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TRENTON - A federal judge has agreed to let the Governor's Office take part in a lawsuit that seeks to overthrow the federal ban on sports betting in all but a handful of states.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni granted the motion by Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Monday. She ordered the governor to file his complaint by Nov. 12.

State Sen. Ray Lesniak, D-Union, a state nonprofit Internet gaming trade association and three horse racing trade groups filed suit in March.

They seek to invalidate a 1992 federal law that limits sports wagering to Delaware, Nevada, Oregon and Montana, homes to pre-existing games.

Supporters of the lawsuit hope adding Corzine will bring the imprimatur of state government to the issue.

Delaware had sought full sports betting this year to plug budget holes, but it was blocked in September by a federal appeals panel that limited it to the sports lottery that failed there in the 1970s.

New Jersey officials have hoped full sports wagering would be another attraction for Atlantic City's 11 struggling casinos. The suit has been watched in California and elsewhere.

Corzine's chief counsel Bill Castner said he was pleased by the decision and surprised that the Justice Department had initially opposed them on the issue.

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3 comments:

• executioner1 (168) posts 10:39 am

  I wish you well Mr. Kurtz. What a relief to see an honest candidate in A.C.. I hope he does not have to deal with the election fraud of too many years past.What time is the Welcome Home and Going To Jail Parades for Craig Callaway and Marty Smalls.The parades are funded by ACORN.

• RandomX856 (58) posts 8:43 am

  New Jersey should try to get as many states as possible to join the suit. The federal government isnt going to listen to just one state.

• KURTZ4Mayor (145) posts 10:59 pm

  The VICTORY party for the KURTZ FOR MAYOR TEAM will be at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church located at 13 S Mount Vernon Ave Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (609) 348-3495 beginning at 8 p.m. Come out, enjoy a FREE bite to eat and something to drink and say hello to Atlantic City's Newest MAYOR!

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