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Originally Posted by Hambletonian
not too likely.
from what i remember, NJ was at first claiming they were just looking at rescinding the state law prohibiting sports betting.
but once they realized that would mean Big Gene from the neighborhood could start advertising his small business venture without any possible legal repercussions, they decided to include controls as to where such betting could take place, as well as to remove NJ college teams from the betting menu.
so I guess now the state position is that we are simply rescinding the state law and please don't consider any regulations we attempt to put in place as regulating sports betting...which would be illegal under federal law.
good luck with that mental gymnastics.
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All that doesn't matter.
SCOTUS took the case on one question and one question only.
Does jersey have the right via the 10th amendment to write laws that conflict with federal laws. It's a well known precedent. Starting with pennsy writing a law that conflicted with the federal fugitive slave act.
Has nothing to with regulating sports betting.
Allan
