A BET BIGGER THAN SPORTS
by Sean Gregory
May 28, 2018
2 minutes
As federal laws go, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) never really hit the jackpot. Passed by Congress in 1992 to combat the supposed scourge of sports gambling, it effectively banned this vice in just about every state, while giving Nevada—the only one that sanctioned full sports gambling—a perpetual monopoly. During the nearly 26
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