{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sports Betting Dime","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com","author_name":"Paul Costanzo","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/author\/paul-costanzo\/","title":"USA Sports Betting: Why Did It Take So Long to Legalize?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9nCsjhrXhF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/legal\/why-did-legalization-take-so-long\/\">USA Sports Betting: Why Did It Take So Long to Legalize?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/legal\/why-did-legalization-take-so-long\/embed\/#?secret=9nCsjhrXhF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;USA Sports Betting: Why Did It Take So Long to Legalize?&#8221; &#8212; Sports Betting Dime\" data-secret=\"9nCsjhrXhF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/app\/uploads\/why-has-legalization-taken-so-long.jpg","thumbnail_width":835,"thumbnail_height":520,"description":"Thanks to SCOTUS\u2019 ruling on Murphy v. NCAA, the US federal ban on sports betting is history. But why did it take so long? We discovered that the answer is rooted in a unique American relationship towards both sports and gambling, and influenced by everything from sports betting conspiracies to special interest groups."}