NJ Governor signs sports betting law

Jan. 17, 2012 - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a constitutional amendment that will permit sports betting at the state’s casinos and race tracks.
Coming on the heels of a statewide ballot in which voters approved of regulated sports wagering by a 2-to-1 margin, this new law directs the NJ Division of Gaming [...]

NJ voters overwhelmingly approve legal sports betting by 65% to 35%

Nov. 9, 2011 - After a two-year long effort, in the courts and in the state legislature, voters overwhelmingly supported the beginning of legal sports wagering in New Jersey. Voters approved the constitutional question by a final margin of 65% in favor, 35% opposed.

“We’re very happy that now, after this long and difficult process, the [...]

NJ to US DOJ: Intra-state i-Gaming is permitted under Federal law

July 24, 2011 - New Jersey lawmakers are telling the US Department of Justice that their state has every right to enact intra-state Internet gambling, and that their efforts are permitted under current federal law.
In a letter to US Attorney-General Eric Holder, NJ Senator Raymond J. Lesniak - one of the sponsors of New Jersey’s [...]

Statement on Justice Department Domain Seizures

May 24, 2011 - The seizure today of 10 domain names by the US Department of Justice is a troubling development in the ongoing efforts to settle the question of Internet gambling. At a time when legislators at both the state and federal level are debating whether to permit online versions of poker, casino and [...]

Sports Betting Update: NJ vote result submitted to court; DOJ objects

January 19, 2011 - After attorneys representing iMEGA, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and Senator Raymond J. Lesniak submitted the results of the recent sports betting vote in the New Jersey legislature, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) immediately asked a US district court judge to reject those results, insisting they were irrelevant to a suit [...]

Kentucky Update: iMEGA, Commonwealth submit briefs on domain name seizures

January 18, 2011 - Lawyers representing both sides of the Kentucky Internet domain name fight today filed briefs in Franklin County Circuit Court, in Frankfurt, KY. Lawyers representing iMEGA asserted the association’s right to contest the Commonwealth’s attempts to seize their members’ Web site addresses, while Kentucky’s lawyers ignored previous court rulings on standing, insisting that iMEGA and [...]