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Here’s a safe bet: Tussle over sports gambling in California will be loud, expensive

Marek Warszawski January 7, 2022

Here’s a bet Californians can take to the bank: In 2022 we’ll be inundated with conflicting messaging about legalized sports gambling.

It’ll be up to voters to decide not only whether placing bets on professional and college games should be legal, but also who controls the action. Those are the real stakes.

Since a 2018 Supreme Court decision lifted a federal ban on sports gambling, 33 states have legalized the practice in some form. California remains the largest holdout. Industry analysts project retail and online sports betting in the nation’s most populous state could generate more than $3 billion annually.

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