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New Jersey to begin offering legal sportsbetting from Thursday

June 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, New Jersey

Yesterday reportedly saw New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy (pictured), sign legislation into law that will allow the eastern state’s casinos and racetracks to offer sportsbetting on a wide range of collegiate an...

New Jersey lawmakers unanimously pass fresh sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan

June 8, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, New Jersey

Yesterday reportedly saw both houses of the New Jersey Legislature unanimously pass a proposed legislation that would allow the eastern state’s casinos and racetracks to offer single-game wagers on a wide range...

New Jersey lawmakers say keno-style lottery game too similar to a casino game

Marie Kelley

February 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Lottery, New Jersey

Last year, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration legalized a new game titled Quick Draw, a keno-style lottery offering. Quick Draw can now be found in hundreds of establishments across the ...

Online gambling may be coming to New Jersey horseracing tracks

Adam Morgan

December 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Horse Racing, New Jersey

The New Jersey General Assembly reportedly approved proposed legislation last week that would allow the state’s three horseracing tracks to sign deals with Atlantic City casinos in order to offer online gamblin...

New Jersey casino expansion proponent advises patience

Adam Morgan

May 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New Jersey

In New Jersey, the man behind racetrack operator Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment has reportedly declared that the state should wait until casinos have opened in southern New York before revisiting legislat...

New Jersey to consider video lottery terminal expansion

Adam Morgan

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New Jersey

As a way of increasing revenues in order to help the struggling local horseracing industry, lawmakers in New Jersey are reportedly developing a plan that would allow video lottery terminals at the Monmouth Park...

Florida casino operator “committed” to New Jersey expansion

Adam Morgan

November 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, New Jersey

The boss for American casino operator Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly revealed that his company is prepared to wait up to six years to open a gambling facility at the Meadowlands Sp...

New Jersey assumes complete control over Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

November 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, New Jersey

In New Jersey, the administration of Republican governor Chris Christie has assumed complete control over fiscally distressed Atlantic City with the state now holding the power to take over key functions usuall...

New Jersey may revisit expanded casino ballot referendum

Adam Morgan

November 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, New Jersey

After being defeated in a state-wide ballot on Tuesday, proponents of a New Jersey measure that would have expanded casino gambling outside of Atlantic City have revealed that they could now push for far more s...

New Jersey legislators propose full revocation of all sportsbetting regulations

Adam Morgan

November 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, New Jersey

In New Jersey, two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would repeal all local laws and regulations that prohibit and regulate sportsbetting in order to circumvent the federal ban instituted in 1992...

New Jersey lawmakers lay out funding details ahead of casino amendment vote

Adam Morgan

October 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New Jersey

As New Jersey voters prepare to go to the polls next month to decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment permitting two new casinos for the north of the state, legislation detailing exactly how any fu...

Assemblyman Ralph Caputo wants New Jersey voters to back North Jersey casino referendum

Renee Kingsley

August 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, New Jersey

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The referendum to move casinos out of Atlantic City goes to vote on November 8th and both opponents and proponents of the referendum are campaigning hard to sway voters to their side of thinking. Assemblyman Ra...

North Jersey casino expansion debate gets heated during Assembly committee hearing

Renee Kingsley

March 7, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, New Jersey

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The debate to introduce two new casinos in North Jersey continues to heat up as the pros and cons of this move was once again discussed in an Assembly committee hearing on the 7th of March 2016. This was the 5t...