Absolutely the right decision by the Court. The way Congress handled the topic violated the anti-commandeering principle.
Let states exercise their rights under the 10th Amendment and decide for themselves. No different than lotteries, which by the way, states don’t seem to have a problem with as they make the $$$.
The problem is that states won’t be able to stay within their borders. And that’s when the interstate commerce act and Title 18 of the federal code are pushed in not to mention uncontrolled positions of each state.
An example of this was Michael Vick. He was busted and imprisoned for running dog fighting. What he wasn’t busted for was a federal rap on funding an interstate gambling book for the fights that would have meant 20 years in the federal pen done on internet and telecom. That is considered racketeering and money laundering. But they did him a favor by only handing him a couple of years. How many favors are they going to need now?
rwood
‘The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make. Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own. Our job is to interpret the law Congress has enacted and decide whether it is consistent with the Constitution.’
As is ALL matters not addressed in the Constitution, the States have the right to decide what goes and what doesn’t.