be successful in its bid to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
Connecticut enacts Sports Betting law
Governor Dannel Malloy has paved the way for Sports Betting in Connecticut in the event of a positive result for New Jersey in the Supreme Court. (Image: Spencer Platt/Getty)
New Jersey has long sought to legalize Sports Betting at its casino and racetracks and overturn PASPA, the federal bill that prohibits Sports Betting in all but four states.
Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana regulated betting prior to the bill’s 1992 enactment and so were exempted from the ban.
But New Jersey argues the federal government has overstepped the mark by preventing most states from regulating Sports Betting while permitting it to exist elsewhere.
The sports leagues have consistently blocked New Jersey’s efforts by challenging them in the courts, but the Garden State has dug in its heels.
In late June, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the state’s latest appeal, against the advice of the US solicitor general. Suddenly there is a very real chance of success.
Support for New Jersey
New Jersey believes PASPA is an unconstitutional infringement of its Tenth Amendment rights, and sympathy for its position extends well beyond Connecticut.
Mississippi has already enacted similar legislation and has joined four other states, West Virginia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wisconsin,
in signing an amicus brief, filed to the Supreme Court in support of New Jersey’s plight.
