New Jersey Residents Say Yes to Sports Betting and No to Online Casino Gambling

As it finally ends up, New Jersey's governor, Chris Christie may have more on the flow of their people than the law makers who passed the online gambling legislation, which is now just waiting for Christie's signature to go into effect.


A majority of the residents of New Jersey are willing to allow sports betting like football and basketball games in all states. 62% of New Jersey residents say they favor it whether at Atlantic City casino or horse tracks, while 32 % are against it. Men favor it by a wide range of 72% and women by 36% while it is favored by equal range of democrats, republicans and independents.


However, just this week, Christie signed off on two other gambling bills which passed through the state legislature in the same general time frame – an act allowing wagering exchanges to operate in the state of New Jersey for horse racing, and a new way of combining pari – mutuel wagers. But until present, online casino legalization is seems to be left behind.


“People suspect that that internet makes the barrier for participation in gambling too low, maybe a little like having a liquor store right at everyone's door.” The poll director explained in a statement.


Most of those people who are in favor or sports betting in their state are the opinion that as residents wager on it illegally anyway then the government should really allow and tax it.


For those people hoping that the internet gambling will soon be granted a green card in state New Jersey, this poll won't be a good news.


Although, the New Jersey residents may come round to the idea of not having to get on the feared toll road to place a bet it sports betting is legalized and shown to produce huge amount of money for the state's economy.


If this issue has an impact to Christie's decision if He's going to sign the bill into law or reject it, there is no final word up to present. The New York Post says that rejection is about to happen, but iMega's chairman Joe Brennan doesn't buy it and told PokerNewsDaily that “Our people just met with the Governor’s office yesterday and they didn’t indicate anything like this.. I don’t know why anyone would be going to the press with this story when I think it’s not indicative of anything going on. As far as we can tell, the Governor doesn’t feel like he’s under pressure. He wants to make sure they’re satisfied on all fronts.”


Quoting from bill's author and chief supporter, Senator Raymond Lesniak said that the he anticipates that the online gambling bill will be signed, but he wouldn't be surprised by a limited veto that remove the online gambling portion of the law that might include online casino gambling.