While the federal government struggles to find the will to examine any of several bills suggesting the regulation of Internet gambling, New Jersey is considering all possible options to return the state to gaming prominence, including allowing online casinos. Internet casino operators say Atlantic City would be among their most preferred US destinations if they could legally base there.State Senator Ray Lesniak has included provisions for online gambling in his bill seeking to permit sports betting in New Jersey. Under the terms of the measure, casinos granted licenses in New Jersey would be able to run online casinos servicing New Jersey residents.
According to a report by Atlantic City Weekly, online gaming officials at a public hearing on the Lesniak act said they'd prefer a base like Atlantic City, as the stringent regulatory environment would help communicate the safety of online wagering to the public.
“The thrust of the bill is to unite the brick and mortar existing licensees with online gaming interests; to join them together so they can complement each other," said a New Jersey lobbyist at this week's Global iGaming Convention to the Casino City Times. “We're going to be the first state in the nation to have this bill passed. I'm confident in that.”
“The leading opposition to those bills in New Jersey is Harrah's," says iMEGA Chairman Joe Brennan, Jr. "Harrah's has said that they prefer a federal solution and they have gone all in on the federal solution. Wel,l we at iMEGA believe that we can walk and chew gum at the same time.
Published on May 13, 2010 by K.C.Carmichael
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