It is a slam dunk pass if they give a set amount to hospitals in nj, inside source said it will go with out a problem. the inside source was what it said in the paper not my inside source, and it has been being talked about in the vegas paper for a few months, but now they got most of all the loops filled in to go, they would look at college down the road.
Nj Casinos To Get Pro Sports Gambling
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this would be great! Sportsbook could really help the image of the casinos at ac. keep us updated on progress of this fltcher
They should have gotten in years ago, though, before the internet took off. I would have loved to have gone there years ago, now there is no need.
A nice start but I must agree with ceciol......sports wagering at casinos is going the way of the dinosaur....too easy and convenient to place wagers at home on the internet, especially when you are only seconds away from checking another line out.......if you have multiple computers set to different outs then it's only a matter of a few feet......
Too much hassle going to the window when your number is obtainable in 30 seconds via the 'net......
Only way U.S. based sportsbooks will be able to compete is to have the opportunity to set up websites.......I say "A nice start" only with the thought that legalizing casino sportsbooks might actually pave the way for the next step, the realization of web based sportsbooks run legally from inside the U.S.....
I guess I'll have to gamble on the net in free countries until the U.S. opens its mind and catches on.....
Too much hassle going to the window when your number is obtainable in 30 seconds via the 'net......
Only way U.S. based sportsbooks will be able to compete is to have the opportunity to set up websites.......I say "A nice start" only with the thought that legalizing casino sportsbooks might actually pave the way for the next step, the realization of web based sportsbooks run legally from inside the U.S.....
I guess I'll have to gamble on the net in free countries until the U.S. opens its mind and catches on.....
i think thats a great step. even though you have the easy access of wagering across the web, if you want to get a quick payoff, a live sportsbook is the way to go....
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they have tried those ATM-size sportsbetting kiosks in Vegas in a few places. They work fine, I tried it once. (uses face recognition software to determine that you are over 21). These kiosks would make it easy to start sportsbetting anywhere.
Delaware gov't came very close to allowing sportsbetting at race tracks there last year.
only state in US besides NV that allows sportsbetting is Oregon. They offer football parlays thru the lottery.
New Jersey Eyes Sports Betting
Date entered: 03/04/2004
Source: The Associated Press
Sports betting -- once considered a dead issue for Atlantic City -- is getting another look. Lured by the chance of collecting hundreds of millions more in taxes, the leader of the Assembly Budget Committee is pushing the plan. And to make it more attractive to the non-gambling public, it calls for hospitals to get as much as $300 million from the proceeds.
Gov. James E. McGreevey is willing to hear details, as are the state's hospitals.
A decade ago, public opinion and opposition from pro sports leagues helped sink a push to allow casino wagers on sports, but the image of Atlantic City has changed, said Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald, D-Camden. So, too, has the state's economy, making the idea of taxing the wagers that much more inviting.
"We have gambling in New Jersey. I think we've demystified the notions of corruption in the casino industry," Greenwald said. "We need to look at something that helps them and, in helping them, helps us."
Greenwald will meet Monday with hospital officials to ask for their support.
Under his plan, the state would tax the betting and send hospitals a portion to help pay the cost of medical care for the working poor and uninsured. No wagers would be allowed on college or other amateur sports events.
Exactly how much would be wagered at the 12 casinos -- and how much would be collected by the state -- is not known.
"It's clearly hundreds of millions of dollars," Greenwald said. Last year, Nevada's 161 sports books handled $1.8 billion in wagers and won $123 million from gamblers, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
If hospital officials approve of using gambling tax revenues, Greenwald said he would ask them to lobby Congress to repeal a 1993 law that bans sports betting anywhere but Nevada.
The New Jersey Hospital Association, the hospitals' lobbying arm, has discussed the sports betting issue with Greenwald, as well as other ideas to fund so-called charity care.
"The gaming proposal is just one of many options that have been part of those discussions," spokeswoman Kerry McKean-Kelly said Friday.
McGreevey is open to the idea, spokesman Micah Rasmussen said.
"We look forward to reviewing the details," he said.
If the Legislature clears his bill, it could lead to a court fight. Greenwald maintains that the federal ban is unconstitutional and said he will ask the attorney general to review the issue.
Atlantic City casinos have long wanted to offer sports betting, saying they are at a disadvantage against the Las Vegas casinos. They could use the boost now, with the prospect of new competition in surrounding states threatening to siphon business from the Boardwalk.
"It'd be a huge benefit to Atlantic City. It would enable us to compete with Las Vegas. Sports betting in Las Vegas is dynamic, huge, almost a separate industry," said Dennis Gomes, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey.
He would not estimate how much it could generate in New Jersey, but said the business boost would mean new jobs and perhaps more casino expansions.
"I don't know the numbers, but it's a lot of revenue. It would attract a tremendous number of customers.
"A huge number of our customers would love to have it. The big ones all go to Las Vegas and they're always making bets in sports books. It would be a boon to Atlantic City," Gomes said.
Gamblers -- especially those who patronize Atlantic City casinos' race books -- often ask why they can't bet on sports there, he said.
In 1993, New Jersey was exempted from a federal law banning sports betting anywhere but Nevada. The law gave New Jersey until Jan. 1, 1994, to approve sports betting for Atlantic City. But the casinos lost the opportunity when the Legislature failed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
At the time, sports betting was opposed by U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and by the National Basketball Association, as well as other professional sports leagues.
no update yet from original story..
they have tried those ATM-size sportsbetting kiosks in Vegas in a few places. They work fine, I tried it once. (uses face recognition software to determine that you are over 21). These kiosks would make it easy to start sportsbetting anywhere.
Delaware gov't came very close to allowing sportsbetting at race tracks there last year.
only state in US besides NV that allows sportsbetting is Oregon. They offer football parlays thru the lottery.
New Jersey Eyes Sports Betting
Date entered: 03/04/2004
Source: The Associated Press
Sports betting -- once considered a dead issue for Atlantic City -- is getting another look. Lured by the chance of collecting hundreds of millions more in taxes, the leader of the Assembly Budget Committee is pushing the plan. And to make it more attractive to the non-gambling public, it calls for hospitals to get as much as $300 million from the proceeds.
Gov. James E. McGreevey is willing to hear details, as are the state's hospitals.
A decade ago, public opinion and opposition from pro sports leagues helped sink a push to allow casino wagers on sports, but the image of Atlantic City has changed, said Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald, D-Camden. So, too, has the state's economy, making the idea of taxing the wagers that much more inviting.
"We have gambling in New Jersey. I think we've demystified the notions of corruption in the casino industry," Greenwald said. "We need to look at something that helps them and, in helping them, helps us."
Greenwald will meet Monday with hospital officials to ask for their support.
Under his plan, the state would tax the betting and send hospitals a portion to help pay the cost of medical care for the working poor and uninsured. No wagers would be allowed on college or other amateur sports events.
Exactly how much would be wagered at the 12 casinos -- and how much would be collected by the state -- is not known.
"It's clearly hundreds of millions of dollars," Greenwald said. Last year, Nevada's 161 sports books handled $1.8 billion in wagers and won $123 million from gamblers, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
If hospital officials approve of using gambling tax revenues, Greenwald said he would ask them to lobby Congress to repeal a 1993 law that bans sports betting anywhere but Nevada.
The New Jersey Hospital Association, the hospitals' lobbying arm, has discussed the sports betting issue with Greenwald, as well as other ideas to fund so-called charity care.
"The gaming proposal is just one of many options that have been part of those discussions," spokeswoman Kerry McKean-Kelly said Friday.
McGreevey is open to the idea, spokesman Micah Rasmussen said.
"We look forward to reviewing the details," he said.
If the Legislature clears his bill, it could lead to a court fight. Greenwald maintains that the federal ban is unconstitutional and said he will ask the attorney general to review the issue.
Atlantic City casinos have long wanted to offer sports betting, saying they are at a disadvantage against the Las Vegas casinos. They could use the boost now, with the prospect of new competition in surrounding states threatening to siphon business from the Boardwalk.
"It'd be a huge benefit to Atlantic City. It would enable us to compete with Las Vegas. Sports betting in Las Vegas is dynamic, huge, almost a separate industry," said Dennis Gomes, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey.
He would not estimate how much it could generate in New Jersey, but said the business boost would mean new jobs and perhaps more casino expansions.
"I don't know the numbers, but it's a lot of revenue. It would attract a tremendous number of customers.
"A huge number of our customers would love to have it. The big ones all go to Las Vegas and they're always making bets in sports books. It would be a boon to Atlantic City," Gomes said.
Gamblers -- especially those who patronize Atlantic City casinos' race books -- often ask why they can't bet on sports there, he said.
In 1993, New Jersey was exempted from a federal law banning sports betting anywhere but Nevada. The law gave New Jersey until Jan. 1, 1994, to approve sports betting for Atlantic City. But the casinos lost the opportunity when the Legislature failed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
At the time, sports betting was opposed by U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and by the National Basketball Association, as well as other professional sports leagues.
A buddy is a bartender in ac. he told me today that there is a vote this week that could get things rolling to make this happen. Hopefully by football season!!!!!!
