Sports betting: Difference between revisions

In the United States, it was previously illegal under the [[Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992]] (PASPA) for states to authorize legal sports betting, hence making it effectively illegal. The states of [[Delaware Lottery|Delaware]], [[Montana Lottery|Montana]], [[Nevada]], and [[Oregon Lottery|Oregon]]—which had pre-existing sports lotteries and sports betting frameworks, were grandfathered in and exempted from the effects of the Act.<ref name="Sports betting history: Part II">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/guides/legal/sports-betting-history-part-ii/|title=Sports betting history: Part II|access-date=May 9, 2019}}</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 | agency=[[Associated Press]] | via = [[CBS News]] }}</ref> PASPA was struck down by the Supreme Court in ''[[Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'' in 2018, paving the way for other states to legalize sports betting.

 

 

=== European Union ===

Perhaps the most extreme ban on sports betting is imposed by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], the main governing body for U.S. college sports. The NCAA reified their position in the wake of various betting scandals, including two high-profile men's basketball episodes in the 1990s—the 1992 [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] and 1994 [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State University]] [[point shaving]] scandals.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Report: Point-Shaving Inquiry at UNLV: College basketball: Newspaper says federal authorities examining relationship between players and convicted sports fixer Perry. | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-14-sp-2218-story.html | access-date=2021-12-19 | website=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=February 14, 1992 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=ASU Point-Shaving Leader Sentenced | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asu-point-shaving-leader-sentenced/ | access-date=2021-12-19 | website=cbsnews.com | date=June 30, 1998 | language=en}}</ref> As states began legalizing sports betting in the late 2010s, the NCAA signaled a shift in tone. In 2017, then-NCAA President [[Mark Emmert]] talked about Las Vegas possibly hosting the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]] in the future.<ref>{{Cite web| title=How US Sports Leagues Evolved on Sports Betting | url=https://www.sportsbetting3.com/research/how-us-sports-leagues-evolved-on-sports-betting#ncaabudges | access-date=2021-12-19 | website=sportsbetting3.com | date=November 12, 2021 }}</ref>

 

 

 

As of the 2021–22 school year, the official manuals for all three NCAA divisions still expressly ban a member institution's athletic department staff, non-athletic staff with responsibilities related to athletic activities, athletic conference staff, and student athletes from knowingly participating in sports wagering activities.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D122.pdf |chapter=Bylaw 10.3: Sports Wagering Activities |title=2021–22 NCAA Division I Manual |publisher=NCAA |pages=44–45 |date=August 1, 2021 |accessdate=January 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D222.pdf |chapter=Bylaw 10.3: Sports Wagering Activities |title=2021–22 NCAA Division II Manual |publisher=NCAA |pages=48–49 |date=August 1, 2021 |accessdate=January 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D322.pdf |chapter=Bylaw 10.3: Sports Wagering Activities |title=2021–22 NCAA Division III Manual |publisher=NCAA |pages=44–45 |date=August 1, 2021 |accessdate=January 19, 2022}}</ref>