At least 11 states are likely to legalize sports betting this year should the U.S. Supreme Court (SC) declares the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional.

The Associated Press reported that sports betting bills are in the cards of at least 18 U.S. states in case the high tribunal rules in favor of New Jersey’s petition.

Citing the latest Eilers & Krejcik Gaming research, the states that are going to introduce sports betting bills this year are Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and California. Both Indiana and Kentucky have already introduced their bills recently.

However, the same research showed that only 11 of these 18 states are likely to have a good chance of enacting the sports betting bills. These states are Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Indiana.