Jussi
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I don't know why you'd think they'd adopt the Nordic model when America hasn't adopted the Nordic model in anything else. Before long this industry will simply be dominated by a few massive private players i.e. more along the UK model.
New Jersey sued for this because they tricked themselves into thinking that Vegas having an unfair edge on sports betting is the cause of their tawdry coastal 'resort' towns like Atlantic City declining while Vegas prospers. Now New Jersey also happens to be the state of the union where "gambling interests" (*cue for Sopranos music*) have the biggest political muscle outside Nevada, so yeah that probably also played a role here.
Now in the UK, actual gambling parlors have been in decline for a while..online gambling is what it's all about. And it's gonna be the same in the U.S. obviously. States and communities will profit about as much from this as they profit from online retailers. Those online gambling providers will be Delaware corporations and if they have a physical presence anywhere in the U.S. to begin with, I would imagine that Vegas is as good as any place for it.
Well it seems Nevada already has a similar system. Since many states are in the planning process only or have not even begun one, one would think they'd look toward copying existing systems.
If the federal government is smart about this, they'd allow only states to organize the systems and limit playing only to one's home state, thus allowing for the Nevada (or Nordic) model. It would reduce federal spendinga a lot if states could get funds for various social projects from sports betting instead of the government. But since I realize what type of people are running the government now, I don't have high hopes for it.