The attempts of the New Jersey’s authorities to start offering single-game sports betting have met fierce opposition, which even led to legal proceedings. Those who are totally against the idea, have filled a legal motion in which they condemn the State’s latest actions and define them as an attempt to violate the law on the pretext of modernizing the betting utilities available in New Jersey.
Last Monday, the US District Judge was asked to take the actions needed and forbid the implementing of the new rules, which would enable the local casinos provide the players with sports betting opportunities.
A few weeks ago Chris Christie allowed the New Jersey-based gaming providers continue refining the new betting regulations and eventually validate them. However, a simple rule applies here. The new regulations must not be totally incompatible with the current laws, concerning the betting legalization in the state.
Two years ago, the leagues that are now asking for prohibition on the imposing of the new law, claimed that there was nothing that would stop the state from implementing anti-betting rules. Now, they are accusing Cristie of hypocrisy because of the fact that back in 2012, he was one of the responsible authorities who didn’t take the measures needed, which resulted in experiencing the contemporary issues.
“Improper” and “Questionable” are just some of the descriptions, given to the legalization of the sports betting activities in New Jersey.
The leagues didn’t miss to disapprove of the motion that failed in clearly defining who the regulators of the sports betting activities will be. This can respectively be interpreted in several ways, one of which is that there won’t be anybody to monitor the sports betting activities.
Despite being well prepared for answering a wide variety of questions and oppose everyone, whose standpoint is different than theirs, the leagues’ representatives made one huge mistake. They supported the idea of complete prohibition of any sports betting activities in Monmouth Park and Meadowlands. However, the desire of the local gaming providers is pretty different. The Monmouth based providers have expressed their ambitions for offering sports betting activities really soon. Unrealistic, as it may sounds, some of them even set 24 October as the date when the single-game sports betting will be legalized and they will be free to offer it in their casinos.
Ray Lesniak, the New Jersey’s Senator, stated that the decision, taken by Christie, would have been beneficial to the state provided that New Jersey was about to re-consider the sports betting activities in tracks and casinos and eventually abolish the prohibition. He also said that the one week delay, given to the leagues, prevented him form introducing the new bill but he will do that anyway, most probably on Thursday. Christie’s response is expected to become public no later than October 10th and officially announced on 17th.
