\nThe problems posed by sports betting are much the same as they were 25 years ago,” Hatch said after PASPA’s repeal. “But the rapid rise of the internet means that sports betting across state lines is now just a click away.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Hatch is thought to be examining ways to strengthen the Sports Bribery Act, a federal bill passed in 1964 that details consequences for fixing athletic events. The law specifies that “whoever carries into effect, attempts to carry into effect, or conspires with any other person to carry into effect any scheme in commerce to influence, in any way, by bribery any sporting contest, with the knowledge that the purpose of such scheme is to influence by bribery that contest, shall be fined \u2026 or imprisoned.”<\/p>\n
Hatch is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A rumored sports betting hearing held by the US Senate Judiciary Committee has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. ESPN’s David Purdum, who covers all things sports betting and gambling for the network, was first to report the meeting, as well as its postponement. In a tweet, Purdum said the sports betting hearing “was on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":81285,"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
Congressional Sports Betting Hearing Reportedly Postponed<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n