Just one brief decade ago, it was virtually inconceivable to engage in authorized sports betting if you happen to live in the United States or in Canada. Both nations prohibit betting on virtually all organized sports, in any type at all. The exceptions have at all times been parimutuel betting, which is only applied to 2 or three completely different sports (among them canine and horse racing). Outside of those sports, the only authorized bets one could place on sports…