Ever since NBA commissioner Adam Silver wrote a passionate New York Times op-ed in 2014 in favor of legalizing sports betting, those with skin in the game have hoped for progress in repealing the federal laws that restrict sports betting. In August, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that legalizes and protects daily fantasy sports contests, which some state attorneys general have called illegal gambling. The politician leading the charge is US Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, who tells ESPN the current laws are “obsolete” and “in desperate need of updating.” Pallone’s state of New Jersey (and to an extent, Philadelphia) has been a leader in the effort to get PASPA repealed, for the tax benefit that gaming would bring to the state.
It's a small step, but it's a step in the right direction. Hopefully this shit happens.
