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Mississippi, NJ, Oregon Legalize Yellow-Card Betting; MLS Bans Players

6/4/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Mississippi, New Jersey and Oregon will allow yellow-card betting on sportsbooks, with DraftKings offering the wagers.
The International Betting Integrity Association reported $70 billion in 2024 betting, expects $60 billion in wagers, with 10 % on bets and 90 % of yellow-card bets placed offshore.
MLS banned Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah on Oct. 19 2025 for yellow-card betting, while betting is banned in Germany, Portugal and Sweden and permitted in the UK despite objections.

History

Historical Context

The 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) banned sports betting nationwide except Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana. New Jersey, led by Governor Phil Murphy, challenged the law; the Supreme Court heard the case in 2017 and issued a 7-2 ruling in May 2018 that struck down PASPA. The ruling spurred states to legalize betting, generating over $300 billion in wagers in six years.

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Story summary

Mississippi, New Jersey and Oregon will allow yellow-card betting on sportsbooks, with DraftKings offering the wagers.
The International Betting Integrity Association reported $70 billion in 2024 betting, expects $60 billion in wagers, with 10 % on bets and 90 % of yellow-card bets placed offshore.
MLS banned Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah on Oct. 19 2025 for yellow-card betting, while betting is banned in Germany, Portugal and Sweden and permitted in the UK despite objections.

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