New Jersey’s Sports Betting Law Is Dealt Another Blow

New Jersey’s wager to legalize sports gambling was struck down by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On September 17, 2013, the federal court ruled that New Jersey’s betting law conflicts with the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). PASPA restricts sports betting in all but four states: Nevada, Delaware, Montana, and Oregon.

New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, signed the sports-betting law in January 2012. The law permits betting on professional and college sports at racetracks and Atlantic City casinos. Bets would …

June 12, 2013 Sports Betting

Sports Leagues “Betting” On Third Circuit Opinion in NJ Appeal

The NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and the NCAA asked the Third Circuit to affirm an opinion enforcing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA). New Jersey and others will have until June 14, 2013 to file an answer to the leagues’ recently submitted brief. The sports leagues want the law to stand and prevent New Jersey from allowing sports gambling. According to the Leagues, sports gambling threatens the integrity of their games.

PASPA was enacted by Congress in 1992. The law prohibits …