Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992
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| Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act[1] | |
| Long title: | Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act |
| Introduced by: | Dennis DeConcini (D-Arizona) |
| Dates | |
| Date passed: | October 06, 1992[2] (House) February 22, 1991 (Senate) |
| Date enacted: | October 28, 1992 |
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| US CFR: | CFR |
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The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (Pub.L. 102-559) set out to define the legalization of sports betting throughout the United States. This act effectively outlawed sports betting nationwide, excluding a few states.
The sports lotteries conducted in Oregon and Delaware were exempt, as well as the licensed sports pools in Nevada. In addition, Congress provided a one-year window of opportunity from the effective date of PASPA (January 1, 1993) for states, which operated licensed casino gaming for the previous ten-year period to pass laws permitting sports wagering. The latter exception was clearly crafted with New Jersey in mind. However, New Jersey failed to take advantage of this opportunity and carve out an exception for itself. Also excluded from the reach of PASPA are jai alai and pari-mutuel horse and dog racing.
