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BLOG: Judgement day
A RUSH to legalize online gambling within New Jersey is being pushed forward for 2012; this came after December 23 news of the U.S Justice Department ruling that in-state Internet gambling isn’t a federal law violation.  New Jersey Online5/18/2012
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Fairleigh Dickinson University NJ Online Poker Study
(New Jersey) -- There has been a poll released by Fairleigh Dickinson University which touched on the topic of the opinions of residents of New Jersey towards online...
5/17/2012
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New Jersey Pushes Forward To Legalize Internet Gaming
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey Legislature took another step towards legalizing online gaming in New Jersey. On May 10, 2012, the New Jersey Assembly Regulatory...
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EAST COAST GAMING CONGRESS: Lieutenant governor remains mum on Internet wagering and sport betting in Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- At the East Coast Gaming Congress here on Thursday, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno sounded more like she was on the campaign stump than simply speaking to...
5/14/2012
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BRENNAN: Online gaming – not a good bet, say New Jerseyans
(New Jersey) -- Just four days after a bill that could make New Jersey the first state to offer online gaming passed an Assembly committee in Trenton, a poll has come...
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Fearing a hit to the pocketbook, most N.J. voters oppose online gambling, poll finds
(New Jersey) -- A bill to allow Internet gambling on casino games is making its way through the New Jersey Legislature, but a new poll shows the majority of Garden State...
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Internet gambling questioned / Poll: Voters disapprove of gaming plan
(New Jersey) -- Ever since a report commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie on gambling in New Jersey was released in 2010, the message on the administration’s...
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New Jersey Voters Don’t Want Internet Gambling
(New Jersey) -- Some New Jersey legislators may be excited about expanding Atlantic City gambling to the Internet, but Garden State voters are not.
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NJ Voters Oppose Internet Gambling
(New Jersey) -- While some New Jersey legislators may be excited about expanding Atlantic City gaming to the Internet, a majority of Garden State voters are against it.
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Poll: N.J. Voters Wary of Internet Gambling
(New Jersey) -- Some New Jersey legislators may be excited about expanding Atlantic City gaming to the Internet, but voters aren’t crazy about it. According to the...
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Poll: New Jersey voters oppose Internet gambling
(New Jersey) -- A new poll finds most New Jerseyans oppose legalizing Internet gambling, but want the ability to legally bet on sporting events.
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New Jersey Online Gaming Bill Moves Toward Vote
(New Jersey) -- The bill to legalize online gaming in New Jersey moved closer to realization last week as a state Assembly committee approved a bill very similar to one...
5/12/2012
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New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Moves Closer to Reality
(New Jersey) -- A new bill which will allow casinos in Atlantic City to offer online gambling has been approved by New Jersey’s State Assembly. Thursday’s...
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New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Passes House Committee
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey House Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee passed Senator Ray Lesniak's online gambling legalization bill with three votes in...
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Atlantic City hosts two-day casino conference this week
(Atlantic City) -- Internet gambling, sports betting and Wall Street’s view of the sluggish Atlantic City market will dominate the agenda during a major casino...
5/11/2012
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BRENNAN: New Jersey – The Gambling State?
(New Jersey) -- Following up on the four gambling-related bills that cleared a New Jersey State Assembly committee on Thursday: There’s a committee divide among...
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Internet Gambling Bill Advances In The NJ Assembly [AUDIO]
(New Jersey) -- Legislation to authorize Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos to enable New Jerseyans to wager on casino games via the Internet was released...
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New Jersey Internet Bill ‘90 Percent’ Ready, Sponsor Says
(New Jersey) -- A heavily-amended Internet gambling bill in the New Jersey Assembly cleared a key committee vote Thursday, prompting its sponsor to declare that the...
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Online Gambling Bill Gets Approved by NJ State Assembly
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is looking to become the first state to legalize online gambling after a State Assembly panel yesterday approved a bill allowing Internet...
5/10/2012
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Atlantic City Internet Wagering Bill Clears Committee
(New Jersey) -- The Assembly Gaming Committee released by a 3-1 vote, with one abstention, a bill that would enable residents to place wagers on Atlantic City casino...
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Internet gambling bill moves forward in
(New Jersey) -- An Internet gambling bill being considered by New Jersey lawmakers could allow Atlantic City's casinos to take bets from people in other states or...
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Internet gambling in N.J. rolls one step closer to reality
(New Jersey) -- Internet gambling is a step closer to reality in New Jersey after an Assembly panel this morning advanced legislation proponents say is critical to the...
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Internet Gaming Bill Moves Forward
(New Jersey) -- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Burzichelli, Vincent Prieto and Ruben J. Ramos Jr. to authorize Internet wagering at Atlantic City...
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Lesniak Concerned NJ Gov. Christie is Wavering Support for Internet Gambling Legislation
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak is concerned that Gov. Chris Christie's political ambitions are getting in the way of his previous support for...
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New Jersey Assembly panel approves online gambling bill
(New Jersey) -- The legalization of Internet wagers cleared the state Assembly’s gambling committee Thursday morning, as lawmakers race to make New Jersey the...
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New Jersey Internet Poker Legislation In Limbo
(New Jersey) -- According to a report in a prominent Pennsylvania newspaper, the legislation that would open up the state of New Jersey for internet gaming and poker is...
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Online poker bill passes one hurdle – but it’s not near a finish line yet
(New Jersey) -- An Assembly committee on Thursday approved a bill that could make New Jersey the first state to allow residents to bet on internet versions of casino...
5/9/2012
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New Jersey Regulator Sees Way Forward For Internet Gambling [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is prepared to fight the federal government in court on sports betting, but the state is now confident of agreement with the Department of...
5/8/2012
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BRENNAN: Online betting in NJ may inch forward this week
(New Jersey) -- I warned you here two months ago that “budget season” would dominate Trenton statehouse politics for quite some time, at the expense of...
5/7/2012
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Politics may be behind Christie's Internet gaming change of heart
(New Jersey) -- With his political stock rising, Gov. Christie may again be backing off on approving Internet gaming, and has delayed action that would free New Jersey...
4/25/2012
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New Jersey Gambling Legislation
(New Jersey) -- Important news for the online gambling community in the state of New Jersey, as it have been reported that state senators Jim Whelan and Ray Lesniak are...
4/14/2012
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Lesniak Expects New Jersey's Internet Poker Bill to Reach Finish Line
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey's Internet gambling bill is scheduled to go up for a vote in the New Jersey Senate on May 31, later than sponsor Raymond Lesniak had hoped.
4/10/2012
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Odds improve for Internet gambling in Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- New Jersey is again rolling the dice on Internet gambling from computer servers at Atlantic City casinos. An expanded measure passed a state Senate...
4/9/2012
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New Jersey step closer to online gaming
(New Jersey) -- Legislation allowing people to gamble online in Atlantic City casinos took another step forward last week.
4/8/2012
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Harrison: Good bet for New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- LAST WEEK, the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee passed a measure sponsored by Sen. Ray Lesniak, D-Union, and Sen. James Whelan, D-...
4/7/2012
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Online gaming plan inches ahead
(New Jersey) -- Legislation that would allow people to gamble online in virtual Atlantic City casinos took a tentative step forward last week.
4/6/2012
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Herald News: Online gaming hurts Atlantic City
(New Jersey) -- NEW JERSEY, says lobbyist William Pascrell III, is poised to become the "Silicon Valley of Internet gambling." That sounds pretty impressive,...
4/5/2012
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OP/ED: State should corner online gaming market
(New Jersey) -- State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, says his aim is to make New Jersey the “Silicon Valley of international gaming.” Lesniak is the sponsor...
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BLOG: New Jersey Makes Online Gambling Legal?
(New Jersey) -- The state of New Jersey has altered and voted for online gambling in the region and now that the authorities are very close to passing the bill...
4/4/2012
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New Jersey senate committee passes online gambling legislation
(New Jersey) -- A senate committee in New Jersey voted Tuesday to allow Atlantic City casinos to offer online gambling services to New Jersey residents.
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NJ Internet Gambling Bill Moving Forward
(New Jersey) -- Senate Bill 1565 is a bill that would legalize Internet gambling through Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is backed by Sen. Raymond Lesniak and Sen. James...
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Senate panel approves bill allowing internet gambling in N.J.
(New Jersey) -- Under pressure to beat other states in the race to legalize new ways of gambling, a state Senate committee has approved a bill authorizing internet...
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EDITORIAL: North Jersey gambling nothing to fear
(New Jersey) -- Assembly Democrats are pushing for legislative hearings later this year to examine the prospect of allowing casino-style gambling at the Meadowlands.
4/3/2012
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Bill to allow casinos to take Internet bets advances to Senate
(New Jersey) -- A state committee approved a bill that would allow casinos to accept Internet wagers, sending the proposal onto the full state Senate for a vote. A...
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BRENNAN: NJ online poker hearing: one small step forward
(New Jersey) -- The state Senate passed this bill in committee today, with Chairman Sarlo abstaining and no one voting “no.”
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New Jersey Internet Gaming Advances
(New Jersey) -- Throughout the New Jersey Legislature’s attempts to bring online gambling to the state, it’s been understood that federal law would only...
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New Jersey Moves Forward On Internet Gambling [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- A key state Senate committee has voted strongly to endorse legislation that would allow Atlantic City casinos to offer Internet gaming, despite mounting...
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NJ bill OKs online bets from other states, nations
(New Jersey) -- An Internet gambling bill working its way through the New Jersey legislature would let Atlantic City casinos take bets from gamblers in other states and...
4/2/2012
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N.J. lawmakers set hearing on plan for online gaming
(New Jersey) -- A New Jersey Senate committee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday on legislation that would allow online wagering on casino games in the Garden State.
3/24/2012
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Survey Shows Younger Citizens of New Jersey Will Gamble Online
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey state officials are not the only members of the state that seem to be in a quandary when it comes to online gambling.
3/22/2012
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Poll: Women, young more likely to gamble online
(Atlantic City) -- A new survey has found that online gambling appeals more to women and the young. The survey was commissioned by The Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of...
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Survey shows young people, women more likely to participate in legal online gambling
(New Jersey) -- Women and younger people would be more likely to take advantage of Internet gambling if it becomes legal in New Jersey, a recent survey shows.
3/13/2012
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Professor: Vote not required to OK Atlantic City online gaming
(New Jersey) -- A constitutional law professor told lawmakers Monday that they don’t need the approval of New Jersey voters to extend gambling in Atlantic City to...
3/12/2012
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Expert: No constitutional hurdle to gambling bill
(New Jersey) -- A New Jersey constitutional law expert told an Assembly committee Monday that a referendum won’t be necessary to allow online casino gambling if...
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New Jersey Debates Need For Internet Gambling Referendum [sub req]
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is not required to amend its constitution to legalize intrastate Internet gambling operated from within Atlantic City, a law professor told a...
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NJ eyes Constitutional amendment on Internet bets
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is moving forward with plans to legalize Internet gambling within the state's borders. But a key question is whether the state's...
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Prof: NJ voters don't need to OK Internet betting
(New Jersey) -- In the race to be the first to approve Internet gambling — and dominate a potentially multi-billion-dollar market — New Jersey lawmakers...
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Professor says Internet gaming acceptable under state constitution if servers are based in Atlantic City
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey casinos could legally offer Internet wagers to state residents, a state constitutional law scholar told the Assembly’s gaming committee...
3/7/2012
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Monmouth Park willing to bet on Internet poker
(New Jersey) -- Online gambling legislation featuring poker and other casino games could undergo amendments to cut racetracks in on the action.
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N.J. Passes Bill S1565, All Bets On Internet Gambling for 2012
(New Jersey) -- Last spring Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have legalized online gambling, citing state constitutional concerns
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Online Poker In New Jersey Far From Finish Line
(New Jersey) -- Online Poker New JerseyAn online gambling bill in New Jersey was approved by a Senate Committee but still remains a long way from the winner’s...
3/6/2012
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New Jersey Legislature working on bills to allow gambling in Atlantic City via the Internet
(New Jersey) -- Two bills that would allow state residents to try their luck in Atlantic City’s casinos via the Internet are advancing in the state’s...
3/5/2012
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Despite threat, panel approves online casino gambling bill
(New Jersey) -- A state Senate committee advanced a bill Monday that would allow online casino gambling, despite opposition from the horse racing industry that included...
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Horse Racing Hold-Up For New Jersey Internet Bill [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- The chairman of a New Jersey State Senate committee on Monday accused the horseracing industry of trying to blackmail advocates of an Internet gambling...
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Mixed results in N.J. Legislature for online gambling bill
(New Jersey) -- The fate of online gaming in New Jersey remained murky Monday after a state Senate panel approved a revised bill, but an Assembly committee did not vote...
2/1/2012
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Commentary: Legalized gambling in N.J. is a slippery slope
(New Jersey) -- Recently the New York Times reported that several studies had concluded that there would be only modest returns to states that legalized online gambling.
1/28/2012
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New Jersey covering all bets to bring in sports wagering
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey has rapidly amassed a tool stockpile for taking down a federal ban on sports betting, with two congressmen introducing bills to change the law...
1/8/2012
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Sen. Lesniak Postpones Measure After Pushing Online Gambling Bill
(New Jersey) -- On Monday, the S3019 measure, which Authorizes Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos under certain circumstances has been postponed.
1/7/2012
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New Jersey Looks To Legalize Online Poker Early In New Session
(New Jersey) -- Despite failing to pass legislation to legalize intrastate gambling in New jersey during the current session, State Governor Chris Christie has indicated...
1/6/2012
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New Jersey Moves On Sports Betting, Pauses On Internet [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- While New Jersey is taking a timeout on an Internet gambling bill, the state is moving full speed ahead on sports betting.
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Online Poker OK’d by New Jersey Government
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has stated his approval of online poker in the Garden State, but legislation will have to wait until the next session...
1/5/2012
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Editorial: N.J. should bet big on future of online gambling based out of Atlantic City
(New Jersey) -- A recent ruling by the federal Justice Department has opened the gate to internet gambling, and New Jersey is jockeying for the best position.
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New Jersey Governor Now Behind Internet Poker
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey lawmakers could soon end drawn-out legislative seesawing on whether to legalize online gaming in the state — all with the hopes of...
1/4/2012
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BRENNAN: Gov. Christie on internet gaming bill
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey online poker bill will be delayed from previously-scheduled committee votes on Thursday and legislative voting on Monday – but that...
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Legal questions, legislative scheduling delay N.J. internet gaming bill
(New Jersey) -- The push to get a bill to allow internet gaming onto the governor’s desk hit a bump today, as its main sponsor backed off an effort to get it...
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N.J. Legislature to decide whether to permit online gaming
(New Jersey) -- Gamblers in New Jersey could soon be playing casino poker or other card games in the comfort of their homes or on the go if a measure allowing internet...
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N.Y. governor’s casino initiative frustrates supporters of North Jersey gaming
(New Jersey) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed a plan Wednesday to build several more casinos in that state — an announcement that both impressed and...
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NJ voters may get final say on Internet gambling
(New Jersey) -- It may be up to New Jersey voters to decide whether to allow online betting in the state. An Internet gambling bill that was going to be fast-tracked...
1/3/2012
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BLOG: Judgement day
(New Jersey) -- A RUSH to legalize online gambling within New Jersey is being pushed forward for 2012; this came after December 23 news of the U.S Justice Department...
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Legislators seek Gov. Chris Christie's blessing on Internet gambling
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey legislators are waiting for a signal from Gov. Chris Christie that he would sign an Internet gambling bill before they commit to speeding it...
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Sen. Lesniak Wants N.J. to Be the Silicon Valley of Internet Gaming
(New Jersey) -- Since the D0J has changed it’s opinion on the Federal Wire Act last month, State Sen. Raymond Lesniak told the Associated Press on Monday he’...
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Online Gaming Could Be Game Changer for Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- Members of the Casino Association of New Jersey are meeting Tuesday night and are discussing the possibility of online gaming coming to the Garden...
1/2/2012
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N.J. lawmaker Raymond Lesniak pushing online gaming
(New Jersey) -- Following a Justice Department opinion that some argued gave a green light to states to authorize on-line gaming, a New Jersey lawmaker is pushing for...
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N.J. Senator Pushes Online-Betting Bill
(New Jersey) -- Rushing to take advantage of a U.S. Justice Department ruling that in-state Internet gambling does not violate federal law, a New Jersey lawmaker is...
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New Jersey Legislature Looks to Legalize Online Gambling By Next Week
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey looks ready to take a second crack at legalizing online poker and gambling. According to reports, NJ state Senator Raymond Lesniak is prepared...
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NJ senator pushes online bet bill
(New Jersey) -- A New Jersey lawmaker is making a last-minute bid to legalize Internet gambling that occurs within the state's borders. Democratic state Sen. Raymond...
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State Sen. Raymond Lesniak pushing for Atlantic City to be online gaming host
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey gamblers could start placing online bets through Atlantic City-based gaming websites within six months if state legislators succeed in pushing...
1/1/2012
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N.J. seeks winning formula to revive gambling industry
(New Jersey) -- For New Jersey’s ailing horse racing and casino industries, policymakers are struggling to find the right medicine. The slippage recently was...
12/30/2011
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Online Wagering Removed from New Jersey’s Sports Betting Bill
(New Jersey) -- A section of the sports betting bill S3113 that would have included online wagering has been eliminated to clear the way for easy passage. The bill,...
12/16/2011
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N.J. Legislature removes provision from sports betting bill that would have allowed online wagers
(New Jersey) -- A bill to allow sports betting at casinos and horse tracks has been changed to please Gov. Chris Christie, who had objected to allowing wagering on the...
12/13/2011
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Online sport bets to be out of bill in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- The authors of New Jersey's proposed sports betting law said Monday they are willing to drop portions that would let people bet from their home...
12/5/2011
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New Jersey Prepares New Run At Internet Gaming [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey will next year hold a referendum to legalize Internet gaming if the state’s governor cannot be convinced within the next month to bend...
9/25/2011
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Legislator presses for online gaming
(New Jersey) -- The indictment last week of well-known poker television personalities Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Howard Lederer for their alleged role in an...
8/27/2011
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New Jersey Lawmakers to Reconsider Gaming Bailout
(New Jersey) -- Law makers in New Jersey are being forced to reconsider the possibility of a bail out of the state’s gambling industry, it emerged this week....
8/25/2011
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Bill would let Atlantic City casinos provide Internet gambling
(New Jersey) -- State Sen. Raymond Lesniak on Thursday proposed legislation to allow Atlantic City casinos to operate Internet wagering as long as bets are placed from...
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Internet Casino Bill Filed In New Jersey Senate [sub' req']
(New Jersey) -- A new bill in New Jersey would authorize Atlantic City casinos to offer Internet gambling services statewide. On Thursday, state Senator Ray Lesniak,...
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New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak Reintroduces Internet Gambling Bill
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak reintroduced legislation Thursday to make New Jersey the first state to legalize online gambling. His original...
8/22/2011
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New Jersey’s Online Bill Back In Play
(New Jersey) -- With New Jersey’s tattered gaming industry mired in a prolonged downturn, state Senator Ray Lesniak is taking another shot at legalizing Internet...
8/19/2011
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New Jersey state senator to re-introduce online gaming bill
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak plans to re-introduce Internet gambling legislation that would support horse racing and casinos in the state.
8/18/2011
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Lesniak to re-introduce New Jersey online gaming bill
(New Jersey) -- Senator Raymond Lesniak will next week re-introduce his online gaming bill which was vetoed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie earlier this year, in...
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New Jersey’s Online Bill Back In Play
(New Jersey) -- With New Jersey’s tattered gaming industry mired in a prolonged downturn, state Senator Ray Lesniak is taking another shot at legalizing Internet...
8/1/2011
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OP/ED: NJ should push for online gambling
(New Jersey) -- Though online gambling is illegal, an estimated 16 million Americans engage in it, wagering more than $6 billion a year. And, of course, the federal...
7/30/2011
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Editorial: Online gaming in N.J. / Backward approach
(New Jersey) -- In May, Frank Fahrenkopf, the head of the American Gaming Association, told reporters in Las Vegas that there are more than 1,000 online-gaming websites...
7/28/2011
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New Jersey State Sen. Lesniak Pens Letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak took offense to the letter from U.S. Senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl that asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder...
7/27/2011
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Lawmakers press for intra-state gambling law
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey lawmakers are telling the US Department of Justice that their state has every right to enact intra-state Internet gambling, and that their...
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N.J. State Senator Pushes for Internet Gambling Within State
(New Jersey) -- A New Jersey state lawmaker, asserting that states have the right to offer Internet gambling within their borders, says he will introduce a bill that...
7/26/2011
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N.J. senator disputes Nevada claim that online betting is illegal
(New Jersey) -- State Sen. Ray Lesniak released a letter Monday blasting Nevada's U.S. senators for their recent claim that federal law prohibits online gaming even...
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Online gambling moving forward in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- State Senator Raymond Lesniak believes New Jersey should legally be able to allow online gambling inside its own borders.
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Senator Ray Lesniak Starts a “Royal Rumble” with the DOJ
(New Jersey) -- The gloves have come off and a Royal Rumble is about to begin with New Jersey’s Senator Lesniak taking the lead and slam-dunking the DOJ, Senator...
7/25/2011
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Lesniak says NJ can offer intra-state Internet gambling
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey lawmakers are telling the US Department of Justice that their state has every right to enact intra-state Internet gambling, and that their...
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Lesniak To Feds: Hands Off NJ Online Gambling
(New Jersey) -- In a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder, State Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, the sponsor of legislation authorizing intrastate online gambling in...
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New Jersey lawmaker asserts states can offer online betting within their own boundaries
(New Jersey) -- A New Jersey lawmaker is asserting that individual states have the legal right to offer in-state Internet gambling within their own borders.
6/29/2011
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New Jersey’s Online Advocates Await Sports Betting Vote
(New Jersey) -- While many observers see New Jersey’s November referendum on legalized sports betting as a symbolic vote due to pre-existing federal law, it is...
6/2/2011
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Internet Gambling On Hold In New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- In New Jersey, time is running out for two proposals that would authorize intrastate online casino gambling and Internet lottery sales, respectively....
4/20/2011
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Lesniak Seeks Republican Support For I-Gaming Referendum
(New Jersey) -- In the midst of a federal crackdown targeting web poker operators, a lawmaker in New Jersey intends to reintroduce a bill that would legalize Internet...
4/12/2011
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I. NELSON ROSE: Gov. Christie Is Shocked, Shocked At Internet Gambling Bill
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie wants to be President of the United States. You can tell, because he is constantly traveling all over the U.S...
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