So good, in fact, that other states desperate for tax revenue want the Supreme Court to break Nevada’s monopoly on the sports betting industry. Early next month, the court will consider an attack by New Jersey on the federal law prohibiting additional states from getting into the business. A decision that strikes down the law would “be a dam burst,” said Kevin P. Braig, an Ohio lawyer who specializes in sports law. “It is the most important federalism case the Supreme Court has heard in many, many years.”Outgoing N.J. Gov. When the state tried in 2012, courts shot down the attempt, and the Supreme Court declined to get involved.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2017 19:52 UTC