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Playing Favorites: Congress's Denial Of Equal Sovereignty To The States In The Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act, Justin W. Mckithen
Playing Favorites: Congress's Denial Of Equal Sovereignty To The States In The Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act, Justin W. Mckithen
Georgia Law Review
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) illegalizes state-sponsored sports wagering activity nationwide. PASPA was intended to be a protective measure, as sports wagering was feared to threaten the integrity of sports. Grandfathering provisions in PASPA, however, exempt sports wagering schemes in Delaware, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon-effectively granting these states a monopoly over the (legalized) sports wagering industry. Faced with budgetary crises and other economic hardships, New Jersey is currently at the forefront of an effort to overturn PASPA and permit the other forty-six states to legalize sports wagering in their jurisdictions, a measure that could generate …