Jeff Ifrah quoted by ESPN amid New Hampshire Legal Sports Betting Case Decision

Why a New Hampshire legal case is vital to U.S. sports betting growth

Ryan Rodenberg Special to ESPN.com

The yet-to-be-resolved case has not stopped states from moving forward with sports betting legislation, however.

“While the case has been pending, dozens of states have introduced new sports gambling legislation, and a handful have passed such legislation,” said Jeff Ifrah, founding member of Ifrah Law PLLC in Washington and counsel to iDEA, a non-profit association that filed an amicus brief in the New Hampshire case. “So the [Justice Department’s new stance] and the case itself do not appear to be delaying the roll-out of expanded sports betting across the country.”