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About LinkBacksA Democratic state senator in New Jersey filed a lawsuit yesterday aiming to overturn a federal ban on sports betting.
The suit was filed by Raymond Lesniak and would give each state the option to decide whether to allow sports gambling.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
"Our casinos are suffering, our racetracks are dying, and our state budget needs revenues," Lesniak said.
He said the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, under which only four states are permitted to have sports gambling, "blatantly discriminates" against other states.
"How can Congress say to the people of the state of New Jersey, 'You do not have this right that the people in Nevada do?' " Lesniak asked.
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24 March 2009, 8:43 am #1
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N.J. pol challenges federal ban on sports betting
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24 March 2009, 8:46 am #2
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24 March 2009, 7:54 pm #3
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THe iMEGA folks are behind this lawsuit... I've definitely got my fingers crossed.
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