November 07, 2014
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday said Senate President Stephen Sweeney and General Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto can intervene in a case brought by professional sports leagues and the NCAA to again thwart sports gambling in the state.
November 04, 2014
New Jersey on Monday fought efforts by professional sports leagues and the NCAA to again thwart sports gambling in the state, arguing that a targeted repeal of state law prohibitions against such betting hews to the Third Circuit's view of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
October 31, 2014
A New Jersey state senator on Friday urged a federal judge to recuse himself from litigation filed by the National Football League and other sports leagues to block sports gambling in New Jersey, claiming the judge's fraternal bond with an NFL veteran could compromise his objectivity.
October 28, 2014
A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled a Nov. 20 hearing in litigation brought by professional sports leagues and the NCAA over New Jersey's latest sports gambling law changes and extended an order blocking the state from allowing such betting at Monmouth Park Racetrack.
October 24, 2014
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday prevented New Jersey's new sports betting law from going into effect on Sunday, after the four major U.S. sports leagues and the NCAA argued they would be irreparably injured without an "urgent" injunction.
October 23, 2014
The four major U.S. sports leagues and the NCAA on Thursday said they would be irreparably injured if the courts don't grant an "urgent" injunction stopping New Jersey's new sports betting law from going into effect on Sunday.
October 20, 2014
The four major U.S. sports leagues and the NCAA on Monday sought an injunction in federal court against New Jersey's new sports gambling law after Gov. Chris Christie on Friday signed a bill legalizing the practice at casinos and racetracks.