SEARCH NEWS:

 

New Jersey Looks at Sports Betting

TRENTON, New Jersey – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "A state Assembly panel will take up the issue of sports betting next week, the Legislature's first look at the issue since it passed on an opportunity to bring sports betting to Atlantic City in 1994.

"One of the sponsors of the sports betting plan, Assemblyman Lou Greenwald, D-Camden, met Tuesday with the New Jersey Casino Association.

"…Federal law limits sports betting to four states: Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana. New Jersey had the chance to approve sports betting in 1994, but the state Legislature failed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot after opposition from professional sports leagues and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley…"

< Gaming News