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Originally Posted by onefast99
There will be no sports wagering until after the legislature approves one of the two bills to regulate it which were introduced by State Senate President Stephen Sweeney the earliest the assembly is set to vote is May 24th then the senate has their voting session on June 7th. When asked about this bump in the road Dennis Drazin said he wasn’t aware of this provision in Sweeney’s bill. My take is the longer you stall the more time Atlantic City has to ramp up and have the necessary equipment in place to take sports bets.
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Poof and the Sweeney part of the bill is gone.
Monmouth Park now allowed to take unregulated (and untaxed) bets under current law.
More Sweeney politics.
He was afraid of the sports wagering bill held hostage by Murphy.
Jeez jersey can screw up a win and turn into a loss quickly.
Allan
