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Gov Bets He'll Win on Sports Wagering
Gov. Chris Christie stands to cash a winning bet with his eagerness to force a showdown with the federal government over sports wagering — even if the state ultimately loses a legal challenge on the issue, political and legal analysts said Friday.  N.J. Sports Betting5/23/2013
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BRENNAN: Short-term delay in NJ sports betting filing schedule
(New Jersey) -- The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted a request by the U.S. Department of Justice for an extension of time to file its reply brief in...
5/6/2013
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BRENNAN: 4 states join New Jersey’s sports betting case as “friends”
(New Jersey) -- (and I wonder why I incessantly check PACER for my various ongoing legal cases…) Four states – Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, and Georgia...
4/30/2013
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New Jersey Appeal Says U.S. Betting Ban Turns States Into Puppets [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- A federal sports betting ban reduces states to “puppets of a ventriloquist Congress,” by preventing state legislatures from responding to the...
4/29/2013
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NJ horsemen file sports betting brief in appeals court
(New Jersey) -- The NJ Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association filed a 61-page brief in the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday against a U.S. District Court...
4/28/2013
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Garden State fights for sports betting
(New Jersey) -- There has been much recent discussion in Illinois about possible gambling expansion. Will existing or new casinos in Illinois have sports books to allow...
4/1/2013
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New Jersey asks court for expedited appeal in sports-betting case
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey has filed a motion asking for an expedited appeal in its fight to bring Las Vegas-style sports betting to Atlantic City casinos and state...
3/31/2013
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Touchdown for Sports Leagues: New Jersey loses round 1 of sports betting battle
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey had its day in court challenging the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) that banned sports betting in the states...
3/28/2013
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NJ files motion to expedite in sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- The state of New Jersey and their intervenors have filed a Joint Motion to Expedite to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
3/19/2013
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New Jersey's sports betting case advances in federal court
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s attempt to overturn a federal court decision barring it from authorizing sports betting is proceeding in the U.S. Court of Appeals...
3/16/2013
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Another gambling option: NJ to allow casinos to offer fantasy sports betting using real money
(Atlantic City) -- Peyton Manning’s touchdown passes, Adrian Peterson’s first downs and Darrelle Revis’ interceptions could combine to make someone...
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NJ to let casinos accept bets on fantasy teams
(Atlantic City) -- New Jersey is allowing casinos in Atlantic City to offer fantasy sports betting in a pilot program that will be announced Monday.
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Real-money fantasy sports are coming to Atlantic City casinos
(Atlantic City) -- The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement will announce Monday the temporary adoption of regulations that will authorize Atlantic City casinos to...
3/10/2013
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Should Sports Gambling Be Legal In States Like New Jersey?
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is committed to a cause that, in his eyes, is very important right now. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with...
3/9/2013
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Sports betting debate rages on as New Jersey case heads to appeals court
(Washington D.C.) -- The state of New Jersey has reignited a long-running national argument over legal betting on pro and college sports in the hope of overturning a 21-...
3/7/2013
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BRENNAN: NCAA lifts ban on NJ postseason games – for now, anyway
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA mysteriously on Wednesday lifted its ban on New Jersey universities hosting postseason tournament games.
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N.J.'s Christie says he's committed to sports betting fight
(New Jersey) -- Gov. Chris Christie says he'll take the fight to legalize sports gambling in New Jersey to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.
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New Jersey Congressman Says Courts Still The Way Forward For Sports Betting [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- Despite a judge’s adverse ruling last week and even though he has introduced legislation to overturn a federal sports betting ban, a New Jersey...
3/6/2013
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NCAA lifts ban on N.J. tournaments
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA has lifted a recent ban against New Jersey schools being allowed to host tournament games or championships sanctioned by college sports'...
3/5/2013
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Advancing the Debate: Why Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey?
(New Jersey) -- If it’s legal in other states, it should be legal here. And besides, if it remains illegal, it's still going to happen.
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Christie predicts U.S. Supreme Court will allow sports betting in N.J.
(New Jersey) -- Unbowed by a loss in federal court last week, Gov. Chris Christie today predicted the U.S Supreme Court will one day permit legalized sports betting in...
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G-Men in Jersey / The Department of Justice files a motion to intervene in sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- A powerful opponent has lined up against New Jersey in its effort to bring sports betting to the state—the federal government.
3/4/2013
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U.S. Sports Betting Ban Upheld By Federal Judge In New Jersey [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- A congressional ban on sports betting is to face further legal scrutiny after New Jersey said it would appeal Thursday's federal court ruling which...
3/2/2013
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Judge deals setback to N.J.'s sports gambling effort
(New Jersey) -- Gov. Chris Christie indicated Friday he would appeal a judge's decision upholding a ban on sports gambling in New Jersey, a ruling that dealt a...
3/1/2013
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Chris Christie upset with decision on sports betting in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- If you want to bet on the Super Bowl or the World Series or the Indianapolis 500, don't go to New Jersey.
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Despite setbacks, N.J. to press ahead on sports gambling
(New Jersey) -- After suffering two setbacks in federal court, New Jersey officials are pressing ahead with a fight to give the state's struggling gambling industry...
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Judge deals setback to NJ’s sports gambling effort
(New Jersey) -- A federal judge upheld a 21-year-old law prohibiting sports betting in all but four states, dealing a setback to New Jersey’s attempts to revive...
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Lawmaker: With sports betting sidelined, state losing out on Super windfall
(New Jersey) -- With New Jersey's sports betting law getting sidelined by a judge on Thursday, a much-anticipated windfall from the state's hosting of the 2014...
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Legalized Sports Betting In NJ Suffers Setback
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s efforts to revive its struggling casino business suffered another setback on Thursday, when a federal judge upheld a law prohibiting...
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New Jersey Sports Gambling Law Blocked in Win for Leagues
(New Jersey) -- A federal judge in New Jersey threw out a law to legalize sports gambling in the state, siding with groups including the National Collegiate Athletic...
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New Jersey vows to keep fighting to overturn federal ban on sports gambling
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey may have lost the first round of its challenge of a federal ban on sports gambling but it’s not giving up on the fight.
2/23/2013
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New Jersey Sports Gambling Battle Begins
(New Jersey) -- U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp flooded the major sports leagues lawyers with tough questions during last week’s hearing in New Jersey. His...
2/18/2013
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Judge Will Probably Rule Soon on N.J. Sports Betting Plan
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey will likely learn within two weeks if it will be able to move forward with its plan to implement sports betting in the state’s casinos...
2/15/2013
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BRENNAN: More inside-the-courtroom details on Thursday’s NJ sports betting hearing
(New Jersey) -- Okay, on to Part II of the sports betting oral arguments from the courtroom of Judge Michael Shipp on Thursday:
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Fight for future of American sports gambling officially begins in New Jersey courtroom
(New Jersey) -- Across three hours Thursday afternoon in a federal court in Trenton, N.J., the initial battle began in a long legal war over a potentially seismic shift...
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Judge in New Jersey sports betting lawsuit said he'll make decision in two weeks
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey will learn within two weeks the fate of a potentially landmark court case, which would not only decide whether racetracks and casinos can...
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New Jersey makes bid to revive casino and horse racing
(New Jersey) -- State sovereignty, not point spreads, took center stage Thursday as lawyers for New Jersey and the Department of Justice sparred over the...
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New Jersey Sports-Betting Decision May Come In Two Weeks [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- A sports-betting ban enacted by Congress in 1992 violates the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by forcing New Jersey and other states to enforce...
2/14/2013
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New Jersey sports betting case: Oral arguments kick off
(New Jersey) -- Oral arguments begin Thursday in a New Jersey courtroom showdown that will shape the future of American sports betting. On Nov. 9, 2011, New Jersey...
2/13/2013
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LoBiondo, Pallone, push legislation to help state in sports betting fight
(New Jersey) -- One day before New Jersey is expected to appear in U.S. District Court to defend itself from a federal lawsuit challenging its sports betting plans, two...
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Opinion: Why the NFL fears legalized sports betting
(Washington D.C.) -- WHAT is really at stake in today’s hearing in Trenton challenging New Jersey’s attempt to legalize sports betting in the state?
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US, NJ to argue sports betting law before judge
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey's efforts to offer legal sports gambling are being put to the test in federal court. Attorneys for the state and the U.S. Department of...
2/8/2013
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Internet gambling dies in committee in MS, vetoed in NJ
(Mississippi) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed Internet gambling Thursday, two days after an attempt to legalize online gambling in Mississippi died in committee.
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NJ Attorney General’s office comes out swinging against US Dept of Justice backing of sports betting law
(New Jersey) -- Unmentioned – not surprisingly – in last week’s intervening brief by the U.S. Department of Justice in the New Jersey sports betting...
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Breaking: NJ horsemen, 2 pols submit brief in NJ sports betting lawsuit
(New Jersey) -- We’re still waiting to hear from state Attorney General’s office and the NFL, NCAA et al today as each side respond to the Department of Justice’s...
2/7/2013
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Christie again vetoes NJ’s Internet gambling law
(Atlantic City) -- Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made New Jersey the third state to legalize gambling over the Internet, but said he would...
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Christie backs Internet gambling with changes suggested in conditional veto
(Atlantic City) -- Gov. Chris Christie will allow the state to legalize Internet gambling but only if lawmakers agree to limit online wagering to a 10-year test period...
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Christie signals way forward to Internet gambling with conditional veto
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a conditional veto to legislation that would regulate Internet Gambling in the state, sending a revised version...
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Governor Christie Supports Most of Online Gambling Bill
(New Jersey) -- In a victory for online gambling proponents, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie supported most of the online gambling bill. While he did veto portions of...
2/6/2013
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Gaming Official: Internet Gambling Could Save and Even Add Jobs to Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- On Monday, Feb. 4, Michael Frawley, president of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, urged New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to sign a bill allowing for...
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State Sen. Lesniak says Christie veto could spur risky referendum on Internet gambling
(Atlantic City) -- If Gov. Chris Christie doesn’t sign legislation legalizing Internet gambling in New Jersey, lawmakers may consider putting the measure on a...
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Time Running Out on New Jersey Internet Gaming Bill
(New Jersey) -- All eyes are on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to see whether Atlantic City casinos will soon be able to offer their casino games, including poker,...
2/5/2013
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Atlantic City Casino Boss Pitches for Online Poker
(Atlantic City) -- Michael Frawley, boss of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel which was recently purchased by online poker room, Poker Stars, has put in a word of support...
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Internet gambling could net Atlantic City $80 million in investments, casino exec says
(Atlantic City) -- Selling the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel to the parent company of PokerStars would net the city additional capital investments of $30 million this year...
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Online Gambling Interests Hopeful Christie Will Back NJ Internet Gaming
(New Jersey) -- The clock is ticking on a bid for New Jersey to get into the Internet gambling business, and supporters of the plan are hoping Governor Chris Christie...
2/4/2013
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AC officials highlight benefits of legalized sports gambling
(Atlantic City) -- $93,889,840 was gambled in Las Vegas on the Super Bowl last year, according to handicapper Jimmy Boyd. Now Atlantic City wants in on the action.
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Atlantic Club casino pres: Sign Internet bet bill
(Atlantic City) -- The president of an Atlantic City casino being bought by the world's largest online poker company urged Gov. Chris Christie to sign a bill...
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Department Of Justice Steps Into Fight Over Sports Gambling In New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- On August 7, 2012, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL), National Basketball...
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Justice Department Intervenes in Dispute over Sports Betting in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- Saying the 20-year federal ban on sports betting is unconstitutional, New Jersey is challenging the law in hopes of legalizing sports betting at casinos...
2/3/2013
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A Call to Action
(New York) -- Last week, football fans across the country committed a crime: they bet on the Super Bowl. Billions of dollars was wagered on the game, almost all of it...
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Struggling casino awaits Christie decision on I-gaming bill
(Atlantic City) -- A Feb. 7 deadline for Gov. Christie to sign off on a bill legalizing Internet gambling from computer servers based here is creating a sense of urgency...
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Union urges Christie to sign Internet betting bill
(Atlantic City) -- The president of Atlantic City's largest casino workers' union called on Gov. Chris Christie to sign an Internet gambling bill, saying online...
2/2/2013
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OP/ED: N.J. Internet gambling looks like a bad bet
(New Jersey) -- Governor Christie has been receiving pressure from all sides regarding the passage of an internet gambling bill. Supporters of online gambling say it...
2/1/2013
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Breaking: New Jersey sports betting brief by DOJ has been filed
(New Jersey) -- The U.S. Department of Justice filed its brief Friday in federal court in Trenton in support of a 21-year-old Congressional law that bars New Jersey from...
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Editorial: Online gaming as lifeline
(Las Vegas) -- The Miss America pageant was invented in 1921 to extend Atlantic City's summer season by a couple of weeks. In 2006, the Miss America pageant...
1/27/2013
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Sports betting is here to stay, so make the money legal: Editorial
(New Jersey) -- The coalition of professional sports leagues and the NCAA that is suing our state should stop acting like sports betting in New Jersey will be a threat...
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Government Intervention in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- A powerful opponent has lined up against New Jersey in its effort to bring sports betting to the state—the federal government.
1/23/2013
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BRENNAN: Governor Christie speaks on the federal intervention to the NJ sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- After addressing the online gaming bill (see previous post on Meadowlands Matters), Governor Christie was asked last night on the 101.5 radio show...
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U.S. Department of Justice to challenge New Jersey's sports betting law
(New Jersey) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has told a New Jersey court that it intends to intervene in a case challenging the constitutionality of a law passed in...
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BRENNAN: Governor Christie offers some words on online gaming in NJ – seems reluctant, but hasn’t ruled it out
(New Jersey) -- Governor Christie’s “Ask the Governor” show on 101.5 FM radio Tuesday night featured a call from “Joseph in Atlantic City”...
1/22/2013
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BRENNAN: The feds WILL intervene in the NJ sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has decided that it will intervene in the landmark sports betting lawsuit filed by the NCAA, NFL, et al against New Jersey...
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DoJ Wades Into New Jersey Sports-Betting Case [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- The federal government will intervene in a high-profile legal case brought against New Jersey’s efforts to regulate sports betting at casinos and...
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Sports Betting Case in New Jersey Draws U.S. Intervention
(New Jersey) -- The U.S. government asked to take part in a lawsuit over a New Jersey sports-betting law that professional and collegiate leagues say would cast doubt on...
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U.S. Department of Justice seeks to join legal fray in New Jersey sports betting case
(Atlantic City) -- The U.S. Justice Department will join the NCAA and four professional sports leagues in fending off New Jersey’s constitutional challenge of a...
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U.S. to join suit over New Jersey sports betting law
(New Jersey) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed notice that it is joining sports leagues' effort to stop New Jersey from instituting sports gambling.
1/19/2013
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Looking to make a legal bet on this year's Super Bowl?
(New Jersey) -- Are you looking to make a legal bet on this year’s Super Bowl? The odds in New Jersey aren’t in your favor. The tradition of New Jersey...
1/9/2013
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Sports Betting Setback for New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- Sports Betting Setback for New Jersey by Staff Fri, Dec 21, 2012 A federal judge has refused to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the NCAA and the NFL, NBA...
1/6/2013
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LETTER: Online gambling wrong because of social cost
(New Jersey) -- Your editorial, “Online gaming safe bet for N.J.,” Dec. 19, is a little short-sighted in my opinion. Gambling, drugs, prostitution and...
1/5/2013
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Column: New Jersey Betting Should Be a Sure Thing
(New Jersey) -- The bookies in this gambling city are grumbling a bit, which is always good news for those inclined to wager a few bucks on their favorite NFL team.
1/4/2013
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NJ horsemen join Governor Christie in sports betting case – again
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association on Friday filed a “notice of joinder” for the cross-motion for summary judgment in...
1/3/2013
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Federal judge in New Jersey sports betting case to hear arguments in February whether federal ban is constitutional
(New Jersey) -- Lawyers are scheduled to argue in court next month on whether the federal ban on sports betting in some states is constitutional.
1/2/2013
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Legalized sports gambling faces challenges
(California) -- With the NFL playoffs starting this weekend and the Bowl Championship Series title game on Monday night, many Northern California sports fans would like...
1/1/2013
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New Jersey Tries To Move In On Nevada's Gambling Turf
(New Jersey) -- For those dearly devoted of you who paid attention to me in September, I noted that the best bet in the NFL had proven to be whenever a West Coast team...
12/30/2012
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Majority favors professional sports betting
(New Jersey) -- Despite the legal battle being waged in New Jersey over sports betting, there is serious doubt professional sports could survive with the countless...
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New Jersey Senators Create Letter Asking Governor to Sign Online Gambling Bill Into Law
(New Jersey) -- Governor Chris Christie now has the power to provide the state of New Jersey with online gambling options. an online gambling bill, S1565, made it...
12/29/2012
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Renewed Pressure on Christie to Sign NJ Gambling Bill
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie has received a letter signed by four of his state’s senators, urging him to sign into a law a new bill that...
12/28/2012
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Setback for New Jersey sportsbetting
(New Jersey) -- After ratifying legislation earlier in the year that authorised its casinos to offer intra-state online sportsbetting, New Jersey could be in for a long...
12/27/2012
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CHAMPAGNE COLUMN: Gambling lawsuit a sucker bet
(New York) -- There are many lines of reasoning in professional sports that are lazy, phony and/or just plain stupid. This past week, unfortunately, one of them reared...
12/26/2012
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BLOG: What Do Sports Gambling and Same-Sex Marriage Have in Common?
(New Jersey) -- What does New Jersey’s attempt to overturn a 20-year federal ban on sports gambling and same-sex couples’ efforts to legalize gay marriage...
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BRENNAN: NJ Congressman Pallone vows to fight on for sports betting
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone is the author of the New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012 (NJ BET Act), H.R. 3081, which amends the...
12/25/2012
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Leagues poised to challenge NJ over sports betting
(New Jersey) -- Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are poised to move forward with their legal fight over New Jersey’s plans to allow sports...
12/24/2012
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New Jersey suffers first setback in sports betting fight
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s plans to introduce sports betting in the new year suffered a setback Friday after a court ruled that sports leagues can challenge the...
12/23/2012
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New Jersey Online Gaming Bill Passes State Legislature, Awaits Governor Christie’s Signature
(New Jersey) -- On Friday, the state of New Jersey once again took the step to become only the third state in the United State to enter into the online gaming market...
12/22/2012
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Judge Denies NJ’s Request To Dismiss Leagues Lawsuit Over Sports Gambling
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s battle with the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA will continue after a judge on Friday rejected arguments that the...
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Leagues poised to challenge NJ over sports betting
(New Jersey) -- Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are poised to move forward with their legal fight over New Jersey's plans to allow sports...
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Memorandum Opinion by Judge Shipp (21 Dec 2012): Ruling in favor of NCAA and Professional Sports Leagues' Legal Standing to sue NJ
(New Jersey) -- MEMORANDUM OPINION (Shipp, District Judge) re Plaintiff Legal Standing -- Denying Defendant New Jersey's Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary...
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N.J. gives final OK to Internet betting
(Atlantic City) -- New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill legalizing Internet gambling within the state's borders. The bill now goes to Gov....
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NJ Congressman Pallone vows to fight on for sports betting
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone is the author of the New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012 (NJ BET Act), H.R. 3081, which amends the...
12/21/2012
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Judge allows suit challenging sports betting in New Jersey to proceed
(New Jersey) -- Five sports organizations scored a victory Friday in their lawsuit seeking to block New Jersey from authorizing sports betting.
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Judge: Leagues can sue NJ over sports betting
(New Jersey) -- A federal judge has ruled that the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA can move forward with a lawsuit over New Jersey's plans to...
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Governor Christie on the sports betting lawsuit
(New Jersey) -- Governor Christie was asked today about the sports betting lawsuit by the NCAA and four pro sports leagues, as we await federal judge Michael Shipp...
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Legal heavyweights add punch to N.J. sports betting fight
(New Jersey) -- Two of the country’s most prominent conservative lawyers are arguing opposite sides of a case that tests New Jersey’s newest constitutional...
12/20/2012
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New Jersey gambling lawsuit turns initially on question of “standing”
(New Jersey) -- On Tuesday, the various major sports leagues gathered in New Jersey for a hearing in connection with the attack on the state’s intention to...
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Poll: US OK with sports betting, but not Internet
(New Jersey) -- A new poll finds just over half of Americans favor making sports betting legal everywhere, while almost three-quarters are against legalizing Internet...
12/19/2012
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Lawyers spar in court in NJ sports betting lawsuit
(New Jersey) -- Pro sports leagues have experienced nearly unprecedented success despite the existence of illegal and legal gambling and therefore can't claim harm...
12/18/2012
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NJ’s online gaming bill “outrageous,” says horseman
(New Jersey) -- For all the talk about New Jersey’s attempt to allow internet casino gambling, there hasn’t been as much talk about the distinction between...
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BRENNAN: No decision today in NJ sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- A federal judge reserved decision Tuesday in a lawsuit by the NCAA and four sports leagues designed to thwart the implementation of sports betting at...
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Judge to decide by Friday on leagues' suit opposing sports betting in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp will rule by Friday whether the NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB have standing to sue New Jersey over its effort to regulate...
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New Jersey Sports Betting Ruling Coming Friday
(New Jersey) -- U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp said he will issue a written decision on Friday which could determine if the nation’s five major sports leagues...
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NJ sports betting hearing today: the backstory
(New Jersey) -- The first thing federal Judge Michael Shipp did as he walked in to his courtroom today for oral arguments in New Jersey’s sports betting trial was...
12/17/2012
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Betting Against a Gambling Ban
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey, like most states, is prohibited by federal law from allowing betting on sports events, but Monmouth Park racetrack is taking the initial...
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Foes in NJ sports betting suit to argue cases
(New Jersey) -- A federal judge is expected to decide whether to temporarily delay New Jersey's plan to allow sports gambling beginning next month.
12/16/2012
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NJ Assembly vote on online gaming scheduled for Monday
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey Assembly today released its list of bills to be voted on in general session on Monday, and online gaming and a horse racing are among the...
12/12/2012
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New Jersey Set For Sports-Betting Showdown [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is prepared to begin taking bets on sporting events as early as January 9 unless a judge rules against the state after a court hearing next...
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Judge allows horsemen’s group, two legislators as co-defendants in sports-betting lawsuit
(New Jersey) -- It will be a crowded courtroom next week in Trenton as lawyers convene for the first time before a U.S. District Court judge tasked with deciding whether...
12/11/2012
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Hoping sports book isn't shelved
(New Jersey) -- State Sen. Raymond Lesniak has long maintained that a federal ban on sports betting in all but four states is patently unfair, but what gets the veteran...
12/10/2012
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BRENNAN: NFL, NCAA etc all oppose allowing thoroughbred horsemen and top legislators to intervene in NJ sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA and four pro sports leagues on Monday submitted to a federal judge their formal opposition to allowing new parties’ “motion to...
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NBA commissioner David Stern scolds New Jersey Gov. Christie on sports gambling effort
(New Jersey) -- NBA Commissioner David Stern scolded Gov. Christie and said New Jersey "has no idea what it's doing" by seeking to allow sports betting in...
12/9/2012
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All Four Major Commissioners Whined In A Court Record About New Jersey’s Plan To Legalize Sports Betting
(New Jersey) -- The state of New Jersey plans to legalize sports wagering as early as January by defying the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992.
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NJ sports betting case: a Stern deposition
(New Jersey) -- Longtime NBA Commissioner David Stern is a Jersey guy at heart – a Teaneck High grad who made it big. So I always found it interesting that in...
12/8/2012
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Assembly delays Super Bowl gambling bill
(New Jersey) -- A bill that would temporarily allow gambling at the Meadowlands in the days leading up to the 2014 Super Bowl was pulled from the Assembly Regulatory...
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Brief calls N.J. law 'blatant violation'
(New Jersey) -- NBA commissioner David Stern scolded New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and said New Jersey "has no idea what it's doing" by seeking to allow...
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Legal Online Gambling May Be on the Way
(New Jersey) -- It seems that there may be some progress in the battle for legal online gambling in the US. This week an amended version of an online gaming bill, which...
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New Jersey Sports Gambling Too “Risky” For Major Leagues
(New Jersey) -- NBA Commissioner David Stern proved last week he was completely out of touch with reality by fining the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 for Coach Gregg...
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Score a modest ‘win’ for NCAA in NJ sports betting battle
(New Jersey) -- One of the barbs the NCAA has been throwing at New Jersey officials as part of their sports betting lawsuit is that the state law – which they say...
12/7/2012
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NFL/NCAA strike back at NJ’s list of facts in sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- Attorneys for the NCAA, NFL, and three other sports leagues who are suing to stop New Jersey from offering sports betting filed a blistering 92-page...
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Pro leagues make case to stop NJ sports betting
(New Jersey) -- The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA have filed legal papers calling New Jersey's effort to allow sports gambling an "unlawful scheme...
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BRENNAN: Sports leagues attack the “4-state exception” to sports betting ban head-on in court
(New Jersey) -- I had mentioned several times that one of the biggest challenges the NFL, NCAA and other sports leagues had in its lawsuit against New Jersey was the...
12/4/2012
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GAMBLING COMPLIANCE: New Jersey Internet Gambling Bill Approaching Finish Line
(New Jersey) -- Internet gambling legislation in the New Jersey Assembly has been significantly amended ahead of a final vote that supporters say could happen before the...
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New Jersey online poker bill: back on track?
(New Jersey) -- An amended version of an online gaming bill – which would allow any internet version of casino games, not just poker – passed in the New...
11/29/2012
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New Jersey Split on Plan to Legalize Sports Gambling, Poll Shows
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey residents are split on their support for the legalization of sports gambling in the state, according to a Seton Hall Sports Poll.
11/26/2012
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BRENNAN: NJ sports betting: the horsemen make their case
(New Jersey) -- Here’s a summary of last week’s “Memorandum of Law Submitted on Behalf of New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Inc. in...
11/24/2012
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NJ makes its case to the court in sports betting case: a detailed look
(New Jersey) -- Digging deeper into the legal paperwork filed by the New Jersey Attorney General’s office to a federal judge on Wednesday in the high-stakes sports...
11/22/2012
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BLOG: PASPA unconstitutional, sports leagues talking out their ass
(New Jersey) -- On the day before Thanksgiving, the state of New Jersey filed papers opposing the pro and college sports leagues’ motion for summary judgment in...
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New Jersey horse racing association and key state lawmakers seek to join battle in states sports betting case
(New Jersey) -- A federal lawsuit challenging a state law to allow sports betting just got even more crowded. In two separate motions filed with the U.S. District Court...
11/20/2012
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BRENNAN: NJ sports betting case: leagues seek to slow things down
(New Jersey) -- Attorneys for the state of New Jersey and the five sports entities suing the state to stop their sports betting efforts have found more that they can...
11/15/2012
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BRENNAN: NJ sports betting update: a strategic clue amid the jabs
(New Jersey) -- State of New Jersey attorneys are acting like “sandbaggers,” say the attorneys representing the NFL and four other sports entities in their...
11/13/2012
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COLUMN: Legalized sports betting makes sense and the NCAA's decision to deny New Jersey the East Regional doesn't change that
(New Jersey) -- Say this about the NCAA: It sure does a good job of making sure no one profits on the backs of its young athletes — no one, of course, but the NCAA.
11/10/2012
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David Moulton: Feds shouldn't bet against New Jersey's bid for sports gambling
(New Jersey) -- There is an awful lot of gambling that takes place on sports in America. Most of it illegally. With so many states struggling to fill budget deficits now...
11/8/2012
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NJ sports betting case: an outsider wants in
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s efforts to introduce sports betting at its racetracks and Atlantic City casinos have brought national attention – in large part...
11/2/2012
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New Jersey’s Battle for Sports Betting by: Griffin Finan
(New Jersey) -- Griffin Finan of Ifrah Law breaks down the lawsuit that could decide the future of sports betting in America.
10/30/2012
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Amick: Betting they can't back up their claim
(New Jersey) -- Thanks to a federal judge in Trenton, the people who run big-time sports will have to back up their claim that New Jersey’s plans to authorize,...
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Chris Christie to push for Atlantic City sports wagering
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s bid to overturn a federal prohibition and bring sports wagering to Atlantic City casinos is due for an important...
10/23/2012
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Dorfman: NCAA hurting only the innocent by removing six championship events from NJ
(New Jersey) -- Here we go again. New Jersey makes a move to okay pro and college sports gambling and does the National Collegiate Athletic Association object? You can...
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Lawyers involved in sports betting mandated to appear in Trenton
(New Jersey) -- After submitting hundreds of pages of documents and filing dozens of motions, lawyers involved in the federal sports betting lawsuit have been ordered...
10/22/2012
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Christie's anger at NCAA in sports betting tiff is justified: Editorial
(New Jersey) -- Gov. Chris Christie is right on the money: The NCAA is "ludicrous and hypocritical" for yanking five college championship events from New...
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NCAA Pulls Zone A Diving Qualifier from New Jersey Over Gambling Law
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA has pulled all 2013 championships from the state of New Jersey after a law was enacted that allowed gambling on professional and collegiate...
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NCAA, pro leagues’ chiefs to be deposed in NJ case
(New Jersey) -- The heads of the NCAA and the four major professional sports leagues will give depositions in a lawsuit that seeks to stop New Jersey from instituting...
10/21/2012
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Leaders of NCAA, pro leagues ordered to testify on N.J. sports betting
(New Jersey) -- A federal judge in Trenton is demanding a thorough examination of the relationship between gambling and big-time sports before the NCAA can proceed with...
10/20/2012
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League heads to make depositions in Jersey sports gambling suit
(New Jersey) -- The heads of the NCAA and the four major professional sports leagues will give depositions in a lawsuit that seeks to stop New Jersey from instituting...
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New Jersey to begin Issuing Gambling Licenses for Sports Betting in 2013
(California) -- New Jersey is doubling down on sports betting, starting in 2013, despite healthy opposition. The state will begin issuing licenses for betting on sports...
10/19/2012
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Despite federal ban, state is accepting sports wagering license applications
(Atlantic City) -- With final adoption of the regulations for sports wagering published Oct. 15 in the New Jersey Register, the Division of Gaming Enforcement can now...
10/18/2012
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Daily poll: Does sports gambling harm professional sports?
(New Jersey) -- Major League Baseball, the National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association, along with the NCAA, are suing New...
10/17/2012
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New Jersey Defends Online Sports Betting Law in Court
(New Jersey) -- A recent Associate press article revealed the efforts of lawmakers in the garden state of New Jersey USA to legally offer internet betting on sports....
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New Jersey lawyers in sports betting case will get chance to interview league commissioners
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey will be able to depose the president of the NCAA and commissioners of NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB for up to four hours under a proposal put forward...
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NJ seeks pro leagues' history on sports betting
(New Jersey) -- The nation's professional sports leagues may have to dig deep to come up with proof of their opposition to sports betting through the years.
10/16/2012
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Atlantic City casino contests offer gamblers a taste of sports betting
(Atlantic City) -- Tom Ryan held up the slips of paper showing his football picks and boldly declared, “Here are the winners!” Ryan, 65, of Brigantine, had...
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BRENNAN: NCAA pulls 5 events from NJ; sports betting backer fires back
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA has raised the stakes in its war with New Jersey over sports betting, pulling five collegiate championships out of the state.
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Christie spokesman: NCAA move to pull 5 events from NJ over betting 'ludicrous'
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey officials on Tuesday blasted the NCAA for relocating six sports tournaments out of the state as retaliation for the Garden State’s...
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Christie spokesman: NCAA's decision to move championships out of N.J. 'ludicrous'
(New Jersey) -- A spokesman for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie calls the NCAA's decision to move championship games out of the state because it plans to legalize...
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NCAA tournament ban in New Jersey could hurt local Division III schools
(New Jersey) -- The Richard Stockton College men's basketball team won four games in front of raucous home crowds on its way to the NCAA Division III championship...
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NJ spokesman: NCAA move over betting 'ludicrous'
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA is "ludicrous and hypocritical" for moving five championship games out of New Jersey next year because the state plans to offer...
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Sports and Law Symposium to Tackle NBA Lockout and Sports Betting
(New Jersey) -- The Rutgers School of Law–Camden is hosting two moderated discussions focused on the intersecting paths of sports and law during the NBA lockout...
10/15/2012
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BRENNAN: Sports betting in NJ? Wait ’til next year, and maybe beyond
(New Jersey) -- It was always a longshot that Monmouth Park would be able to offer for-cash sports betting by the end of the year. On Monday, that longshot’s ship...
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Final regulations approved for sports betting in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is preparing for sports betting at Atlantic City casinos and the state’s horse racing tracks, even though it is still being blocked by...
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N.J. puts sports betting on fast track; NCAA retaliates by pulling championship games
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is charging ahead in its effort to offer legalized sports betting despite the presence of some hefty opposition standing between the state and...
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NCAA moving N.J. championships
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA announced Monday that it would find new hosts for five championships scheduled to be held in New Jersey next year.
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NJ plans to start licensing sports bets in January
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey says it will start issuing licenses for sports betting on Jan. 9, about a month later than it had originally intended.
10/11/2012
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Atlantic City Makes History and it begins Governing Mobile Gambling
(Atlantic City) -- This week saw a history making change in Atlantic City as the regulations governing mobile gambling came into force on Tuesday as the state Division...
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NJ eyes portable horse bets, lottery anonymity
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey lawmakers are moving closer to allowing the use of portable betting devices at horse racing tracks, and letting lottery winners remain...
10/10/2012
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In Defense of New Jersey Sports Betting
(New Jersey) -- JURIST Guest Columnist Kathryn Young, University of Virginia School of Law Class of 2013, argues that gambling can effectively increase states'...
10/8/2012
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Court case seen as best option for legalizing New Jersey sports betting
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s challenge of the federal ban on sports betting represents the best, quickest chance the casino industry has to legalize the activity,...
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Despite Lawsuit, New Jersey Moves Forward On Sports-Betting Regulations [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- Regulations for sports betting in New Jersey are scheduled to be adopted October 15, but the state does not plan to begin issuing sports-wagering...
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Sports leagues hire top lawyer in sports betting fight with New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- A former U.S. solicitor general who unsuccessfully challenged President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act has been hired to represent five sports...
10/7/2012
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Column: N.J. wants gambling, just not on N.J. games
(New Jersey) -- Imagine if a member of Congress, say, from Ohio, introduced legislation that would remove “STOP” signs from the streets of 49 states.
10/3/2012
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Sports betting law called hypocritical by league groups
(Atlantic City) -- The major professional sports leagues and the NCAA say New Jersey's proposed sports betting law is hypocritical because it prohibits gambling on...
9/30/2012
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Discovery – or harassment? NJ Sports Betting lawsuit update
(New Jersey) -- Should attorneys representing New Jersey be permitted to obtain depositions from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NBA Commissioner David Stern, and other...
9/11/2012
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N.J. Says Leagues Lack Standing To Challenge Sports-Betting Law
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey has gone on the offensive to squelch a federal suit by sports leagues over a law allowing betting at racetracks and casinos. In a dismissal...
9/8/2012
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NJ to court: Sports leagues have no right to stop our sports betting
(New Jersey) -- The National Football League and its other sports counterparts, says New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, have no right to act the world will end...
9/7/2012
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In filing, NJ claims pro leagues don’t have standing to challenge state’s sports betting plans
(New Jersey) -- A court filing claims sports gambling is so widespread already that New Jersey’s plans to implement it won’t cause any harm to college and...
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Betting on the NFL Goes on Trial (Part 3)
(USA) -- To understand why the NFL will be irreparably harmed if Governor Chris Christie’s play to establish legal sports betting in New Jersey is successful, it...
9/5/2012
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BRENNAN: Sports betting marches on in NJ – but federal court still holds the cards
(New Jersey) -- Regulations governing sports betting at New Jersey’s racetracks and Atlantic City casinos are anticipated to be formally adopted by the state...
8/31/2012
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NJ: No sports betting licenses before December
(New Jersey) -- If you're hoping to get a legal bet down on the New York Giants or New York Jets in New Jersey this season, don't get your hopes up.
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Now NJ promises: no sports betting licenses before Dec. 1
(New Jersey) -- The legal wrangling between the New Jersey Attorney General’s office and four pro sports leagues plus the NCAA continued Wednesday in a federal...
8/29/2012
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Former Bush Lawyer To Represent New Jersey In Sports-Betting Dispute [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- The attorney who prevailed in the historic U.S. Supreme Court case which made George W. Bush president will represent New Jersey in a sports-betting...
8/28/2012
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Horsemen may join N.J. in sports betting defense
(New Jersey) -- The operators of Monmouth Park in Oceanport may join the state in its legal battle with professional and college sports organizations over the issue of...
8/27/2012
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New Jersey adds D.C. lawyers to arsenal as it prepares to defend sports-betting law
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey is bringing on two top Washington, D.C. lawyers — including one who argued on behalf of George W. Bush in 2000 — to defend against...
8/23/2012
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New Jersey residents favor sports betting, even with federal ban
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey residents favor sports betting in the Garden State, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University Public Mind survey.
8/21/2012
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Horsemen may join sports betting suit
(New Jersey) -- The operators of Monmouth Park in Oceanport may join the state in the legal battle with major professional and college sports organizations over...
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N.J. residents narrowly support state pushing ahead with sports gambling
(New Jersey) -- A new poll shows New Jersey residents narrowly favor ignoring a federal ban and moving forward with sports betting, with men heavily in support of the...
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Nearly half New Jersey residents agree with Christie, want sports betting now, poll shows
(New Jersey) -- A new statewide poll released Tuesday shows that 45 percent of New Jersey residents support going forward with sports betting at Atlantic City casinos...
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Poll finds support for sports betting in N.J.
(New Jersey) -- A poll released Tuesday shows that 45 percent of New Jersey residents favor sports betting at Atlantic City casinos and the state's racetracks...
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Poll: Majority Give the State the Green Light to Allow Sports Betting
(New Jersey) -- The decision by the Christie administration to move forward with allowing sports betting in casinos and racetracks across the state, despite a federal...
8/20/2012
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NJ supports Christie sports-bet push
(Atlantic City) -- When it comes to sports betting, many New Jerseyans want Gov. Chris Christie to go for it. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll...
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NJ Supports Sports Betting Despite Federal Ban [AUDIO]
(New Jersey) -- In defiance of that ban, Governor Chris Christie plans to move forward with allowing sports betting in casinos and racetracks across the state. Christie...
8/18/2012
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Editorial: A good bet? Initiatives to legalize sports betting in N.J., N.Y.
(New Jersey) -- Sports betting is legal in four states, including Delaware, where it began in 2009. Could New Jersey be next? It’s a safe bet that gambling on...
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OP/ED: Sports betting should be legal in the Garden State
(New Jersey) -- You can say this about Chris Christie — he loves a good fight. Christie and his administration have gotten exactly what they wanted — a...
8/16/2012
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Lesniak urging casinos and tracks to go ahead with sports betting
(New Jersey) -- State Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union) has urged the state's casinos and racetracks to take sports bets despite a lawsuit from the sports leagues...
8/15/2012
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New Jersey, Christie, Fight to Allow Sports Gambling
(New Jersey) -- The state of New Jersey is attempting to assert its state rights by pushing to legalize sports betting. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is leading the...
8/14/2012
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N.J. sports betting: The people vs. sports owners
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the New Jersey legislature and New Jersey voters are now in a court battle with four major sports leagues and the...
8/13/2012
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Strong odds: New Jersey makes constitutional case for sports betting
(New Jersey) -- This time, it’s constitutional. A long-running, high-stakes legal battle over betting on sports in America may be coming to a head, and this time...
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