Sports betting keeps Chris Christie expectant
New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie said that if the county rules this month in favor of sports betting, gamblers could wager on the Super Bowl.
US.- Chris Christie, the current governor of New Jersey, said that sports betting at the Monmouth Park Racetrack could be open in a week if the Supreme Court of the United States lifts the current ban of the activity.
As Associated Press reported, the governor suggested that if the court manages to come to a decision this month, New Jersey could offer sports betting services during the Super Bowl. The official claimed that the federal government lacked a consistency when applying standards, as “they pick and choose,” he said. “For instance, the Obama administration said it was OK to legalize recreational marijuana even though marijuana is still illegal on federal level, but the Obama administration said ‘No’ on gambling,” Christie added.
During the last week of May, it was published that the US Solicitor General’s Office answered the Supreme Court’s demand of a brief on the sports betting legislation case from New Jersey, which was presented last January. According to the local newspapers, the country’s Acting Solicitor General, Jeffrey B. Wall, suggested the High Court not to ask New Jersey’s authorities for further information about the case. The state’s government is trying to withdraw the federal injunction that eliminates the possibility of legislating sports betting industry.
PASPA, a sports protection act that was passed in 1992, prevents states from offering gambling lines on sports. Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, and Montana were granted special exemptions, as all four of those states were offering some variation of sports lotteries back in 1992. The American Gaming Association said in January that they are encouraged that the U.S. Supreme Court has expressed interest in the problems posed by PASPA, the failed law that fuels a US$150 billion illegal sports betting market.
