AGA- American Sports Betting Sentiment Rose 22% Since 2018 PASPA Repeal; US Simultaneously Recorded $220 Billion Handle
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, known as PASPA, regulated the U.S. sports wagering market until 2018 when Supreme Court ruled that the PASPA conflicted with the Tenth Amendment and revoked the legislation. Now, five years later, American Gaming Association (AGA) has researched the sports betting sentiment of the American people and the impact of the 2018 measure to find out that 85 percent of Americans support the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal PASPA.
This number is 22 percent above 63 percent of American proponents five years ago. AGA also found that 77 percent of adults in the States support the legalization of sports wagering in their home state regardless of the current sp…