In a 6-3 decision Monday, the United States Supreme Court determined that a 1992 federal law [The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA)] violated constitutional principles by forcing states to ban sports betting under their own laws.
The case dealt specifically with New Jersey who contested an earlier 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, but the language in the opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, makes it clear that other states could go forward with establishing legal frameworks to regulate sports betting.
The opinion concludes as below (PDF):
The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make. Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each State…