Morning Jolt: Breaking Down the Cases For and Against Sports Gambling

Making the click-through worthwhile: With gambling on sports about to become legal in a lot of places beyond Nevada, some tough questions about whether the country has become better off as legal gambling has become more common; a long-unsolved mystery may have an answer, and it's a deeply unnerving one; and Joe Biden is at it again.

Is America Better Off with Legal Gambling on Sports?

Just think, I could get rich betting against the Jets for the rest of my life.

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.

States that want to offer legal sports betting may now do so, and New Jersey plans to be first. Delaware, Mississippi, New ...

May 15 2018

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Breaking Down the Cases For and Against Sports Gambling Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: With gambling on sports about to become legal in a lot of places beyond Nevada, some tough questions about whether the country has become better off as legal gambling has become more common; a long-unsolved mystery may have an answer, and it's a deeply unnerving one; and Joe Biden is at it again. Is America Better Off with Legal Gambling on Sports? Just think, I could get rich betting against the Jets for the rest of my life. 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. States that want to offer legal sports betting may now do so, and New Jersey plans to be first. Delaware, Mississippi, New ... Read More Top Stories No Online Taxation without Representation Matthew Larosiere States should not be able to require out-of-state online vendors to collect taxes for... Many Venezuelans Are Becoming Resigned to Dictatorship Eduard Freisler Many Venezuelans Are Becoming Resigned to Dictatorship Britain Says US Needs to Show Better Understanding of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Mairead McArdle Britain dinged the U.S. on Tuesday for not showing a proper understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian feud. ADVERTISEMENT Don't Throw Stones at Barking Dogs Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Scorched-Earth partisan combat is tempting, but it ultimately... Of Course America's Too Big to Govern David French Centralization is incompatible with... The Travis Bickle of Climate Change Kyle Smith Paul Schrader's new film explores left-wing religious... You Shouldn't Make the Cheer Team If You're Bad at It Katherine Timpf Talent and skill are supposed to be... NRA Sues New York for Punishing Financial Institutions Doing Business With Group Mairead McArdle The National Rifle Association on Friday sued the state of New York for fining and coercing financial institutions until they severed their connections to the... ADVERTISEMENT From Our Sponsor Second Strike Peter Kirsanow National Review contributor Peter Kirsanow delivers a high-stakes thriller in which special operator Mike Garin faces off against a lethal Russian assassin—and a plot to wreak chaos in America. Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: May 14, 2018 Photoshop of the Day: May 14th-May 18th ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.