The federal law against sports betting is causing many states to complain as they appear to expand gambling for revenue.

With gambling the principle solution for politicians looking to continue their massive spending without raising taxes, the federal ban within the US on sports betting is coming under increasing attack by the states. Some states are officially asking Congress to repeal the pro and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, while others are demanding the courts act.

State legislatures in both Missouri and Rhode Island have measures that entice Congress to take away the gambling ban on sports within the US. And New Jersey and Delaware have both initiated legal maneuvers to force the law to be withdrawn.

Delaware, having lost in an earlier battle with the NFL at the exact nature of PASPA, is pursuing its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Delaware, that's one among four states grandfathered in for the best to function sports betting, was shocked to listen to a US Appeals Court rule that it is just eligible for previously employed methods of sports gambling.

New Jersey state Senator Ray Lezniak is decided to clear the trail to saving his state's casinos and gambling interests. Lesniak is on the heart of a suit seeking the striking of PASPA for discriminating a number of the states, a contravention of the Commerce Clause.

Lesniak could also be already pushing legislation in New Jersey allowing sports betting at Atlantic City casinos. While the federal law may block implementation of Lesniak's state constitutional amendment, passing the bill would put New Jersey in place to behave immediately when the federal law is changed.

"And when it passes with support from 75 percent of our voters it's going to send a message to these in Congress that that is something people want," Lesniak told ESPN.com.

Published on January 20, 2010 by MattMiller

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