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Congress takes a huge step toward legalizing sports betting in America

Ever since NBA commissioner Adam Silver wrote a passionate New York Times op-ed in 2014 in favor of legalizing sports betting, those with skin in the game have hoped for progress in repealing the federal laws that restrict sports betting. In August, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that legalizes and protects daily fantasy sports contests, which some state attorneys general have called illegal gambling. The politician leading the charge is US Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, who t