How The Sports Betting Decision May Affect College Athletes

By Elizabeth McCurrach and Ronald Gaither (July 31, 2018, 1:45 PM EDT) -- On May 14, 2018, after years of litigation on the legality of sports betting, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a groundbreaking decision in Murphy v. NCAA.[1] The decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 as unconstitutional and opened the way for legalized sports betting in every state. Although just the opening salvo on this issue, the decision in Murphy has the potential to profoundly change sports in America....

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