Dominant themes in sports wagering state legislation following the Supreme Court ruling on the Professional and Amateur Sport Protection Act of 1992
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The Department of Apparel, Education Studies, and Hospitality Management provides an interdisciplinary look into areas of aesthetics, leadership, event planning, entrepreneurship, and multi-channel retailing. It consists of four majors: Apparel, Merchandising, and Design; Event Management; Family and Consumer Education and Studies; and Hospitality Management.
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The Department of Apparel, Education Studies, and Hospitality Management was founded in 2001 from the merging of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies; the Department of Textiles and Clothing, and the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management.
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2001 - present
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- College of Human Sciences (parent college)
- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies (predecessor)
- Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (predecessor)
- Department of Textiles and Clothing (predecessor)
- Trend Magazine (student organization)
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On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court overturned 28 U. S. C. §3702, known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA). PASPA forbid states that did not have sports wagering schemes in place, or those that did not offer casino gambling, from allowing sports wagering. Nevada has allowed sports wagering since 1949 and was the only state where it was legal before PASPA was overturned. As of July 1, 2019, eight states had passed legislation concerning sports wagering schemes and were accepting sports wagers throughout the state. Other states and the District of Columbia have passed sports wagering laws. The purpose of this study is to identify the dominant themes of legislation in place in states where sports wagering schemes were legal and active as of July 1, 2019. This study used content analysis software to identify and measure the frequency of common phrases and terms. This study also used sentiment analysis to identify and measure the sentimental motivation of the legislation in different states. The results of this study will provide valuable information to state legislators and public administrators considering the creation of state-sanctioned sports wagering schemes.
Keywords: sports wagering, Supreme Court, bookmaking, Tenth Amendment, content analysis, sentiment analysis