Kansas joins states preparing for a PASPA overturn

Kansas has become the latest among over 10 US states that have started making legislative arrangements contingent on the US Supreme Court overturning the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in the New Jersey appeal case currently before it (see previous reports)

A currently sparse House bill – H2533 – has been introduced via the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs which makes provision for the regulation, licensing and control of single game sports betting by the Kansas State Lottery.

Interestingly, the bill envisages a scenario in which state horse racing tracks would be licensed to offer general sports wagering…despite the fact that there are presently no active racetracks in the state.

The measure appears to include wagering on amateur sporting events, including college sports, which could put it on a collision course with the NCAA.