\nBy REUBEN KRAMER, Staff Writer
\n\tNew Jersey racetracks could offer sports betting by September in spite of a federal ban, state Sen. Ray Lesniak said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\tIn February, Gov. Christie asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the federal ban on sports betting outside of Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon. An announcement of whether the nation\u2019s highest court will take the case could come Monday.<\/p>\n
\tIf the court declines, and the ban stands, Lesniak says he will immediately push state lawmakers to sanction sports betting in New Jersey racetracks in time for the New York Giants\u2019 first regular season NFL game. \u201cLegislation is already drafted, ready to be dropped,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\tHe expects the first bet to happen at Monmouth Park racetrack on Sept. 8: \u201cI would place a bet on the Giants to cover the spread over the Lions.\u201d It \u201cwould be the first sports bet legally placed in the state of New Jersey, at least under the laws of the state of New Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\u201dI would be more than willing to do it at one of Atlantic City\u2019s casinos as well, but they haven\u2019t indicated that they would be willing to take on that challenge yet, but Monmouth race track has,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\tNew Jersey has been fighting in court for years to overturn the ban, called the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The state says it unconstitutionally infringes states\u2019 rights to raise tax revenue and gives preferential treatment to four states that received exemptions to maintain sports betting operations in place before the law was enacted by Congress in 1992. All four major sports leagues and the NCAA have fought to prevent sports betting from spreading, claiming it taints honest competition by fostering suspicion among fans that bets are impacting games.<\/p>\n
\tChristopher Soriano, chairman of the Casino Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, said that if New Jersey tried to defy the ban, \u201cthe sports leagues and the Department of Justice would probably come with everything to try to stop that, and it would certainly lead to more court battles.\u201d
\n\tThe ban has been already the subject of grinding litigation for more than five years, with federal judges repeatedly finding it constitutional.<\/p>\n
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