NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants the United States to get with the times in regard to sports betting.
In an op-ed posted Thursday on the New York Times website, Silver pointed to Europe's legal sports betting market and wrote that Congress "should adopt a federal framework that allows states to authorize betting on professional sports, subject to strict regulatory requirements and technological safeguards."
It's the third time since taking over for former commissioner David Stern that Silver has spoken out about his support of legalized sports betting in the U.S. His latest remarks come one week before a federal judge will rule on New Jersey's efforts to bring Las Vegas-style sports betting to its struggling casinos and race tracks.