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 Posted - 04/04/2012 : 08:51:52 AM
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Senate panel approves bill allowing internet gambling in N.J.
TRENTON — Under pressure to beat other states in the race to legalize new ways of gambling, a state Senate committee has approved a bill authorizing internet wagering in New Jersey.
The bill, which includes no provision for the state’s race tracks, is a revised version of a measure vetoed in the last legislative session by Gov. Chris Christie, who is opposed to allowing gambling outside Atlantic City.
The hearing Tuesday before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee included the usual arguments by representatives of the horse racing industry, who contend their exclusion from the millions of dollars in profits envisioned from internet gambling will kill their sport.
"It supports one industry at the expense of another industry," said Thomas Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey.
The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote. A companion measure is currently before the Assembly Regulatory and Oversight Committee, which is considering the need for a constitutional amendment on the issue.
State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth), a supporter of the horse racing industry and whose county is home to Monmouth Park, said she sought a way for tracks to share in the potential revenue from internet gambling, but the options would not withstand a legal challenge or Christie’s veto.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/senate_panel_approves_bill_all.html
By MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger |
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