The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that prohibits gambling on sports in a landmark 6-3 decision that allows individual states to form their own laws to regulate bets placed on games within professional and amateur athletics.
Here is how various sports organizations reacted to the news.
University of Colorado athletic director Rick George: “I felt like this was something that would be passed at some point. It’s been certainly something we’ve discussed quite a bit over the last year and a half, so it’s not surprising. The integrity of collegiate athletics is important in this.