U.S. Supreme Court,
Entertainment & Sports,
Constitutional Law
Jul. 26, 2018
A good bet or a longshot: Current efforts to legalize sports betting in California
Expect legislation to legalize sports gambling in California to advance in the next year, and for voters to be presented with the decision to legalize sports gambling on the November 2020 state-wide ballot.
Aaron B. Swerdlow
Partner
Weinberg Gonser LLP
10250 Constellation Blvd # 19
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 282-6253
Email: aswerdlow@glaserweil.com
Georgetown Univ Law Center
Aaron's practice focuses on the transactional business needs of emerging technology, sports, financial and real estate companies.
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (Murphy v. NCAA, 2018 DJDAR 4453), a federal law that prohibits states from legalizing betting on professional and collegiate sporting events (with the exception of Nevada). The California Constitution prohibits betting on sports. With more than $150 billion wagered per year on sports in the United States according to the American Gaming Associatio...
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