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In 1992, the U.S. Congress passed the [[Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992|Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act]] (PASPA). It mandated states not to legalize [[sports betting]] apart from [[Parimutuel betting|parimutuel]] [[horse racing]], [[Greyhound racing|dog racing]] and [[jai alai]]. The sports lotteries conducted in [[Oregon]], [[Delaware]], and [[Montana]] were exempt, as well as the licensed sports pools in [[Nevada]].<ref name="HuffPost2017">{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Troy |title=Supreme Gamble: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-gamble-the-professional-and-amateur-sports_us_596e31b6e4b05561da5a5ae6 |website=Huffington Post |date=18 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="ap may2012">{{cite web | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nj-gov-chris-christie-let-them-try-to-stop-us-from-sports-betting/ | title = N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: "Let them try to stop us" from sports betting | date = May 25, 2012 | access-date= March 16, 2018 | publisher = [[Associated Press]] | via = [[CBS News]] }}</ref> It also provided a one-year window for states which operated licensed casino gaming to legalize sports wagering, which New Jersey intended to do but did not reach the deadline.

In 2018, PASPA was overturned by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] in ''[[Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'', ruling that it conflicted with the [[Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Tenth Amendment]].<ref name="NYT 2018">{{cite news | title=Supreme Court Ruling Favors Sports Betting | first1=Adam | last1=Liptak | first2=Kevin | last2=Draper | date=May 14, 2018 | newspaper=New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/us/politics/supreme-court-sports-betting-new-jersey.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=de Vogue|first1=Ariane|last2=Vazquez|first2=Maegan|date=May 14, 2018|title=Supreme Court lets states legalize sports gambling|work=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/sports-betting-ncaa-supreme-court/index.html|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref> New Jersey, Delaware, and additionalother states quickly draftingdrafted bills to legalizelegalizing sports betting soon after.<ref name="ESPN.com">{{cite web|date=June 11, 2018|title=How close is my state to legalizing sports betting?|url=http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/22516292/gambling-ranking-every-us-state-current-position-legalizing-sports-betting|access-date=June 19, 2018|work=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gregg|first=Katherine|date=June 19, 2018|title=R.I. Senate committee passes budget bill|publisher=Providence Journal|location=Providence, RI|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20180619/ri-senate-committee-passes-budget-bill|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> States had to determine which department would oversee state-regulated sportsbooks, usually choosing between their respective [[gaming control board|gambling commission]]s, lottery boards or, in the case of Kentucky, the state horse racing commission.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wanna bet? Here's where all 50 states stand on legalizing sports gambling|url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/wanna-bet-heres-where-all-50-states-stand-on-legalizing-sports-gambling/|access-date=2021-11-15|website=CBSSports.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-horse-racing-commission-sports-betting-licenses/44882687# Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approves in-person, mobile sites for sports betting]</ref>

As of September 2023, sportsbooks are legal in 37 states the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico,with legal sports betting operation also expected to begin in North Carolina later in 2024, Online sports betting also legal in 30 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. The [[American Gaming Association]] reported a 2022 handle of $93.2 billion and a revenue of $7.5 billion in commercial sportsbooks.<ref name="SportsPro AGA 2022">{{cite web |title=Study: US sportsbooks post record US$7.5bn revenue in 2022 |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/us-sports-betting-sportsbooks-revenue-2022-draftkings/ |website=SportsPro |date=17 February 2023}}</ref> Americans legally bet over $115 billion on sports in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vrentas |first=Jenny |date=2024-02-04 |title=N.F.L.'s Rapid Embrace of Gambling Creates Mixed Signals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/business/nfl-gambling-super-bowl.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This marked a significant increase from 2018, when approximately 25 million fewer Americans wagered on sporting events.