![]() ![]() ![]() More than a dozen states had supported New Jersey, which argued that Congress exceeded its authority when it passed the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, barring states from authorizing sports betting. Murphy meanwhile said he looked forward to formally enacting a law authorizing and regulating sports betting in the very near future." Christie said his state's "long experience" of casino gaming shows that New Jersey can appropriately regulate sports gaming. "Today it's sports gaming, tomorrow it's something else," he added. "This is the fear of every governor that we'll be at the mercy of the federal government and they'll make us pay for it," said Christie. Christie had argued last year that the federal government overstepped their bounds by enforcing such regulation. Murphy credited the court victory to the bipartisan effort from former Governor Chris Christie and former State Senator Raymond Lesniak. "New Jersey has long been the lead advocate in fighting this inherently unequal law, and today's ruling will finally allow for authorized facilities in New Jersey to take the same bets that are legal in other states in our country," he added. In a statement after the High Court's ruling on Monday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said in a statement that he was "thrilled to see the Supreme Court finally side with New Jersey and strike down the arbitrary ban on sports betting imposed by Congress decades ago." ![]()
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