(Providence, RI)--A judge is ruling that a filer of a lawsuit against Rhode Island's sports-betting operation has legal standing to sue.The Providence Journal reports a Superior Court judge made the ruling yesterday concerning the case of Daniel Harrop, a former candidate for Providence mayor.The case had been dismissed in September, but Harrop then revealed a bet he had made on a New England Patriots game and amended his complaint.The suit seeks to have state-sponsored sports-betting stopped until it gains approval by voters.