The federal ban on sports betting has been recently called into question by news outlets and sports analysts, as well as politicians around the country.<\/p>\n
PASPA, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act passed in 1992, made gambling on professional and collegiate athletics illegal in all but Nevada, Montana, Oregon, and Delaware. Today, only the Silver State takes full advantage of its immunity from the law.<\/p>\n
\nBut critics like the American Gaming Association (AGA) say it’s time to repeal the longstanding regulation. AGA President Geoff Freeman opined\u00a0this week, “It’s time for Washington to stop depriving states of critical tax revenue and allow them to reap the rewards of a regulated market.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWith legal spread and moneyline sports wagering limited to Nevada, untold billions of dollars are wagered through illicit gambling networks. Bringing that money out of the underground would, according to proponents, safeguard bettors and provide new sources of tax revenue for state governments.<\/p>\n
DFS Jeopardy <\/b><\/h2>\n Should PASPA be repealed or replaced and sports betting become legal, the need for daily fantasy sports would presumably evaporate.<\/p>\n
DraftKings and FanDuel have made their legal case thanks to a loophole in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed in 2006 that exempted “fantasy sports leagues” from the law’s oversight. UIGEA made it illegal for payment processors, including banks, to facilitate deposits or withdrawals for customers relating to online gambling websites.<\/p>\n
DFS companies say the outcomes of their\u00a0contests are skill-based and not dependent on chance, and while that remains up for debate, a dozen states have passed legislation to protect the internet games.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Raiders’ move to Vegas, which will likely take place for the start of the 2019 season, will keep the sports betting issue front and center in the sports media. With a former casino owner in the White House, and a growing voice to repeal PASPA, Congress might be soon forced to address the 1992 law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DraftKings and FanDuel are under siege, and it’s no longer only state lawmakers and attorneys general trying to decide the legality of the online contests. With the Oakland Raiders officially cleared for Las Vegas, and March Madness also putting the sports betting discussion into the mainstream media, daily fantasy sports (DFS) has seemingly become second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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