Why Faith Leaders Lost the Battle Against Online Sports Betting
Legalized sports gambling now represents billions of dollars. Faith leaders in the few holdout states know the odds are against stopping it.
Legalized sports gambling now represents billions of dollars. Faith leaders in the few holdout states know the odds are against stopping it.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In a state where betting on the Kentucky Derby is seen as a rite of passage, efforts to legalize wagering on other sports have barely gotten out of the starting gate.
After New Jersey's Supreme Court victory last year, any state that wishes can legalize sports betting. ESPN recently updated a ranking of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of how likely it is for each jurisdiction to offer full-scale legal sports