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US ruling opens method for states-wide sports betting
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14 May 2018
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The US Supreme Court has made a landmark judgment that might allow states throughout the nation to legalise sports betting.
It has backed a 2014 state ruling in New Jersey which allows sports betting wagering in casinos and at tracks.
The court likewise overruled a 1992 federal law banning sports betting.
The news sent the share costs of sports betting stocks in the US and UK surging, including Britain's William Hill and Paddy Power.
Several major US sports betting bodies had actually opposed the relocation, including the National Basketball Association.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said it was a threat to the "stability of athletic competitors".
However, Justice Samuel Alito wrote on behalf of the Supreme Court: "The legalisation of sports betting needs a crucial policy option, but the choice is not ours to make.
"Congress can regulate sports betting gambling straight, but if it elects not to do so, each state is complimentary to act upon its own."
Winners and losers
Shares in UK-based bookmakers leapt on the judgment. Paddy Power Betfair's share rate rose 10.5%, 888 Holdings jumped 14%, William Hill's stock acquired 9.4% and GVC Holdings rallied 6%.
In the US, shares in Churchill Downs, which owns horse race tracks and gambling establishments rose by 5.73%.
But Wynn Resorts, the Nevada-based hotels and gambling establishment operator, saw its share cost fall by 2% on the prospect of competitors from new entrants to sports betting wagering.
The Supreme Court decision strikes down the Professional and Amateur sports betting Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 that restricted sports betting wagering in the majority of states.
It is only allowed only a couple of states, including Nevada, home to Las Vegas, Delaware, Montana and Oregon.
Neil Wilson, chief market expert at markets.com, said that William Hill stands to gain the most following the judgment because it "can present sports betting operations quite swiftly from Nevada, where it already operates and has extremely strong market existence".
He added that the business likewise has a New Jersey operation "that is primed and prepared to start taking bets within days".
Paddy Power Betfair has an existence in the US through TVG, one of the country's greatest online horse racing services.
Betfair bought TVG in 2009 for $50m before it went on to combine with Paddy Power.
Paddy Power Betfair likewise runs an online gambling establishment and horse race wagering service in New Jersey.
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