NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR TO JOIN CHALLENGE TO
SPORTSBETTING LAW
26 June 2009
Governor Corzine plans to launch a supporting
action to that filed by NJ Senator Lesniak
ESPN reports that a legal challenge based on the
constitutionality of the 1992 Professional Amateur
Sports Protection Act and lodged by New Jersey Senator
Ray Lesniak earlier this year (see previous InfoPowa
reports) is to be supporter by the state's governor, Jon
Corzine.
The publication reports that Corzine
will this week be filing a brief in support of Lesniak's
contention in Newark's US District Court that the law is
unconstutional and violates state rights.
The
ESPN piece informs that Corzine is reacting to the state
of Delaware's decision to approve a sportsbetting
lottery despite threats from the National Football
League, and that the governor has considered the
nationwide financial crisis and a recent poll indicating
the majority of New Jersey residents want sportsbetting
in deciding to take up the challenge.
It also
opines that the Governor's overt support for Lesniak's
action enhances the lawsuit's chances of getting the
federal sports betting ban overturned. Such a direct
assault by a state claiming that its rights have been
trampled on by a federal law strengthens the case, many
legal scholars have said.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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