Our fearless politicians in Austin have historically preferred selective integrity and convenient morality, and being able to legally bet the Cowboys minus-3.5 against the Eagles in Texas does not fit into the precious paradigm of clean livin'.
Don't expect that to change just yet, even though the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down the federal law that prohibits sports gambling. The NCAA and four major professional sports leagues sued New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in 2012 after he signed legislation allowing sports betting in his state. The state had lost all of the lower court rulings.