Lawmaker Talks Legalized Sports Betting

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A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a federal law that bars gambling on sports gives states like Michigan the chance to legalize sports betting. State Senator Rick Jones is not a fan. He spoke with Michigan News Network about the issue.

“I’ve never been a big pro-gambling person,” Jones said. “I don’t think gambling is very good for people, but if we’re gong to have it anyway online and if the money is going to organized crime, I‘d rather see it go to education and roads.”

Jones says he doubts we will see a measure approved in the state legislature before the election. Jones says a problem with legalizing sports betting could be the lack of clear regulations.