NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Five years after being sued by the four major pro sports leagues and scolded by their top executives for seeking to overturn a federal ban on sports gambling, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may be on the verge of having the last word.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in New Jersey's challenge to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, the 1992 law that barred all states but Nevada and three others from authorizing sports gambling. Nevada is the only state to offer single-game wagering.
Christie said Wednesday he will attend Monday's arguments and that he is "cautiously optimistic.