Almost as bad for sports bettors was how the four major sports leagues--the NBA, NFL, NHL, Major League Baseball--and the NCAA rallied together and were able to successfully shut down Delaware's plan to offer legalized sports betting.
The leagues argued that "would irreparably harm professional and amateur sports by fostering suspicion and skepticism that individual plays and final scores of games may have been influenced by factors other than honest athletic competition," and were able to sway the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and a federal appeals court to their way of thinking.
The leagues argued that "would irreparably harm professional and amateur sports by fostering suspicion and skepticism that individual plays and final scores of games may have been influenced by factors other than honest athletic competition," and were able to sway the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and a federal appeals court to their way of thinking.
Why would it harm the sport when every game is wagered on everyday already?
What is the actual status of online sports gambling? for eg in the UK it is fully legal and tax free, one of the few professions that you can make tax free money on.
