“New Jersey has long been the lead advocate in fighting this inherently unequal law, and ruling will finally allow for authorized facilities in New Jersey to take the same bets that are legal in other states in our country,” Murphy said of the court’s decision.Īt press time, there are currently nine properties that offer legal sports betting in New Jersey.
The US Supreme Court ultimately ruled that the federal law prohibiting sports betting was, in fact, unconstitutional. Chris Christie spearheaded the case for seven years before Murphy took over as governor last January. Several professional sports leagues, however, joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in suing the state and preventing the law from being implemented. Sports betting actually became legal in New Jersey in 2012 following voter approval of a referendum in the previous November’s election. This ceremoniously marked the commencement of legal sports betting in the state, but the battle for legalization had begun well before that first bet was placed. Last June, Governor Murphy placed New Jersey’s first legal sports wager at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport.
By Jim Pytell, Assistant Editor On Jan 4, 2019 General Business New Jersey Remains all in on Sports Betting Operators across the state position themselves as the industry continues to take shape.
