NJ sports betting case remains unclear

New Jersey sports betting legislation cannot move forward without the consideration of the Supreme Court.

US.- The government of New Jersey is still waiting for a resolution about the sports betting legal challenge. Yesterday, the state’s administration expected the US Supreme Court to pronounce on the demand that prohibits legislators to approve a sports betting bill. However, the Court has not revealed its position yet.

The New Jersey legislation is delayed due to the legal battle that is facing the government against the big professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which consider that the state should not allow a regulated sports betting industry based on the current Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA).

The national court must decide whether they would allow the government to submit a complaint or to reject any legal strategy. The rule was supposed to be released yesterday, but the US Supreme Court has not revealed its resolution yet, as reported by the newspaper Inter Game Online. Moreover, it is also unclear if the Supreme Court will consider the case this year. The federal judges are expecting further information although they have not requested any new document.

The Supreme Court had previously urged the Solicitor General Office a brief about the New Jersey cases, presented by Chris Christie, Governor of the state, and New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which would be benefited as operators of a legal sports betting sector. In its brief, the Solicitor General also stated: “If New Jersey wishes to repeal its prohibition on sports gambling altogether and thereby remain silent with respect to such gambling … PASPA does not stand in its way.”