Supreme Court will hear New Jersey sports betting appeal: Wh

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The United States Kris Bryant Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear New Jersey's appeal in the state's long-running quest to offer legalized sports betting. The ruling breaks a string of courtroom losses for New Jersey, dating back to 2012. The five major Mark Grace Jersey sports leagues -- the NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball -- that sued New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over the state's plan had urged the Supreme Court to decline review in the case. In reviewing applications for hearings, at least four of the nine Supreme Court justices normally must agree to take the case. In November 2011, New Jersey Matt Szczur Jersey voters passed a statewide referendum by nearly a 2-1 margin in support of legal sports betting throughout the state. Christie signed follow-up legislation in January 2012, and that spring, New Jersey gaming officials put forth regulations for state-sponsored sportsbooks. Soon thereafter, the NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball sued to stop New Jersey under the Miguel Montero Jersey Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), a federal law that restricts legal sports betting to Nevada and a small number of other states. New Jersey had lost every step of the way in this legal battle and was considered an underdog to have its case heard by the high court.