|
New Jersey senator suing for cancelation of sportsbetting prohibition
 March 16, 2009, 3:21 am (2 years ago)Last week’s New Jersey.com appealed to legalize Internet betting by online gambling advisory and former lawman Frank Catania has been followed by a more direct approach to such a proposal. As New Jersey land-based gambling see the hostilities coming from competition from bordering states and the influence of the downturn, Democratic Senator Raymond Lesniak has informed about his intention to take legal action against the federal government in order to upend a 17-year-old prohibition on sports betting.
The Senator, who has been putting his effort in promoting a development of gambling to produce state incomes, seeks an additional source of money for New Jersey at a time of harsh financial slump; with Atlantic City income on a sharp decline. He schemes to file his suit in a federal district court within the next 2 weeks, he verified to New Jersey.com.
Automatic Translation
|
Comments (0)
