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Entertainment & Sports,
Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 1, 2017

Donald Trump and legalized sports betting

With a casino owner in the White House, support for legalized sports gambling may be at an all-time high.

Glen A. Rothstein

CEO and Founder
Rothstein Law APC

2415 Main St
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Phone: (310) 714-4468

Email: gar@grothsteinlaw.com

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The ascendance of a casino magnate and self-admitted career opportunistic businessman to the presidency may be the final card that topples a house of interlocked legal, political, and sports and gaming industry special interests. President Donald J. Trump's election could shift things in favor of striking down the decades-old federal prohibition on sports gambling.

Betting on sports essentially has been illegal since 1992, when the federal government passed the Professional and Amate...

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