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NJ Sports Betting Law Back Before Third Circuit <i>En Banc</i>

By P.J. D'Annunzio
February 29, 2016

The state of New Jersey got a second roll of the dice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in its attempt to legalize sports betting. Last month, the en banc court reheard argument six months after a divided three-judge panel struck down the Garden State's latest sports betting law, with the majority saying the state's most recent attempt still runs afoul of the federal 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).

In her majority opinion in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) v. Governor of the State of New Jersey, 799 F.3d 259 (3d Cir. 2015), Senior Judge Marjorie Rendell had said the PASPA prohibits states from “authorizing by law” statutes that permit sports betting.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has championed sports betting as a way of revitalizing Atlantic City, NJ's beleaguered casinos. On Oct. 17, 2014, Christie signed S2460, which was passed by both chambers of the state legislature with only slight opposition. The law removed prohibitions on sports betting at casinos and racetracks, but barred sports betting at other locations. At Christie's insistence, the legislation included language that prohibits wagering on any New Jersey colleges, regardless of where the games are played, and limits sports betting to those aged 21 and older.

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