\n“States like New Jersey are compelled, at the federal government’s direction, to keep their antiquated sports betting laws and regulations effectively frozen in place at a federal standard,” the AGA brief declares. “That result is irreconcilable with the constitutional system of dual sovereignty and dangerous in its own right.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nStates Join Fight<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nAmerican Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman told reporters that New Jersey’s support is growing exponentially. <\/span><\/p>\nThe National District Attorneys Association, Fraternal Order of Police, National Conference of State Legislatures, and US Conference of Mayors had previously lent their endorsements to the PASPA repeal cause, but the AGA says so have 19 states. <\/span><\/p>\nFreeman revealed that West Virginia will soon file a brief with the high court that also calls for the verdict to come down on the side of New Jersey. The AGA chief lobbyist says 18 other states will sign the document. <\/span><\/p>\nThough the NCAA and NFL remain opposed to sports betting, other league commissioners have lessened their opposition, and even come out in favor of legalization. NBA’s Adam Silver is one such proponent, saying gambling on sports should be “brought out of the underground \u2026 where it can be appropriately monitored and regulated.” <\/span><\/p>\nIn an AGA-commissioned national survey, 72 percent of “avid sports fan” favor ending the federal ban. New Jersey will need just a majority vote from the justices. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Supreme Court received an amicus brief this week filed by the American Gaming Association (AGA) that expresses the casino lobbyist’s views that New Jersey’s arguments against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) have merit, and that the federal sports betting ban should be overturned. An amicus brief is a legal document filed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":57968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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