By now you are likely aware of the ripples cascading through the sports world with yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn the case that made sports gambling illegal anywhere other than Las Vegas. Like most court rulings, it’s not as simplistic as a ten word recap, but at its most basic form, it has removed the impediment that made gambling on sports illegal. It has not made it legal per se, but it has basically paved the way for individual states to legalize it on their own terms without pesky federal law getting in the way.
You can read a brief little overview of the nuts and bolts of the case and its outcome here.