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

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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Chloe ChowHarvard AYale C4810
Matthew SiffYale ATufts A6010
Marc GrecoWilliams AYale B71-5
Will ZhangTufts BNortheastern A7210
Graham CloseBoston University AA Brandeis Supreme8110
Ragulan SivakumarMIT ACarabrandeis8110
RichardBowdoin ABowdoin B96-5
Kevin HoffAmherst ADiamond Brandeis10710
JohannBowdoin BBowdoin A10710
William BarashBrandeises BrewBrown A10710
Derek FinoClark ABoston University B12110
Jem BurchYale BWilliams A12610