The Borgata and the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport were the only places prepared to accept gamblers as sports betting started in New Jersey, and both were inundated with people apparently delighted to have the chance to part ways with their money
Read More . . .A new era of gaming was ushered in Thursday with a Philadelphia sports icon and the state’s top lawmaker proudly holding up wager slips after placing the first legal sports bets at a resort casino
Read More . . .After seven years of legal wrangling, the battle to legalize sports betting in New Jersey came to fruition at Monmouth Park on Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. when Gov. Phil Murphy placed two $20 wagers.
Read More . . .At long last, the final hurdle to bringing sports betting to the Garden State has been cleared. But not everyone was happy with the final language of the legislation (i.e. the leagues), and the precedent it might set.
Read More . . .New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed his state’s sports betting legislation, putting the state’s tracks and casinos on track to start wagering operations as early as Thursday.
Read More . . .The New Jersey Assembly and Senate yesterday (Thursday) unanimously passed a bill to allow full-scale sports betting in the US state.
Read More . . .The clock is ticking fast for Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta as the New Jersey lawmakers are set to give its final approval on a sports betting bill that may bar his casino from offering the game.
Read More . . .New Jersey will regulate and tax sports betting, allowing bets to be placed at casinos and racetracks and online. But despite votes Monday, it will not be the first state to take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling it fought to win.
Read More . . .The major sports leagues had a mixed reception at separate sports betting discussions in New Jersey and New York on Monday.
Read More . . .The entertainment conglomerate’s silence on sports betting is not surprising, said sports law attorney Irwin Kishner, because of its 2016 stadium naming rights deal with the NFL and the Miami Dolphins. The agreement is confidential, and specific language about sports gambling in the 18-year, $250 million deal is unknown.
Read More . . .Leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) provider DraftKings today revealed a partnership with Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino to offer sports betting inside the Garden State.
Read More . . .Atlantic City gamblers will have the rare pleasure of attending not one, but two casino grand openings next month, with at least one of them likely offering sports betting on opening day.
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