A coalition of sports betting industry stakeholders is planning a proper lobbying effort on Capitol Hill, potentially in early 2017, with the intention to push for the growth of legalized wagering. That was the largest news from the yankee Gaming Association at a conference for media members on Thursday.

The AGA is leading the trouble to shape the coalition and has made sports betting its signature initiative in recent months. On Thursday, the AGA cited the NHL’s decision to find a franchise in Las Vegas as a big step within the evolution of yankee sports betting.

AGA senior VP of public affairs Sara Rayme said the association expects to construct on what it sees as significant momentum for the growth of legal sports wagering, and attain that lead to three to 5 years.

Even with sizable momentum, any such timetable is ambitious and will face an extensive, diverse set of hurdles, from the legislative to the litigious.

A central hurdle to the growth of sports betting in America is the pro and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a 1992 federal law that forestalls all but four states from offering some type of sports wagering.

A partial repeal or alteration of PASPA is probably going essentially the most direct solution to expand sports betting. Gaming attorney Daniel Wallach, a shareholder with Becker & Poliakoff, characterized the federal law Thursday as, “hanging by a thread and looking ahead to a knockout blow.”

But amending PASPA could prove difficult. Congress is notoriously slow to behave in general, not to mention at altering existing law. But as a contemporary daily fantasy sports hearing on Capitol Hill illustrated, there’s a large education gap between stakeholders and legislators with regards to even understanding the rate and technology of 21st century sports gambling.

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