# Murphy v. NCAA **Domain:** United States law / Sports betting **Doc Type:** Developed Legal Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition ***Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association*** (2018) is the U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that the federal prohibition on state authorization of sports gambling violated the Constitution's anti-commandeering principle. ## Significance The ruling did not itself legalize sports betting everywhere; it returned the choice to states. It is the legal hinge in the article's account of nationwide sports-wagering expansion and the conversion of athletic uncertainty into regulated handle, tax revenue, and market data. ## Routes [[wiki/Sports Betting|Sports Betting]] · [[wiki/Sports Betting Handle|Sports Betting Handle]] · [[wiki/Gaming Tax Revenue|Gaming Tax Revenue]] · [[wiki/CFTC Sports Event Contracts|CFTC Sports Event Contracts]] ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage|America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage]] - [U.S. Supreme Court opinion, Murphy v. NCAA](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-476_dbfi.pdf)