Sport Betting
Daniel Fernandez
Texas A & M University – Kingsville
11/29/16
EDKN 3355
Dr. Daniel J. Burt
Table of Contents
Introduction Page 3
Sports Betting before Regulation Page 4
Early Problems with the NCAA on Television Page 5
The True Value of Television Page 7
The Longhorn Network Page 8
State of the NCAA Page 9
Summary Page 10
Future Ramifications Page 11
References Page 13
One can say gambling was a staple in United States early history especially in the expansion of the west. As our country grew and professional sports began to form Sports betting grew right along with them. In early days when professional sports were not a huge money maker the owners and league officials and owners …show more content…
The PAPSA makes it unlawful for a governmental entity or person to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize a lottery, sweepstakes, or other gambling scheme based on amateur or professional athletic events. The year gap between passing and effective date was to allow those states that had a ten year history with licensed gaming to apply for exemption from thin law. This act was put in place to stop the spread of state ran sport gambling. Commissioner of the National Basketball Association provided testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee in hopes of maintaining sports integrity and reduce the promotion of sports gambling four our children. Many who favored this bill also saw it as a way to stop organized crime from making lucrative profits through sports gambling. This act was the first constraint by our government on state sponsored sport betting leaving only four states with the ability to legally allow sports betting. Montana, Oregon and Delaware and Nevada all who already had state laws on sports betting were allowed to keep their laws which allowed licensed sports gambling and took advantage of the exemption form this law. Today all but two states have some form of legal gambling that is allowed however Nevada is the only state allowed to gamble on sport through casino sports …show more content…
§ 3701, et seq. The state of Delaware from 1976 through 1990 had multi game parlays only involving NFL teams. However they had since added head to head single game betting and multi game parlays for games of the NHL, NBA, NCAA and MLB. The court found this to be a violation of the Professional and Amateur Sports Act because when the exception was allowed by federal law it was for the betting scheme that was allowed during the periods of 1975 -1990 any additional or different types of wagering is illegal under
Daniel Fernandez
Texas A & M University – Kingsville
11/29/16
EDKN 3355
Dr. Daniel J. Burt
Table of Contents
Introduction Page 3
Sports Betting before Regulation Page 4
Early Problems with the NCAA on Television Page 5
The True Value of Television Page 7
The Longhorn Network Page 8
State of the NCAA Page 9
Summary Page 10
Future Ramifications Page 11
References Page 13
One can say gambling was a staple in United States early history especially in the expansion of the west. As our country grew and professional sports began to form Sports betting grew right along with them. In early days when professional sports were not a huge money maker the owners and league officials and owners …show more content…
The PAPSA makes it unlawful for a governmental entity or person to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize a lottery, sweepstakes, or other gambling scheme based on amateur or professional athletic events. The year gap between passing and effective date was to allow those states that had a ten year history with licensed gaming to apply for exemption from thin law. This act was put in place to stop the spread of state ran sport gambling. Commissioner of the National Basketball Association provided testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee in hopes of maintaining sports integrity and reduce the promotion of sports gambling four our children. Many who favored this bill also saw it as a way to stop organized crime from making lucrative profits through sports gambling. This act was the first constraint by our government on state sponsored sport betting leaving only four states with the ability to legally allow sports betting. Montana, Oregon and Delaware and Nevada all who already had state laws on sports betting were allowed to keep their laws which allowed licensed sports gambling and took advantage of the exemption form this law. Today all but two states have some form of legal gambling that is allowed however Nevada is the only state allowed to gamble on sport through casino sports …show more content…
§ 3701, et seq. The state of Delaware from 1976 through 1990 had multi game parlays only involving NFL teams. However they had since added head to head single game betting and multi game parlays for games of the NHL, NBA, NCAA and MLB. The court found this to be a violation of the Professional and Amateur Sports Act because when the exception was allowed by federal law it was for the betting scheme that was allowed during the periods of 1975 -1990 any additional or different types of wagering is illegal under