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    Odds Drop On Sports-Betting Ban As Supreme Court Hears New Jersey Case

    Cash-starved states may prevail in nullifying a 1992 federal law prohibiting sports betting after Monday's arguments.
    by Nina Totenberg Dec 04, 2017 3 minutes
    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers questions about a sports gambling case after Supreme Court arguments on Monday.

    At the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, the justices signaled they may be prepared to strike down the federal ban on sports betting.

    Enacted 25 years ago, the law prohibits states from legalizing sports betting, except where it was already legal. That exemption applied to Nevada, Delaware, Montana, Nevada and Oregon.

    But now, with estimates of illegal betting running at $150 billion annually, cash-starved states are getting itchy.

    The 1992 law was sponsored

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