Feds to NJ: No Sports Betting Allowed
The federal government wants to block New Jersey's move to allow sports betting.
New Jersey shouldn't be allowed to flout a federal law banning sports betting, the U.S. Department of Justice argues in paperwork filed in federal court this week. The U.S. government joined a lawsuit Jan. 22 to prevent New Jersey's sports betting law from taking effect, Reuters reported. New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a 2011 referendum to allow sports betting in the Garden State. The nonbinding vote OK'd an amendment to the state constitution to legalize betting for professional and certain college sports at casinos and racetracks. Gov. Chris Christie supported the measure, despite federal laws against such betting. Professional sports leagues, including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, the National…
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luis cabrera
7:49 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
that job belongs to the mafia ,not the government !!! more ›