Dread Pirate Robert Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Supreme Court strikes down federal law prohibiting sports gambling <p>12:25 AM ETnt The Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibits sports gambling Monday in a landmark decision that gives states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.The court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a 1992 law that barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions. It made Nevada the only state where a person could wager on the results of a single game. Rest of article: http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Perhaps counterintuitively, widespread legalization if gambling will likely reduce the risk of a match being thrown, as there will be more parties with an interest in keeping things on the level. So this is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Perhaps counterintuitively, widespread legalization if gambling will likely reduce the risk of a match being thrown, as there will be more parties with an interest in keeping things on the level. So this is a good thing. It's even better that the hypocritical law has been exposed and eliminated. There was no valid reason for allowing just one state to have sports betting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Great news. I'm not a sports better in general (minus being a total degenerate for fantasy football), but I appreciate legal choice. Now if online poker ever becomes fully legal and regulated in the U.S....I'll dance naked in the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Now if online poker ever becomes fully legal and regulated in the U.S....I'll dance naked in the streets. Fat chance it has NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. May as well get a chunk of tax revenue. Side note: I won a hundred bucks on a $2 scratchy today. I buy like one a month, because I never carry cash. Yay me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. May as well get a chunk of tax revenue. Side note: I won a hundred bucks on a $2 scratchy today. I buy like one a month, because I never carry cash. Yay me!https://www.mormonwiki.com/Gambling Was it worth your eternal soul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. May as well get a chunk of tax revenue. Side note: I won a hundred bucks on a $2 scratchy today. I buy like one a month, because I never carry cash. Yay me!https://www.mormonwiki.com/Gambling Was it worth your eternal soul? I repented right afterward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. May as well get a chunk of tax revenue. Side note: I won a hundred bucks on a $2 scratchy today. I buy like one a month, because I never carry cash. Yay me!https://www.mormonwiki.com/Gambling Was it worth your eternal soul? I repented right afterward...As long as they get their 10%, all is forgiven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. May as well get a chunk of tax revenue. Side note: I won a hundred bucks on a $2 scratchy today. I buy like one a month, because I never carry cash. Yay me!https://www.mormonwiki.com/Gambling Was it worth your eternal soul? I repented right afterward...As long as they get their 10%, all is forgiven. Actually, they don't want tithing from lottery money. I even had a bishop once in the mid-90's who wasn't sure I should be paying on my band income, which was significant, but all from bars. These days I just pay online every Wednesday morning, as soon as I see my check deposited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There’s really no justification for a law that is designed to protect us from ourselves. May as well get a chunk of tax revenue. Side note: I won a hundred bucks on a $2 scratchy today. I buy like one a month, because I never carry cash. Yay me!https://www.mormonwiki.com/Gambling Was it worth your eternal soul? I repented right afterward...As long as they get their 10%, all is forgiven. Actually, they don't want tithing from lottery money. I even had a bishop once in the mid-90's who wasn't sure I should be paying on my band income, which was significant, but all from bars. These days I just pay online every Wednesday morning, as soon as I see my check deposited. you found the right bishop. Stay away from the one that took Harry Reid's filthy lucre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 reported 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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