Up Next
Back to Show
PBS News Hour
Amid March Madness, a push to legalize sports betting
Billions of dollars every year are wagered on various sporting events, but except for bets made in Las Vegas and a few other states, they're all illegal. Now, representatives from cash-strapped states and even the NBA commissioner are behind a push to legalize sports betting, which they say will yield economic benefits. But plenty of opponents remain. NewsHour's William Brangham reports.
Support Provided By
4:25:53
The “Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol” has confirmed that their ninth public hearing will take place the afternoon of Wednesday, September 28.
President Joe Biden will give an Oval Office address Thursday on the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war.