The US Supreme Court will consider New Jersey’s quest for legal sports betting, possibly spelling an end to America’s antiquated relationship with gambling and sports.

Just one day after leaving America’s betting fans in limbo, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it had granted certiorari to two New Jersey petitions regarding lower court rulings that had blocked the state’s plans to permit legal sports betting at Atlantic City casinos and state racetracks.

The two petitions – one by the state government and the other from the state’s thoroughbred racehorse owners’ association – have been consolidated and will be granted a total of one hour for oral argument before the Court at some point during its 2017 session, which gets underway in October.

The Court has yet to set a specific date for that oral argument but New Jersey’s legal eagles and the state’s opponents – the US Department of Justice, four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA – will begin filing briefs to the Court in August, with deadlines for reply briefs extending through October. The point being, it will likely be well into 2018 before the outcome of this case is decided.