By The Weekly Edge desk ·
GamblingNews reported that West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey expects the Supreme Court to rule on sports event prediction markets in 2027. He made the forecast at a summer meeting of state gaming legislators.
The forecast gives state officials an anticipated timeframe for potential Supreme Court guidance.
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