Source: https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/sports/volleyball/item/sports-betting-in-the-united-states-supreme-court-begins-hearing-christie-v-ncaa?category_id=400
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 09:00:13+00:00

Document:
On Monday, December 4, 2017 the United States Supreme Court began hearing legal arguments in Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) concerning New Jersey’s attempt to change its laws to permit gambling on professional and college sport events in Atlantic City casinos and at the state’s horse racing tracks.
Its potential impact on sports betting in the United States.
In particular, New Jersey claimed that before passage of the PASPA, Congress had traditionally let individual states regulate gambling within their own jurisdictions. In taking this hands-off approach, New Jersey claims that it is up to the individual states, not the Federal Government to regulate gambling.
Having lost again at the Third Circuit, New Jersey tried one last time with the Supreme Court. Before deciding the case, the Supreme Court asked the United States Solicitor General for the government’s opinion on the law. Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall said New Jersey did not have a case and that the state's effort to get around the federal ban on sports betting by repealing state laws prohibiting such wagering and allowing it to proceed without regulation "is no different than a positive enactment authorizing such gambling."16 The Supreme Court, however, rejected the Solicitor General’s opinion and agreed to hear the case.
Most commentators believe that the United States Supreme Court is going to overturn the law and rule that PASPA does violate the Tenth Amendment, at least as applied to New Jersey’s law. The bigger question, however, is what will be the impact of such a decision by the court.
1† N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69-1.1, et seq. see also, N.J. Stat. Ann. 5:12A-1. (West 2012) ("New Jersey's Sports Wagering Law" or "Sports Wagering Law").
2† Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, 28 U.S.C. §3701, et. seq., (2011).
3† NCAA et al. v. Christie, 2013 U.S. Dist. Lexis 27782. On January 22, 2013, the United States filed a Notice of Intervention. (ECF No. 128.) NCAA et al. v. Christie, 2013 U.S. Dist. Lexis 27782 at 5.
4† Christie I: NCAA et al. v. Christie, 926 F.Supp. 2d 551 (D.N.J., 2013). NCAA et al. v. Christie, 730 F.3d 208 (3rd Cir. 2013). Christie v. NCAA, 134 S.Ct. 2866, 189 L.Ed. 2d 806 (2014).
5† Christie II: NCAA v. Christie, 61 F. Supp. 3d 488 (2014). NCAA v. Christie, 799 F.3d 259 (3rd Cir. 2015), affirmed NCAA v. Christie, 832 F.3d 389 (3rd Cir. 2016).
7† Christie I: NCAA et al. v. Christie, 926 F.Supp. 2d 551 (D.N.J., 2013).
13† NCAA et al. v. Christie, 730 F.3d 208 (3rd Cir. 2013).
14† NCAA v. Christie, 61 F. Supp. 3d 488 (2014). NCAA v. Christie, 799 F.3d 259 (3rd Cir. 2015), affirmed NCAA v. Christie, 832 F.3d 389 (3rd Cir. 2016).
15† NCAA v. Christie, 799 F.3d 259 (3rd Cir. 2015).
17† Todd Dewey, Nevada sports books win record amount on basketball in March, Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 26, 2017.
20† Steve Doty, Casino Industry to Tackle Massive Illegal Sports Gambling Market, American Gaming Association, (Nov. 11, 2016), https://www.americangaming.org/newsroom/press-releasess/casino-industry-tackle-massive-illegal-sports-gambling-market.
22† SeeAdam Silver,Legalize and Regulate Sports Betting, N.Y. TIMES (Nov. 13, 2014),https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/opinion/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-legalize-sports-betting.html.
24† SeeZachary Zagger,Despite Setback, Odds Still Favor National Sports Betting, LAW360 (Aug. 25, 2015, 9:57 PM),https://www.law360.com/articles/695075/despite-setback-odds-still-favor-national-sports-betting.
U.S. sports betting: is the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act still fit for purpose?
John Wolohan is an Attorney and Professor of Sports Law in the Syracuse University Sport Management program and an Adjunct Professor in the Syracuse University College of Law. In addition to being one of the lead editors of the book "Law for Recreation and Sport Managers" by Cotten and Wolohan, John has been teaching and working in the fields of doping, antitrust, gaming law, and sports media rights for over 25 years.

References: v. 
 § 13
 §3701
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v.