Important Legal Issues Emerge in Latest Battle over Sports Betting in New Jersey

By Griffin Finan, Associate, Ifrah, PLLC   The stage is set for the next round in the battle between the state of New Jersey against the four major professional sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over New Jersey’s efforts to offer sports betting in the state’s casinos and racetracks. The leagues won the first round, but the results may be different in the second round.   The first sports betting law passed in New Jersey autho