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The Supreme Court paves the way for states to legalize gambling

The decision is sending ripples through major league sports concerned about integrity of games.

Earlier today, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that acted as a ban on commercial sports betting in all but four states. To be clear, this ruling doesn’t all of a sudden make it legal  to get some action on tonight’s Warriors-Rockets game, but it could pave the way for legalized gambling in a number of states. That could eventually yield a revenue bump.

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