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As of September 2023, sportsbooks are legal in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico, Online sports betting also legal in 30 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. The American Gaming Association reported a 2022 handle of $93.2 billion and a revenue of $7.5 billion in commercial sportsbooks. [26]
As of January 2024, 37 states, Washington, D.C., and the territory of Puerto Rico have operational legalized sports betting, while North Carolina has legalized it though it sports betting operations will begin later in 2024. 30 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have also legalized online sports betting, though in 8 states that have ...
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–559), also known as PASPA or the Bradley Act, was a law, judicially-overturned in 2018, that was meant to define the legal status of sports betting throughout the United States. This act effectively outlawed sports betting nationwide, excluding a few states.
State Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, a longtime proponent of legalized gambling, said the tax benefits of sports betting are a good reason for lawmakers to go with the constitutional amendment ...
A state-by-state breakdown of sports gambling's progress in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision.
Another state, Florida, relaunched sports betting after a two-year legal battle ended when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in October in the casinos' favor. Legalized sports betting continued its ...
Delaware had been granted a partial exemption from the sports betting ban as it had made a failed attempt at legalized sports betting in 1976. [60] [61] [62] On June 11, 2018, New Jersey became the third state to legalize sports betting. [63] [57] Sports betting in New Jersey began when a sportsbook opened at Monmouth Park Racetrack on June 14 ...
In just the last year, eight states have legalized online sports betting, bringing the total number of states that legalized the activity to 33, with three more states set to open their operations ...