Rest Easy, Nevada

August 12, 2017 11:31 PM
  • Geoff Freeman
August 12, 2017 11:31 PM
  • Geoff Freeman

In June, the Supreme Court of the United States announced it will hear New Jersey’s appeal challenging the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which bans sports betting outside Nevada. The case is a nail in the coffin to the failing federal sports betting ban that has allowed an unregulated, illegal market to swell to a conservatively estimated $150 billion annually.

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Depending on the court’s ruling, in the not-too-distant future, states across the country could have the opportunity to decide whether sports betting is right for them—meaning a piece of Las Vegas could be closer to players across the country.

But what does this mean for Las Vegas—and for that matter, Nevada’s tourism industry? Could taking sports betting and legalizing it across the country give tourists less of a reason to visit the Strip?