NBA commissioner Adam Silver backs legal sports betting and federal framework
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he does not regret supporting legal sports betting in a 2014 opinion piece, reflecting on it ahead of its 10th anniversary. Silver reiterated his preference for a federal framework, saying state-by-state rules make administration more difficult; the source also reports that Americans legally wagered $125 billion in the first four years after the Supreme Court struck down PASPA.
A federal framework is Silver’s preference because he says state-by-state betting rules make administration more difficult.