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New Jersey sports betting hearings today

"Trenton lawmakers are once again considering legislation that would make it legal to slap down a fiver on the New Jersey team in Atlantic City casinos. But the Super Bowl will probably have a few more Roman numerals after it before this happens, if ever.

"The state Assembly Tourism and Gaming Committee is scheduled to hear testimony at 1:30 p.m. today about a bill that would legalize New Jersey sports wagering. It's one of the top bills under discussion as lawmakers get down to business in their first day of committee meetings for the new legislative session.

"'There's sports gambling going on right now in New Jersey,' said bill sponsor and committee Chairman Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli, D-Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester. 'And the state's not getting its cut.'

"Burzichelli said he anticipates opposition from sports leagues that fear gamblers could corrupt outcomes. But he said he does not see a downside to legalizing it and bringing it under the auspices of resort casinos.

"...Sen. Jeff Van Drew D-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, said he planned to sponsor the senate version of the bill in the Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation committee, chaired by Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic..."

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