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“When the unexpected meets with the unprepared, there we find the greatest astonishments!”

 ― Mehmet Murat Iklan   (Turkish Playwright)

In the USA, state after state is gearing up to legalize sports betting, following the Supreme Court decision in Murphy v NCAA, which, as we all know, struck down the federal law known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). But even as they do so, a number of unanswered questions are coming home to roost.