NEW JERSEY MOVE ON INTERNET GAMBLING A TOP MEDIA
STORY
22 January 2010
Senator Lesniak's legislative proposal is
reverberating around the wider industry
The New Jersey legislation proposing the legalisation of
Internet gambling in the state (see previous InfoPowa
report) continued to reverberate around the industry
this week, making media headlines everywhere.
New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak's proposed bill would
allow state residents to gamble online via websites run
by the state's land casino operators in Atlantic City.
This is Lesniak's second initiative aimed at opening
up a regulated state Internet gambling market - earlier
he had introduced a bill seeking to have New Jersey
residents vote on a constitutional amendment that would
allow state-regulated sports wagering in Atlantic City
casinos, and from state residents via an intra-state
Internet gambling system.
In terms of federal law
horse racing carve-outs, New Jersey currently offers
Internet gambling on horse races to state residents
through the 4NJbets.com website. This could be used to
expand the law and legalise online versions of games
currently allowed in Atlantic City casinos, such as
Poker, Blackjack and Baccarat.
The Internet
gambling system would be regulated by the New Jersey
Casino Control Commission through a new Division of
Internet Wagering to manage operations and licensing.
This week iMEGA chairman Joe Brennan Jnr. applauded
Senator Lesniak's initiative, saying: "We're happy that
New Jersey has taken this issue into their own hands.
New Jersey is recognised as having the toughest gaming
regulators in the US, but as a leading gaming state with
a long track record of doing things the right way,
Internet gambling will have a great home here and the
opportunity to begin normalising the industry."
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
More news here.
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