Which year is associated with the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA)?

Which year is associated with the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA)?

• A. 1980
• B. 1992
• C. 2000
• D. 1996

Answer: (B)

PASPA was enacted in 1992 by the U.S. Congress and signed into law that year. The act aimed to regulate and generally prohibit sports betting at the federal level, while preserving a few existing state arrangements (notably Nevada). Because the key event tied to this policy is its passage in 1992, that year is the one most closely associated with PASPA. The other dates don’t correspond to when PASPA was enacted. For context, PASPA stayed in effect as the federal framework until the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down the nationwide prohibition, allowing states to legalize sports betting.

PASPA was enacted in 1992 by the U.S. Congress and signed into law that year. The act aimed to regulate and generally prohibit sports betting at the federal level, while preserving a few existing state arrangements (notably Nevada). Because the key event tied to this policy is its passage in 1992, that year is the one most closely associated with PASPA. The other dates don’t correspond to when PASPA was enacted. For context, PASPA stayed in effect as the federal framework until the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down the nationwide prohibition, allowing states to legalize sports betting.