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[[File:Sports betting legality in the US.svg|thumb|306x306px|Map of sports betting legality {{As of|2024|01|df=US|lc=y}}<ref name="AGA">{{cite web |title=Interactive Map: Sports Betting in the U.S. |url=https://www.americangaming.org/research/state-gaming-map/ |access-date=January 11, 2024 |publisher=[[American Gaming Association]]}}</ref> <br/> {{legend|#008000|Sports betting legal}}{{legend|#FF0000|Sports betting illegal}}]] |
[[File:Sports betting legality in the US.svg|thumb|306x306px|Map of sports betting legality {{As of|2024|01|df=US|lc=y}}<ref name="AGA">{{cite web |title=Interactive Map: Sports Betting in the U.S. |url=https://www.americangaming.org/research/state-gaming-map/ |access-date=January 11, 2024 |publisher=[[American Gaming Association]]}}</ref> <br/> {{legend|#008000|Sports betting legal}}{{legend|#FF0000|Sports betting illegal}}]] |
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[[File:Peppermill Reno 5 2012-12-19.jpg|thumb|The sports book at [[Peppermill |
[[File:Peppermill Reno 5 2012-12-19.jpg|thumb|The sports book at [[Peppermill Resort]] in [[Reno, Nevada]]]] |
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In 1992, the U.S. Congress passed the [[Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992|Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act]] (PASPA). It mandated states not to legalize [[sports betting]] apart from [[Parimutuel betting|parimutuel]] [[horse racing]], [[Greyhound racing|dog racing]] and [[jai alai]]. The sports lotteries conducted in [[Oregon]], [[Delaware]], and [[Montana]] were exempt, as well as the licensed sports pools in [[Nevada]].<ref name="HuffPost2017">{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Troy |title=Supreme Gamble: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-gamble-the-professional-and-amateur-sports_us_596e31b6e4b05561da5a5ae6 |website=Huffington Post |date=18 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="ap may2012">{{cite web | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nj-gov-chris-christie-let-them-try-to-stop-us-from-sports-betting/ | title = N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: "Let them try to stop us" from sports betting | date = May 25, 2012 | access-date= March 16, 2018 | publisher = [[Associated Press]] | via = [[CBS News]] }}</ref> It also provided a one-year window for states which operated licensed casino gaming to legalize sports wagering, which New Jersey intended to do but did not reach the deadline. |
In 1992, the U.S. Congress passed the [[Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992|Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act]] (PASPA). It mandated states not to legalize [[sports betting]] apart from [[Parimutuel betting|parimutuel]] [[horse racing]], [[Greyhound racing|dog racing]] and [[jai alai]]. The sports lotteries conducted in [[Oregon]], [[Delaware]], and [[Montana]] were exempt, as well as the licensed sports pools in [[Nevada]].<ref name="HuffPost2017">{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Troy |title=Supreme Gamble: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-gamble-the-professional-and-amateur-sports_us_596e31b6e4b05561da5a5ae6 |website=Huffington Post |date=18 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="ap may2012">{{cite web | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nj-gov-chris-christie-let-them-try-to-stop-us-from-sports-betting/ | title = N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: "Let them try to stop us" from sports betting | date = May 25, 2012 | access-date= March 16, 2018 | publisher = [[Associated Press]] | via = [[CBS News]] }}</ref> It also provided a one-year window for states which operated licensed casino gaming to legalize sports wagering, which New Jersey intended to do but did not reach the deadline. |