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1. Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Sports Gambling
2. Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Sports Gambling
3. Benefits Of Legalizing Sports Gambling

Billions of dollars are wagered each year on illegal sports betting in the United States, and some states are now calling for reform. PBS NewsHour correspondent and producer William Brangham reports on the world of sports betting, and talks with host Rafael Pi Roman about its future and attempts to legalize and regulate it in the United States.

Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Sports Gambling

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Betting on its own is a taboo subject, when it comes to sports betting, although it doesn’t carry the same stigma, it worries the general public about the involvement of the youth. Because of the legalization law, millions of potential revenue is projected to be made through the states’ venturing into sports betting.

Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Sports Gambling

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Benefits Of Legalizing Sports Gambling

One way the AGA is trying to educate the public is by offering an interactive map of the US that shows the sports gambling laws for each state. 18 states plus the District of Columbia now offer some form of legalized sports gambling, with as many as four more states getting ready to offer sports wagering in 2020. T he Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that effectively prevented legalized sports gambling across most states in the country. The result is a victory for the plain limits of the. Pros, Cons Of Legalizing Sports Betting Fast Versus Taking It Slow 'It's 10 times harder to redo a market than it is to get it right the first time.'