Ruling Impacts New Jersey Sports Gambling Litigation

Apr 8, 2011

By Ryan M. Rodenberg and Sarah J. Young   The prospect of Vegas-style sports gambling in New Jersey took a hit on March 7, 2011 when Chief Judge Garrett E. Brown of the United States District Court of New Jersey dismissed a long-percolating federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”) in a 19-page opinion. Passed in 1992, PASPA prohibits sports betting in all states except for Nevada, Delaware, Montana, and Oregon. New
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