TRENTON — An Assembly panel today advanced a bill that would allow electronic betting on horse racing in New Jersey. The bill puts the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority in charge of creating a betting exchange through which bettors would place wagers. Bettors would have to prove they are New Jersey residents. Federal laws prohibit internet wagering. The...
Jockeys gallop and breeze horses along the backstretch during the early morning at Monmouth Park.TRENTON — An Assembly panel today advanced a bill that would allow electronic betting on horse racing in New Jersey.
The bill puts the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority in charge of creating a betting exchange through which bettors would place wagers. Bettors would have to prove they are New Jersey residents. Federal laws prohibit internet wagering.
The panel also approved a resolution to ask voters to amend the state constitution so the Legislature could enact laws allowing sports betting, pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging a federal ban on the practice.
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