Coronavirus may have slowed them down a bit, but New Jersey online gambling revenue has rebounded nicely for October! Internet betting sites in the state were able to bring in well over $90 million which set a new record. Bets on sporting events was also up nearly 30%. Poker was not as lucky. Revenue has been seeing a downward trend for months, but drop did slow. But online casinos did well, with the Golden Nugget increasing revenue 8.2%. Their closest competitors are Resorts and Borgata which continued the chase. Tropicana had the best month of any license holder, up 20.8%….

New Jersey Sues Justice Department – The State of New Jersey has joined New Hampshire as one of the states to sue the Justice Department over their recent reversal of opinion on the Federal Wire Act. New Jersey had demanded documentation related to their revised interpretation of the act, and the DOJ failed to respond. The Department of Justice reversed its 2011 Wire Act this past January, ruling the law’s prohibition applies to all forms of gambling and not just sports betting. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and his Pennsylvania counterpart Josh Shapiro hit out at the decision, demanding…

A congressman from New Jersey threatens the DOJ with lawsuit over their change in opinion on the Federal Wire Act… and not just any congressman. Less than two weeks after the state Attorney General filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out if anti-online gaming casino mogul Sheldon Adelson helped influence a reversal, the New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney took things a step further. Sweeney (D) wrote a letter to the DOJ criticizing their new interpretation, stating that if the DOJ doesn’t reverse course, New Jersey will take the matter to court. “If the OLC 2019 Wire…

The DraftKings Online Casino New Jersey has officially launched! The former (and current) daily fantasy sports leader has transitioned into an omni-channel, multi-vertical powerhouse with serious ambitions for more. Just a few months after debuting DraftKings Sports book in New Jersey, the company has launched the first phase of its online casino platform. DraftKings Casino is now incorporated into the existing sports book app. Blackjack is the only game available on DraftKings Casino at the time of writing, more games will follow. And while this is certainly welcomed news, DraftKings’ entry into online casinos is not a complete surprise. New Jersey…

Sports betting all is all over the New York area — on the airwaves, billboards, train station ads and publications. But in order to actually place a legal sports bet, gamblers have to be within New Jersey’s borders. It’s the only game in, or rather near, town right now for people in New York and Pennsylvania who want to bet for the Philadelphia Eagles, against the New York Giants, or a thousand other options. So they travel, where betting on sports in New Jersey is legal. Some drive across bridges, or through tunnels. Some take a PATH train under the…

The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, says it plans to start taking sports bets on July 14. The track had previously estimated it might begin taking bets a day later. An opening ceremony is set for that morning, with the first bets placed by invited dignitaries. The track’s sports betting operation will then be open to the public. The Meadowlands will be the second track, after Monmouth Park, to offer sports betting in New Jersey. More at Tampa Bay Times