Someday in the near future, you might find yourself bored on a weekday afternoon and decide to turn on the television. Maybe you’ll scroll to ESPN or FS1 — the channel is irrelevant because the programming will be the same: a sports betting show.
On an otherwise typical May afternoon, the college sports establishment anxiously turned its gaze to Washington, D.C., where the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a 26-year-old law that effectively outlawing sports betting outside Nevada.
In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled PASPA was unconstitutional, setting off a wave of enthusiasm from gamblers while athletic administrators and coaches cast a wary eye.