Since 1992, PASPA has prevented regulated sports betting in the majority of the United States. On Tuesday, June 27th, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear New Jersey's appeal in the state's long-running quest to offer legalized sports betting.

1. 9 Best Quotes From Stakeholders and Players
Regarding the Supreme Court Decision
to hear NJ’s Appeal on Sports Betting
June 28, 2017
In Their Court
Sports Betting in the USA
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2. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
What All The Buzz Is About
Source: https://www.supremecourt.gov
Source: https://www.wsj.com
H/T to all the great folks that have been discussing this topic from the beginning:
Victor Roche, Ewa Bakun, Daniel Wallach, David Purdum, Bill Pascrell III, AGA

3. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
In a 2012 deposition,
Selig described sports
gambling as "evil" and
"the deadliest of all things
that can happen.”
2012 Deposition, as reported by ESPN.com
Five Years Ago…
Bud Selig
Former MLB Commissioner
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4. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“The laws on sports betting
should be changed.
I believe that sports betting
should be brought out of
the underground and into
the sunlight where it can be
appropriately monitored
and regulated.”
November 2014, New York Times Editorial
An Early Wind of Change
Adam Silver
NBA Commissioner
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5. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“Does a federal statute
that prohibits modification
or repeal of state-law
prohibitions on private
conduct impermissibly
commandeer the
regulatory power of
States?”
From the "PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI"
filed by Ted Olson with the U.S. Supreme Court
on behalf of Governor Christie, regarding PASPA.
October 2016, NorthJersey.com
The Appeal is Fundamentally
About States Rights
Chris Christie
Governor of New Jersey
3

6. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“[New Jersey’s effort to get
around the federal ban on sports
betting by repealing state laws
prohibiting such wagering and
allowing it to proceed
without regulation]
is no different than a positive
enactment authorizing such
gambling.”
May 2017, NJ.com
The Trump Administration Weighs
in Negatively In May 2017
Jeffrey B. Wall
Acting Solicitor General of the United States
4

7. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“This is huge. This is so big for New Jersey.
I’ve been fighting this battle for seven years I
got knocked down five times. I’ve gotten up
and kept fighting. Never gave up, and now
we’re on the brink of victory.
I’m very confident that, in the fall, we will win.
We’ll be betting in Atlantic City, at the
Meadowlands and at Monmouth on the
Super Bowl.
I’m going to place on the Giants.”
June 27, 2017, Politico.com
After the Decision, A Longtime
Sports Betting Advocate Speaks Up
5
Ray Lesniak
New Jersey State Senator & Gubernatorial Candidate

8. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“I am not a Supreme Court scholar...
but I don't believe the Supreme
Court would have taken this case
unless they were likely to overturn
PASPA and give individual states
the right to make determinations
about whether or not sports
gambling is legal.”
June 27, 2017, @ClayTravis Periscope Broadcast
One Lawyer’s Opinion
from the Land of SEC Football
6
Clay Travis
Lawyer, Author, TV + Radio + Social Broadcaster

9. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“[Nationwide legal sports betting]
is something people have been
looking at a long time.
But it’s not like it’s
guaranteed free money.
You still have to have somebody
running it who knows what
they’re doing.”
June 27, 2017, www.reviewjournal.com
A Las Vegas Operator Sees
Barriers to Entry for Others
Johnny Avello
Wynn Sports Book Director
7

10. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
"We believe it's right that all parties,
including the American sports
leagues, now come together and
establish a new framework of
regulation.
William Hill is now Nevada’s leading
sports betting company and we stand
ready to take advantage of an
opening up of the sports betting
market in other states.”
June 27, 2017, RacingPost.com
A European Perspective on an
American Opportunity
Philip Bowcock
William Hill CEO
8

11. www.chalklinesports.com IN THEIR COURT: 9 Best Sports Betting Quotes from the SCOTUS Decision
“No comment.”
June 27, 2017, NBCSports.com
The NFL Response
Roger Goodell
NFL Commissioner
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