As we know, New Jersey's gambling laws are among the least restrictive in the United States. In 2013, New Jersey began to allow in-state online gambling, and recently the state won a lawsuit that dismantled Nevada's monopoly on legal sports betting.
From smoking to gambling, New Jersey apparently has a lot of vices. In fact, we're Top 5 in the whole United States for having bad habits, according to a new study.
A Keyport man has plead guilty to his role in a gambling conspiracy which has led to him forfeiting $80,000 he brought in while operating outside the law.
Gaming industry leaders, law enforcement and state officials huddled at the State House yesterday to talk about the issue of gambling addiction in New Jersey.
A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 21-year-old law prohibiting sports betting in 46 of 50 states, dealing a setback to New Jersey's attempts to revive its struggling casino industry by grabbing a piece of what has become a multibillion-dollar industry, both legal and illegal.
Well, I'm at work today...so you know it wasn't me.
I'm guessing it wasn't you either.
Someone won the $337 million Powerball jackpot though...where, you ask?
Every time I go to Atlantic City (a few times a year), the first thing people ask when I come home is, "So, how'd ya do?"
No matter what I answer, the next question is, "What were you playing?"
When I answer THAT question, I have to mentally prepare myself for what comes next.