Trump administration backs sports betting ban

Members of the American Gaming Association (AGA) and US President Donald Trump aren’t seeing each other eye to eye when it comes to the issue of sports betting in the country.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Trump administration is standing behind the professional sports league, which backs the constitutionality of the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) that effectively bans sports betting.

For months, the former casino magnate-turned-politician has kept everyone guessing on his position in the case filed by New Jersey before the U.S. Supreme Court.

It came as a surprise for many that Trump turned his back on his pals in AGA on the issue since he had expressed his support on the legalization of sports betting in the US in the past – like this video footage of his interview in 1993: