{"id":51009,"date":"2017-05-24T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=51009"},"modified":"2017-05-24T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T22:52:00","slug":"new-jersey-sports-betting-plea-derailed-us-sg-tells-supreme-court-dump-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-jersey-sports-betting-plea-derailed-us-sg-tells-supreme-court-dump-case\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey\u2019s Sports Betting Plea Derailed, US SG Tells Supreme Court to Dump Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Jersey\u2019s battle to legalize sports betting within its borders may just have lost its wheels. On Wednesday, Acting US Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall informed the Supreme Court that there was no grounds for the court to accept the case.<\/p>\n

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Acting US Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall has advised the US Supreme Court that there is no reason for it to accept New Jersey\u2019s appeal, perhaps hammering the final nail in the coffin of its plight to offer sports betting. (Image: National Law Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Jersey had petitioned the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a ruling by the Third Circuit Court in August that blocked its longstanding attempt to offer sports betting at its casinos and racetracks.<\/p>\n

In January, the Supreme Court requested the US solicitor general file a brief on the federal government\u2019s view of the issue, a move that was seen as a positive development for New Jersey\u2019s plight.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court dismisses, on average, around 99 percent of appeals it receives. If they had no desire to hear New Jersey\u2019s case, it would have been dismissed out of hand.<\/p>\n

Odds shorten dramatically, however, once the court seeks the opinion of the SG, who is sometimes referred to as the court\u2019s “10th Justice.”<\/p>\n

Sports Betting Low on Trump\u2019s Radar<\/b><\/h2>\n

It was clear that the Supreme Court was eager to hear clarification on the new administration\u2019s stance on sports betting and PASPA, the federal law, challenged by New Jersey, that prohibits sports betting in all but four states.<\/p>\n

This presented an intriguing proposition: if Trump wanted to permit New Jersey to repeal PASPA, he could have appointed an SG who was sympathetic to the cause. The SG\u2019s opinion almost always has a direct bearing on the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to take, and rule on, a case.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s position on sports betting is unknown and optimists hoped that his previous life as a big player in the New Jersey gambling sector might have encouraged him to do the state a big favor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But it\u2019s clear that, as Trump embarked on an extensive diplomatic tour this week, New Jersey\u2019s sports betting plight is not a big issue on the new administration\u2019s agenda. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lack of a Conflicting Ruling<\/b><\/h2>\n

In a 23-page filing to the Supreme Court, Wall said the case lacked any conflicting ruling and noted that \u201cno other circuit has ever considered a case\u201d on PASPA.<\/p>\n

New Jersey, itself, has been represented in the case by a former US solicitor general, Ted Olsen, who has repeatedly argued that the federal government is overstepping its remit by preventing states from lifting the prohibition on sports betting, while permitting it in Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Delaware.<\/p>\n

New Jersey believes PASPA is unconstitutional and an infringement of its sovereignty. The state is expected to file a reply within two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Jersey\u2019s battle to legalize sports betting within its borders may just have lost its wheels. On Wednesday, Acting US Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall informed the Supreme Court that there was no grounds for the court to accept the case. 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