deskgameIt was for those reasons, as Chairman of the Senate Economic Development Committee, I began a nearly ten-year journey to challenge the federal ban on sports betting and to authorize online gaming in New Jersey. I was successful on both despite eight losses in federal court, before the US Supreme Court ruled in my favor and our casinos became the beneficiary of the added revenue needed to reopen the five casinos and restore lost jobs. In addition, horse racing and the jobs at Monmouth Park and The Meadowlands were preserved.
deskgameSweepstakes and social casinos have familiarities with online casinos but operate differently. You use coins called Sweeps Coins or Gold Coins to play the games, which have no cash value. However, you’re able to redeem some of these coins for cash prizes depending on the site you join.
deskgameThe proposed higher tax by some legislators is irrelevant New York and Pennsylvania, because those states subsidize their racetracks $200-$250 million yearly, while New Jersey gives Monmouth Park and The Meadowlands each about $20 million annually.
deskgameI read recently about a pregnant worker at Bally’s who was refused the simple accommodation - requested by her doctor - of working at a non-smoking gaming table, even though she had already suffered the unthinkable pain of three prior pregnancy losses. My heart broke. How can we tolerate this?
deskgameThe Chargers (8-6) lost badly at home to the Buccaneers in Week 15, dropping to the seventh-seed in the AFC.
