Regulated sports betting has only been legal in the state of New Jersey for a few weeks and Garden State operators are already facing the scourge of legal sportsbooks across the planet, competing with offshore bookies. But New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck has a plan for dealing with these unauthorized competitors,…
When the State of New Jersey decided to go to the mats in support of regulated sports betting, it was done with the intention of boosting the long-troubled casinos of Atlantic City. It was a radical idea, that took nearly a decade to come to fruition, but it worked. During their first full month of…
The courtroom battles that broke down the US ban on sports betting began in New Jersey, but they're not over yet. The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) just got the go-ahead to continue its lawsuit against the professional sports leagues (NFL, NCAA, NBA, MLB, NHL) for their role in prolonging the legal battle they…
When regulated sports betting was pitched to New Jersey voters way back in 2007, the premise was that both Atlantic City casinos, and struggling Garden State horse race tracks would benefit from the new revenue. Now that sports betting is up and running in both places, the New Jersey Meadowlands race track is finding out…
The once dreary and dead casinos of Atlantic City are teeming with life as New Jersey gaming operators rush to get their sports betting operations online before the start of American football season. It's a frenzy of activity that's going to include a tremendous amount of software testing, the building of actual sportsbooks, and plenty…
Life for New Jersey's land-based and online casino operators just got a little bit more competitive with the opening of the Hard Rock International’s new Atlantic City casino. This land-based casino, that was once the Trump Taj Mahal, will be followed in short order by the launching of a new Hard Rock International online casino…
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy launched his state's regulated sports betting era yesterday by placing a wager on Germany to win the World Cup. It was a small bet that helped celebrate the Garden State's huge victory in the battle to allow states to determine whether or not sports betting should be allowed at their…
New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph Caputo has an excellent, one-word description for the professional sports leagues' demand for an "integrity fee" from states offering regulated sports betting, "disgraceful." And with that, Caputo is calling out the leagues for their seemingly hypocritical stance of fighting against regulated sports betting tooth and nail, but demanding a piece of…
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings is entering into a deal with Atlantic City's Resort Casino to being developing a DraftKings-branded sportsbook at the property. The deal is the culmination of New Jersey's desire to reinvigorate Atlantic City casinos and carves out new territory for the long-struggling, but newly resurgent, DFS operator. As part of the…
When the citizens of New Jersey approved a measure allowing sports betting in Atlantic City casinos, if sports betting were actually legalized, they knew they were in for a fight. Now, nearly eight years later, the bill for that fight is coming in and it's clocking in at around $8.5 million in legal fees. State…
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