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However, their ambitions didn’t stop at fantasy. With the 2018 Supreme Court ruling striking down the federal PASPA Act, states gained the authority to regulate sports betting. This watershed moment unleashed a torrent of legalization efforts across the country, notably in New Jersey, which challenged the federal ban and won, leading to a rapid domino effect. Once sports betting was legalized in individual states, betting companies quickly adapted—shifting from fantasy to full-fledged sports wagering, offering bets on everything from game outcomes to micro-events like who scores first.