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| Published On Oct 12, 2016 12:02 pm CEST  |  Updated on May 2, 2021 1:23 pm CEST | By iGaming Team

State makes final thrust for sports betting

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The state of New Jersey, in its multi-year pursuit of legalized sports betting, is hoping to draw up a miracle play in what may be their last legal chance to do so.

 

 

The state had filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case as the state continues to seek to overturn a federal ban on sports betting, which could pave the way for sports betting to take place at Monmouth Park.

 

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Oceanport Councilman Joseph Irace said: “They filed a brief to try to get in front of the Supreme Court, and I guess now the Supreme Court has to decide whether or not they take the case. This is the last of the state of New Jersey’s efforts.”

 

 

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While the Supreme Court may be a long shot, Irace said to expect Congress to act on sports betting in the next few years. “I think sports wagering will get legalized across the country, I just think Congress has to do it at some point. Betting is going on so it might as well be regulated and taxed just like everything else. I do think at some point everybody opens their eyes” Irace concluded.

 

 

There are currently only four states with legal sports betting: Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon. Only Nevada has large-scale sports betting, the other three have limited betting.