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Gambling on Sports Coming To Massachusetts?

Gambling on Sports Coming To Massachusetts?

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Legal sports betting could be coming to Massachusetts, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law banning states from allowing it. The federal Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday morning overturning the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 on a 7-2 vote, upholding the state of New Jersey's desire to allow sports betting.

Legal sports betting could be coming to Massachusetts, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law banning states from allowing it. The federal Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday morning overturning the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 on a 7-2 vote, upholding the state of New Jersey's desire to allow sports betting.…