Essays on Sports Betting

Sports betting has become commonplace around the world with many countries not criminalizing, but instead, regulating it. In the United States, betting schemes are illegal except in the states of Montana, Nevada, Delaware and Oregon. Over the recent years, various states have begun agitating for the legalization of sports betting. States like New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and New York have introduced legislations that attempt to legalize sports betting in contravention to the federal government's, Professional and Amateur Sports Prevention Act (PASPA) which prohibits which has provisions which prohibit wagering in single game sports in all states in ...

Introduction

Without hesitation, America had influenced people across the universe in all kinds of the way! Movies, Food, Clothing, Brands, and even sports. The most popular sports in the US include American football, baseball, and basketball. It is also popular in athletics, especially in the short races. It can be said that the US in not bothered on exporting their sports but they uses the platform to find a market to their products by influencing he tastes and preferences across the universe. The US ensures that the export for their products grows by manipulating the popular culture in different nations. ...

This paper endeavors to research information regarding the issue of gambling, specifically within the state of New Jersey. Whilst gambling has been an inevitable part of human history, controversy still surrounds its impact on the social environment. In many countries, gambling is forbidden or restricted, however in the United States gambling is seen by many as a form of entertainment. In addition, revenue taxes derived from gambling contribute to both local and national economies. The goal in this paper is to evaluate the revenue and cost factors derived from gambling in New Jersey, and show that gambling's social and economic ...