Sports fans wager Supreme Court ruling won't ruin their fun


May 14, 2018; Houston, TX, USA; A general view of Toyota Center during intordeuctions before the first quarter in game one of the Western conference finals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sports fans on Monday shrugged off a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could open the door to legalize sports betting, saying it would likely have little impact on baseball, basketball and football games already subject to off-the-books gambling.

The nation's top court struck down a 1992 law that widely outlawed gambling on college and professional sports, calling it unconstitutional and likely touching off a rush by gaming businesses and states to cash in on an expected multibillion-dollar industry.

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