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* Bally's  *  Borgata  * Caesars  *  Golden Nugget   *  Hard Rock  
*  Harrah's  
*  Ocean Resort  *  Resorts  *  Tropicana


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      On May 14, 2018, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association in which it held that a federal law enacted in 1992--the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which essentially limited sports betting to Nevada--was unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision, the Court's majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, Jr., (a New Jersey native), found that the 1992 law violated the 10th Amendment, which defines the relationship between the federal and state governments, by ordering the states to take certain actions beyond the scope of federal authority. “Congress can regulate sports gambling directly," Justice Alito wrote, "but if it elects not to do so, each State is free to act on its own. Our job is to interpret the law Congress has enacted and decide whether it is consistent with the Constitution. PASPA is not.” The Court's decision dismissed a lawsuit brought by five sports leagues, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to enjoin the implementation of the New Jersey sports gambling law which the state had enacted in 2014.

       The case arose as a result of a series of actions by New Jersey--including a referendum, a constitutional amendment and subsequent legislation--to challenge the prohibition of sports gambling, which was viewed by the state's struggling casino and race track sectors as a key component of future growth. According to research by the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, legal sports betting in Nevada totaled nearly $5 billion in 2017, and some analysts predicted that sports gambling in New Jersey would soon overtake the returns in Nevada.

       Shortly after the Supreme Court's action, which reversed lower federal court decisions against enforcement of the New Jersey law, New Jersey racetracks and casinos quickly began to obtain licenses to establish sports gambling operations at their facilities, as well as through online applications.

       During the first year of sports gambling, New Jersey recorded some $3 billion in sports bets, and in June 2019 Governor Murphy declared that the state was  likely to overtake Nevada in gross sports handle in the next year. Sixteen states legalized sports betting in the year since the Supreme Court decision, and about eight, including Pennsylvania and Delaware, have launched operations as of mid-2019.


       Sports books collect money from bettors who usually place wagers on single games or on longer-shot, but higher-payout parlays, such as the team which will win the championship of major professional leagues at the end of the season. They can also place bets on more specific outcomes, like how many complete games a pitcher will throw or touchdowns a quarterback will complete. The books make profits by taking in more in bets than they pay out in winnings. 
*  Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, Oyez.com 
​*  NJ ​Sports Wagering Law, P.L. 2018, c. 33 
​*  Global Gaming Business Magazine
*  Sports Wagering Gross Revenue Information, Division of Gaming Enforcement, NJ Department of Law & Public Safety
*  Center for Gaming Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Governor Murphy places first legal sports bets in New Jersey on June 14, 2018 at the Monmouth Park Sports Book by placing two $20 bets, one on Germany to win the World Cup, and the other on the New Jersey Devils to win the Stanley Cup
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-- Casino-Hotels 
  • ​Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Race and Sports Book (Hours Monday-Friday opens at 11 am, Saturday and Sunday opens at 9 am) (Temporary facility located adjacent to North Entrance and Poker Room, no-smoking, 100 seats with individual flat screen monitors, 10 betting windows, kiosks available for horse racing bets, video wall view of live events from all major international athletic and race events, also sponsors video series 'Behind the Book' streamed from Las Vegas analyzing sports betting) (Parent firm MGM International announced July 2018 agreement for joint venture with GVC Holdings, British owner of well-known bookmaking firm Ladbrokes, to create US sports betting and online gambling platform, including mobile app and website)
  
  • Bally's Casino Hotel Sports Book                                 (Hours 11 am-midnight) (Located in Wild West Casino with boardwalk entrance, 8,200 square-foot temporary facility, 8 TVs, operated by parent Caesars Entertainment based in Las Vegas along with sister AC property Harrah's Marina, with betting lines from Caesars existing sites in Las Vegas) 
  
  • Golden Nugget sportsbook                                        (Hours daily 10 am-midnight; online sports betting through PlaySugarHouse.com in affiliation with Philadelphia's SugarHouse casino) (no betting on National Basketball Association games due to casino-hotel owner Tilman Fertitta's ownership of NBA's Houston Rockets) 
 
  • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
         (Hours Monday-Thursday 11 am-11 pm; Friday 11 am-            midnight: Saturday & Sunday 10 am- midnight) (new              Sports Bar with over 40 TVs, also offers six betting                   stations available to Hard Rock Online Sports Betting             guests)                                                                                  
  • Harrah's Casino Hotel Sports Book                          (Hours 11 am-midnight) (operated by parent Caesars  Entertainment along with sister AC property Bally's) (Located off casino, 32 leather chairs, five screens and six high-top tables in lounge area)
 
  • Ocean Casino Resort - William Hill Sports Book              (Hours Monday-Thursday 10 am-12 am, Friday 10 am-1 am, Saturday 9 am-2 am, Sunday 9 am-12 am)     (Former Revel casino, re-opened June 2018 under new name and ownership> Sports gambling located on casino floor, 7,500 square-foot space with center bar surrounded by state-of-art video wall; managed by veteran British bookmaking firm William Hill Ltd.) 
  
  • Resorts Sports Book                                                     (Hours daily 10 am-2 am) (features six betting windows, four self-service kiosks,  12-foot video wall with 15 television screens, online betting in affiliation with  DraftKings and BetStars PokerStarsNJ) 
 
-- Racetracks​

  • Monmouth Park Sports Book by William Hill                   (Hours Monday-Thursday 10 am-1 am, Friday 10 am-2 am, Saturday 7:30 am-2 am, Sunday 7:30 am-1 am) (First to open NJ sports gambling operation, managed by veteran British bookmaking firm William Hill Ltd., most extensive facility with 22 betting windows, 50 TVs, 75-foot wide video board)
 
  • ​Meadowlands Racetrack                                                   (Hours Monday-Thursday 10 am-1 am, Friday 10 am-2 am, Saturday 7 am-2 am, Sunday 8 am-1 am) (5,300 square-foot lounge, 65 TVs, remains open until all games in US completed) (operated in conjunction with FanDuel Sportsbook, which completed merger July 2018 with Paddy Power Betfair creating largest US online sports application, also operates sports gambling at Ocean Resort)       

-- Online Sports Gambling (wagers from patrons 21 and over that have been affirmatively located as being physically present in the state of New Jersey at the time of their wagering)

  • FanDuel Sportsbook                                                           (first to offer online sports betting application in NJ, founded 2009, pioneered fast-growth fantasy sports sector, now over one million users in weekly, and season-long game options for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Golf, WNBA, etc.) (completed merger July 2018 with Paddy Power Betfair creating largest US online sports application, also manages sports betting for Meadowlands Racetrack)
 
  • PlayMGM NJSports                                                (Operated by MGM Resorts International, parent firm of Borgata) (Available only on Android devices)
 
  • 888 Sport                                                                    (Gibraltar-based, principal partner of Caesars Entertainment providing platform for Caesars' WSOP.com in online gambling, also offers site under its own brand) 
 
  • BetStars                                                                       (Online partner of Resorts Atlantic City, launched sports app on Android only September 2018) (Parent UK-based firm Stars Group also operates in Europe, Australia, through leading gaming brands such as  PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, and PokerStars Live, also owns Sky Betting & Gaming)
 
  • SugarHouse Sportsbook                                            (First NJ online casino to integrate an online sportsbook with an online casino) (Operated by parent of SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, partnership with Golden Nugget in AC)  

   
Government
*  Division of Gaming Enforcement, New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
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*  Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
*  City of Atlantic City
*  County of Atlantic


Media and reference
*  NJ Sports Betting, LegalSportsReport.com
*  ​NJ Top 10 Sports Betting Sites 
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NJGamblingWebsites.com
*  eGamingReview
*  Casino Association of New Jersey
*  CasinoConnectionAC.com
*  Atlantic City Guidebook
*  American Casino Guide
*  Center for Gaming Research, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
*  Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, Stockton University

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