Monmouth Park, a New Jersey sports book, is suing US sports leagues for more than $150m (€128m) over their part in the blocking of betting in the state over the last four years. Owners of the racetrack named the National Collegiate Athletic Association and professional sports leagues, including American football’s NFL, basketball’s NBA and Major League Baseball, in court papers issued in May, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Inc claims the organisations “wrongfully” blocked New Jersey sports books from taking wagers since New Jersey attempted to legalise sports betting in 2014. The major sports…

British sportsbook William Hill has announced that its US subsidiary WilliamHill US Holdco Inc. has struck a deal with NJ racetrack Monmouth Park to be their exclusive sports betting provider as well as sponsor the $1 million Haskell invitational horse race set to run later this summer on July 28th. The move by WillHill highlights that many in the gaming industry strongly believe it is a matter of time until New Jerseyans are able to bet legally on sports; the state is currently in federal court over the issue in a case raised by the professional sports leagues and the…