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But while you're at it, can you explain why the DoJ opinion was even relevant to intrastate regulation? It was the impetus, was it not?
PASPA specifically prevented states from regulating intrastate sports betting. It was the entire point of the bill. States were given time, 18-24 months if I remember correctly, to opt in. Only Nevada opted in to full sports betting and 3 others partially. 46 states now have permission to regulate intrastate online sports betting and 3 more have the right to go to Nevada style sports betting. The only state unaffected is Nevada, other than losing their monopoly that is, so this is huge for sports betting.
It is also big for poker legislation, if only because states will be dealing with gaming regulation. Poker will get at the very least some talk as the result of this. It actually already has. Though, state by state expansion of poker probably doesn't mean a boom for players.