Nevada congressional representative urges lawmakers to prepare for sports betting changes

Nevada Rep. Dina Titus wants her fellow lawmakers in Congress to prepare for the potential $150 billion a year advent of a more liberalised US sports betting market if the US Supreme Court rules in favour of New Jersey in its landmark case against the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.

Writing to Democrat and Republican congressional leaders, Titus urged:

“Members of Congress need to be prepared should action at the Supreme Court open the door for sports betting in their home state or warrant federal legislation. Accordingly, I respectfully request that the Energy and Commerce Committee hold a hearing on the future of sports betting in the United States.”

A spokesman for the current chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee said the chairman had no immediate comment to make on Titus’ request, but a spokesman for the committee’s top Democrat, New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone, reminded media that back in May this year Pallone  submitted a discussion draft dealing with the possible repeal of PASPA, and the legalisation of online gambling.

Titled the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act, the proposal seeks to allow states to legalise sports betting and online gambling, if appropriate consumer protections are in place.

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