Question

In the early 2010s, Chris Christie launched two lawsuits on behalf of this industry which argued that federal law (-5[1])unconstitutionally prevented states from issuing an “affirmative authorization.” Almost (10[1])a quarter of (10[1])spending in this industry is on products abbreviated as SGPs, (-5[1])which (10[1])are often (-5[1])accessed (10[1])using ubiquitous promo codes. (10[6])A 2018 (10[1])Supreme Court (-5[1])case (10[1])named for (10[2])New Jersey governor Phil Murphy (10[1])overturned a (10[1])1992 (-5[1])act that outlawed this industry (-5[1])in most states, (10[7]-5[1])PASPA. (10[7]-5[1])In 2024, (10[2])irregular (10[1])activity surrounding “props” (10[2]-5[1])in this industry (10[4])led to the firing (10[1])of Jontay (10[1])Porter. (-5[2])A high-profile trial (10[3])for theft (10[1])to repay debts (-5[1])from (10[1])this industry (-5[1])resulted in the imprisonment (10[1])of Shohei (10[1])Ohtani’s interpreter. (10[6]-5[1])For 10 points, name this industry (10[2])in which companies like DraftKings (10[1]-5[1])have partnered (10[1])with (10[1])the “Big Four” (10[1])leagues. (10[2])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: sports betting [accept sports gambling; accept sports wagering; accept equivalents for “sports” like professional sports, athletics, NFL, football, NBA, basketball, MLB, baseball, NHL, ice hockey, WNBA, women’s basketball, MLS, or soccer; prompt on betting, gambling, or online betting or gambling by asking “in what domain?”; prompt on fantasy sports; reject “professional sports” or “athletics” alone; reject answers that refer to “college sports” or “NCAA sports”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Enoch BoatengManchesterLSE A18-5
Barkot BelayEmory BGeorgia A2710
Jackson McDonaldAlabama AClemson A3010
Arjun BothraHaverford AJohns Hopkins A40-5
Abby TiptonAuburn BAuburn C4110
Will McCurleyAuburn AGeorgia Tech B43-5
Ryan SunBerkeley BBerkeley A4410
Joshua DavenportGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech F4810
Zachary KantEmory AGeorgia Tech D4810
Yash MandaviaUIUC BSIUE A4810
Gavin Wagner (UG)WUSTL ACentral Oklahoma4810
Gavin Wagner (UG)WUSTL ACentral Oklahoma4810
Chloe ChowHarvard AYale C4810
Simon EmmanuelRutgers APenn State B5010
Zaid Asif (D2)NYU BMississippi State52-5
Samuel StellaFlorida State University AUF D5310
Pranav JothiGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech E5510
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech E5510
Matthew SiffYale ATufts A6010
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar AIowa6210
Bryce Cruise (D2)Texas AMcGill E63-5
Kyle NolanBard AJohns Hopkins B68-5
Gannon RiceClemson AGeorgia Tech F7110
Emma Victoria ByronRutgers CPenn A7110
Sam McNameeNotre DameUIUC D7110
Jisoo ParkUIUC CPurdue B7110
Ethan SkolnickWashU CPurdue C7110
Coby TranUChicago CUChicago A7110
Michael WuSouthampton BImperial B7110
Marc GrecoWilliams AYale B71-5
Robert MerchantAlabama AEmory B7210
Luke ZhangEmory AAuburn A7210
Dylan Dexter (D2)Ole MissTexas C7210
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BColorado College7210
Aaron Garcia (UG)ArkansasVassar B7210
Leo LawUF AUF F7210
Oscar DespardCambridge ACambridge B72-5
Will ZhangTufts BNortheastern A7210
WillLehighPenn State A7410
Blake DanzigerEdinburghLSE B7410
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech A7510
Ben MarekStanford AStanford L7810
Evan DaviesMiamiWashU B7810
Luca Balescu (D2)Texas DNYU A78-5
Max BrodskyUIUC AWashU D8110
Ved MuthusamyOxford ACambridge C8110
Ragulan SivakumarMIT ACarabrandeis8110
Graham CloseBoston University AA Brandeis Supreme8110
John ShellyRowan APenn B8510
Edward FogelBirminghamCambridge D8710
Aryan PathakUF EUF B88-5
Luke NashDurham BVanderbilt88-5
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins BBard A9110
Patrick Rivas-GiorgiColumbia BPrinceton A9110
Towery McNeil (D2)Mississippi StateNYU B9110
Nolan JonesPurdue AUChicago D9310
RichardBowdoin ABowdoin B96-5
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ACentral Oklahoma9710
Rick LineBristol AImperial A99-5
Danny FisherWarwick BBristol B10310
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia AGeorgia Tech C10510
Ani KannanBerkeley CStanford M10710
Coy MierAuburn CTusculum A10710
Aditya ShivaswamyJohns Hopkins AHaverford A10710
Davis JohnsonPurdue DIndiana B107-5
JohannBowdoin BBowdoin A10710
William BarashBrandeises BrewBrown A10710
Kevin HoffAmherst ADiamond Brandeis10710
Sheikh ArufUCF BFlorida Tech A11310
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltDurham B11310
Shiva TegullaUCF AFlorida Tech B118-5
Oliver BeebyOxford BWarwick A11810
Jordan DavidsenUF BUF E12010
Derek FinoClark ABoston University B12110
Jeffry XuGeorgia Tech BAuburn A12410
Rishi Swaminathan (D2)NYU ATexas D12510
Cormac BeirneLSE AManchester12510
Trenton BurgesIndiana BPurdue D12610
Uday Bhardwaj (D2)McGill ETexas A12610
Kyle GronerFlorida Tech BUCF A12610
Oscar O'FlanaganImperial ABristol A12610
Ben LaFondCambridge BCambridge A12610
Jem BurchYale BWilliams A12610
Gerrit Severeid (UG)McGill EMississippi State14010