Prior to May 2018, the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act prohibited sports gambling everywhere in the [[United States]] (except for [[Nevada]] which had already allowed it prior to the Act). In a challenge raised by several states, including [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]] which were hoping to legalize sports gambling as a source of governmental revenue,<ref>https://www.legalsportsreport.com/16339/pa-sports-betting-law/</ref> the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in its 6–3 decision in ''Murphy v. NCAA'' (May 14, 2018) struck down the Act, leaving the decision on whether or not to legalize the practice to the states. As a result of that Supreme Court decision, a third of [[American]] young men are [[addiction|addicted]] to sports betting as of 2022,<ref>https://fortune.com/2022/12/13/gambling-world-cup-sports-betting-us-young-men-are-hooked-sites-apps-tech-survey-will-johnson/</ref> and billions of dollars are wasted this way. | Prior to May 2018, the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act prohibited sports gambling everywhere in the [[United States]] (except for [[Nevada]] which had already allowed it prior to the Act). In a challenge raised by several states, including [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]] which were hoping to legalize sports gambling as a source of governmental revenue,<ref>https://www.legalsportsreport.com/16339/pa-sports-betting-law/</ref> the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in its 6–3 decision in ''Murphy v. NCAA'' (May 14, 2018) struck down the Act, leaving the decision on whether or not to legalize the practice to the states. As a result of that Supreme Court decision, a third of [[American]] young men are [[addiction|addicted]] to sports betting as of 2022,<ref>https://fortune.com/2022/12/13/gambling-world-cup-sports-betting-us-young-men-are-hooked-sites-apps-tech-survey-will-johnson/</ref> and billions of dollars are wasted this way. |