On Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled to allow New Jersey's bid for sports betting at casinos and racetracks.
It was a 7-2 decision and it effectively strikes down restrictions on gambling outside of Nevada.
In the court's opinion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote, "Americans have never been of one mind about gambling," and noted that sports gambling specifically can be seen by its detractors as, "particularly addictive and especially attractive to young people with a strong interest in sports." When it came to the actual legality of sports betting though, Alito wrote, "The legalization of sports ambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make.