U.S. congress undecided on sports betting hearing

Industry observers were left scratching their heads at the antics of federal legislators this week; a July 26 scheduled hearing on the recent liberalisation of sports betting by the federal House Judiciary Committee was posted (see previous report) but then almost immediately postponed without explanation.

Titled “Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America,” the hearing was reportedly to be addressed by the National Football League, which has fiercely but ultimately unsuccessfully opposed the striking down of PASPA by the US Supreme Court.

Reporting on the postponement, the publication ESPN was unable to furnish either an alternative date or an explanation.