Sports Vote YES

TRENTON – A federal judge has denied a bid by the NCAA, National Football League, and three other sports leagues to slow down the timetable on its sports betting lawsuit against the New Jersey Attorney General’s office. Link to article: Record: Judge says no delay needed in NJ sports betting case U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Goodman … Continue reading »

TRENTON – Attorneys for the state of New Jersey and the five sports entities suing the state to stop their sports betting efforts have found more that they can’t agree on. Link to article: Leagues seek to slow down sports betting lawsuit In a letter to U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, representatives for the NFL, … Continue reading »

TRENTON – State of New Jersey attorneys are acting like “sandbaggers,” say the attorneys representing the NFL and four other sports entities in their lawsuit against the state to seek to prevent implementation of a law that otherwise could allow state casinos and racetracks to open sports books in less than two months. Link to … Continue reading »

TRENTON – The New Jersey Attorney General’s office won a procedural disagreement on Wednesday in the high-profile sports betting case, with a federal judge ruling that the state can depose an additional Major League Baseball executive. Link to article – NorthJersey.com: NJ wins round against MLB in sports betting case The court had ruled on Oct. … Continue reading »

TRENTON - Here’s a simple way for the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA to do more than Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and maybe even FEMA to help New Jersey recover from Hurricane Sandy: Drop their lawsuit against the state’s plan to allow sports betting. Link to article: Bloomberg – The NCAA’s Dubious Bet Against … Continue reading »

TRENTON – Since the US federal government enacted the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in 1992, banning all but four states from legalizing and regulating sports betting, casinos in Nevada have experienced a billion-dollar boom in their own legal sports wagering. Link to article – UNLV Center for Gaming Research: Sports Betting totals … Continue reading »

TRENTON – New Jersey will be able to question the heads of one amateur and four professional sports organizations about sports betting under a proposal put forward Tuesday in federal court. Link to article - Press of AC: NJ question heads of sports leagues, NCAA on sports betting The president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association … Continue reading »

TRENTON — Documents filed in federal District Court this week provide a glimpse into how New Jersey, the professional sports leagues and the NCAA intend to press their case over a new state law that allows betting on games. Link to article: Court documents show NJ playbook against NCAA in betting battle In an order being considered … Continue reading »

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law Tuesday legalizing sports betting in the state, after a federal ban on such gambling is overturned. The governor signed a bill that had been passed overwhelmingly by both houses of the state legislature. It would legalize betting on professional and collegiate sporting games at the … Continue reading »

People already are betting tens of millions — with offshore accounts or organized crime. It’s senseless not to try to siphon some of that revenue. A “yes” vote would allow sports betting at casinos and racetracks, either in person or via internet or phone accounts. Wagers could be placed on certain pro and college sports … Continue reading »

“I’ll be voting yes,” Gov. Chris Christie said. “Gaming is surrounding us everywhere.” Christie said if the referendum passes (and several polls have shown it favored by a roughly 2-to-1 margin), he will work with state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, an Elizabeth Democrat, on legislation to allow it in New Jersey once it is legal under … Continue reading »

Illegal sports betting is estimated to generate about $400 billion a year; some put the figure at closer to half a trillion dollars. New Jersey, like every other state, is virtually powerless to stop the illegal transactions. Why not, then, legally establish sports wagering in a way that benefits the state with a new source … Continue reading »

There is only one public question on the Nov. 8 ballot: Should the New Jersey Constitution be amended to allow the Legislature, if permitted by federal law, to authorize wagering in Atlantic City’s casinos and at the state’s four racetracks on professional and certain college athletic events? Link: Press of AC: The sports-betting question – Vote yes … Continue reading »

Betting on sports events, the subject of a question on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, is supported by 58 percent of likely voters, while 31 percent oppose it, according to a recent Rutgers-Eagleton Center poll. Among Republicans, support is even higher, at 64 percent, while 58 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of independents … Continue reading »

For nearly 20 years, legalizing online wagers and sports betting has been debated in New Jersey. The push is on again in the Legislature, where some lawmakers say allowing bets on the big games could help reverse the fortunes of Atlantic City casinos as well as revive the state’s faltering horse racing industry. Trenton Times: … Continue reading »

Supporters say the multiplier effect of sports betting would boost the fortunes of Atlantic City, where gambling halls have seen a 30 percent drop in revenue since 2006, when the first casinos opened in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Inquirer: Could sports betting be Atlantic City’s Hail Mary? Sports wagering could be expected to increase about $225 million in … Continue reading »

A new poll finds New Jersey residents want the opportunity to legally bet on professional sports games. The poll from PublicMind, an independent public research center at Fairleigh Dickinson University, shows 52 percent favor the measure, with 31 percent opposed. “New Jerseyans are used to having gambling in their state, and used to having it … Continue reading »

Longtime adversaries became allies Monday as advocates of the casino and horse racing industries joined Monday in support of a referendum and legislation to legalize sports betting in New Jersey. Five representatives of the state’s horse industry appeared before the Senate gaming and tourism committee in support of a Nov. 8 ballot question asking voters … Continue reading »

New Jersey may soon join Nevada on the short list of states that allow legalized sports betting. Garden State voters in November will be asked to approve a nonbinding referendum that seeks to legalize sports betting. Actual bets could not be accepted until a federal law limiting legal sports betting is repealed or overturned. Sports … Continue reading »

Atlantic City’s casino industry wants New Jersey voters to approve sports betting, saying it would provide an economic boost for the gambling town and the entire state. The Casino Association of New Jersey, a trade group representing the city’s 11 gaming halls, issued a statement Tuesday in support of a November ballot referendum to allow … Continue reading »

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New Jersey Senator Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union) called on NJ Governor Chris Christie (R) to support the vote for legal sports wagering in the state, saying that it would help save the racing industry, save jobs, and bring $200 million in new revenue to Atlantic City’s casinos. “With voter support, we will have the mandate … Continue reading »

Votes in the state Senate and Assembly guaranteed that a referendum will appear on the November ballot asking voters whether they want to amend New Jersey’s constitution by legalizing sports betting in the state. ”Sports betting already exists in New Jersey, but only the criminals are enjoying the profits,” said Assemblywoman Connie Wagner, D-Bergen. Link to … Continue reading »

The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) supports the passage of the November sports betting ballot question, which asks voters whether they support amending New Jersey’s constitution to allow sports betting in the State. “The November referendum, if passed, would provide an important step in the continuing process towards overturning the federal sports betting ban.  … Continue reading »

Two years ago, the Federal government permitted Delaware to begin offering legal sports wagering at the states racetrack casinos. New Jersey only wants the same right as their neighboring state, to ensure that Atlantic City, the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park can compete on a level playing field with Delaware, Nevada, and other gaming states. Link: Delaware … Continue reading »