NJ lawmakers push legalized sportsbetting bill

21 Nov 2007

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "It would boost the economy, help resort casinos compete with growing competition and hinder an established criminal element. But it will likely remain illegal.

"Obstructed by federal law passed more than a decade ago, state Assemblymen Jeff Van Drew and James Whelan remain ardent about passing legislation they revived earlier this year that would legalize sports betting, confining it to the resort casinos.

"Although the odds are against the legislators, both recently elected to the state Senate, they hope to help their cause by riding a wave that hit the resort's shore last week when state Attorney General Anne Milgram announced charges against 23 people in connection with a $22 million illegal sports book allegedly operated in a poker room at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.

"...State lawmakers could pass the bill through the Legislature, get a ballot question approved by voters and still be hampered by a lawsuit at the federal level..."

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	NJ lawmakers push legalized sportsbetting bill 21 Nov 2007 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "It would boost the economy, help resort casinos compete with growing competition and hinder an established criminal element. But it will likely remain illegal. "Obstructed by federal law passed more than a decade ago, state Assemblymen Jeff Van Drew and James Whelan remain ardent about passing legislation they revived earlier this year that would legalize sports betting, confining it to the resort casinos. "Although the odds are against the legislators, both recently elected to the state Senate, they hope to help their cause by riding a wave that hit the resort's shore last week when state Attorney General Anne Milgram announced charges against 23 people in connection with a $22 million illegal sports book allegedly operated in a poker room at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. "...State lawmakers could pass the bill through the Legislature, get a ballot question approved by voters and still be hampered by a lawsuit at the federal level..." copyrighted material written for and appeared exclusively in The Press of Atlantic City NJ lawmakers push legalized sportsbetting bill is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.

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