New Jersey is set to begin the next phase of their long legal case aimed at bringing sports betting to the boardwalk of Atlantic City. The judicial panel which will hear oral arguments on June 26 has been announced. SBR expands on the legal hurdles NJ must overcome in today’s iGaming News video show. Judges Julio Fuentes of New Jersey and D. Michael Fisher and Thomas Vanaskie of Pennsylvania comprise the judicial panel. Circuit Judges listed for the week are Fuentes, Fisher, and Michael Chagares of New Jersey per John Brennan of NorthJersey.com, who SBR interviewed in October of last…

From My Central Jersey The PokerStars website entered into a contract to buy an Atlantic City casino with “their eyes wide open,” and now has to live with the consequences of the failed deal, the casino said in court papers. The Rational Group, the Isle of Man-based parent company of PokerStars, struck a deal in December to buy the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel. But the agreement stated that either side could cancel the transaction if The Rational Group did not get preliminary ownership approval from New Jersey casino regulators by a certain date. When that April 26 date passed, the…

From Poker News The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement will publish a draft of proposed Internet gambling regulations in the New Jersey Register on June 3, opening a 60-day period for public comment. In advance of the official publication, the draft regulations already are up on the Division’s website. Early reviews of the regulations indicate they look good from the players’ perspective. “There are a few things we’ll probably look into in the general comment period, but overall the regulations seem pretty fair,” said John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance. Two concerns of the PPA, according…

From Press of Atlantic City A former gambling regulator from Malta regarded as an expert in online gambling development has been selected to help New Jersey implement Internet wagering by the end of the year. The announcement, made by New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck at the East Coast Gaming Congress on Wednesday, came during a day of speakers who focused heavily on the impact Internet gambling could have on the state and Atlantic City’s casinos. A panel of Wall Street experts touted online gambling as the development that could finally turn around the Atlantic City market’s…

From iGaming Business After ratifying legislation last year that will authorise its land-based casinos to offer online gambling services, New Jersey has announced that it intends to publish the proposed regulations governing these activities early next month. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed that the new guidelines for Internet wagering are to be issued via the New Jersey Register on June 3 followed by a 60-day public comment period with final adoption following review process due to take place soon after. A special draft of the proposed regulations has also been made available via the New Jersey Division…