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Slate: Will We Wager at the Stadium?

Undoubtedly the biggest story in sports yesterday affected not only K-State, but all major organized sports in America, both professional and “amateur,” if indeed that is what NCAA competitions remain. The United States Supreme Court, in the latest of many, many cases filed by the state of New Jersey and various gambling enterprises in that state, struck down federal legislation known as the “Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992” (PASPA). Let’s take a minute to LOL at the moniker because, really? The NCAA, MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL need “protection?” All of them seem to be doing pretty well for themselves.