Gov. Christie to Appeal Sports-Betting Ban to U.S. Supreme Court
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Per NJ.com
"Gov. Chris Christie vowed today to take the New Jersey's case to legalize sports betting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court after a three-member appellate panel dealt a setback to the state.
"The federal appeals court in Philadelphia handed down a 2-1 ruling today that New Jersey could not implement sports betting because the state’s new law conflicts with a federal statute that bans it in all but four states: Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon.
"The state has the option of appealing the decision to the full Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, but Christie insisted he planned to take the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“'Yes, if the Supreme Court will take it,' he said at a campaign event in Paramus. 'We’re definitely going to ask them to.'”
Full article after the jump...
"Gov. Chris Christie vowed today to take the New Jersey's case to legalize sports betting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court after a three-member appellate panel dealt a setback to the state.
"The federal appeals court in Philadelphia handed down a 2-1 ruling today that New Jersey could not implement sports betting because the state’s new law conflicts with a federal statute that bans it in all but four states: Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon.
"The state has the option of appealing the decision to the full Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, but Christie insisted he planned to take the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“'Yes, if the Supreme Court will take it,' he said at a campaign event in Paramus. 'We’re definitely going to ask them to.'”
Full article after the jump...