it said the states could not regulate sports gambling, couldn t allow it, and what justice alito said, that was essentially the federal government trying to put itself in the shoes of state legislators. what this means is, states like new jersey can now allow this kind of sports betting and it means other states can too. he was careful to say that if congress wanted to outright ban it all. it could, in this case, the 1992 law you just referred to, it actually was dictating how states could regulate. as a result, mike will clue us in on what it s going to mean for this billion dollar gaming industry. it also was significant in terms of the relationship between the states and federal power. and essentially said, federal government has to back off in terms of these kinds of regulati regulations. it s a major decision. especially for people who want to bet. it means we will never have to work again.
games. the olympic torch has finished its final leg on the river thames. next time you ll see its flames it ll be tonight. the big london secret though, the opening ceremony and, better yet, piers morgan is not going to be missing the event. he is on his home turf for goodness sake. lots of secrecy about the opening ceremonies. i know you ve got your sources, my friend. probably family members. clue us in. reporter: i ve been sneaking around. i ve been putting my nose in everywhere it shouldn t be trying to get any information. it s going to be pretty spectacular. probably my favorite detail is they re going to recreate a british countryside scene using real animals, country animals, so pigs, sheep, cows, you name it. they re all going to be in there with muhammed ali, bran-gelina, paul mccartney, an extraordinary mix of animals and people. sounds like the beautiful setting of your wedding. i remember the pictures of the two of you walking through the beautiful field.
and i think in the past the efforts failed because it didn t stick to the formula of musical theater. which is a character has to get to a point of emotion where the only way they can express themselves is through song. and people really respond to that. larry: how many songs are on every week? well, sometime there are up to the madonna episode, we did ten number. we ve done eight in episodes. and the first episode of this new season, we only have four number. larry: next tuesday. yeah. but it is an amazing episode. larry: tell us about it. come on. clue us in. make us watch. we have a new coach, a new football coach. larry: 6 4 . she is really 6 4 . she is really 6 4 . we catch one the characters. we all watched and it were thrilled with it. larry: when w the audition of the football coach, did they say she had to be a 6 4 woman? i think he knows her and i think she s been in other shows with him.
themselves is through song. and people really respond to that. larry: how many songs are on every week? well, sometime there are up to the madonna episode, we did ten number. we ve done eight in episodes. and the first episode of this new season, we only have four number. larry: next tuesday. yeah. but it is an amazing episode. larry: tell us about it. come on. clue us in. make us watch. we have a new coach, a new football coach. larry: 6 4 . she is really 6 4 . she is really 6 4 . we catch one the characters. we all watched and it were thrilled with it. larry: when w the audition of the football coach, did they say she had to be a 6 4 woman? i think he knows her and i think she s been in other shows with him. larry: so she ll be on every week? about five episodes in the first half and then probably more in the second. larry: how many he wases ahead are you?