Several states including Pennsylvania have passed legislation that sets the framework for sports betting should the court issue an expanded ruling. A ruling will come before the court recesses in June.

Chris Christie has said the state would be able to get the first of their sports books up and running within two weeks of court approval.

The court could rule against New Jersey, in favor of the Garden State, in a way that opened the door for gambling only there or in their favor in a way that opened the door for sports betting in any state. 'It's vital to keeping your taxes low, it's vital to the senior citizens and it's vital to putting the bookies out of business,' Trump said at the time. President Donald Trump, then a casino owner in Atlantic City argued at the time not allowing New Jersey residents to vote on it was a win for the bookies. Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley. New Jersey was given a year to have voters approve sports betting but the effort never got out of committee in the New Jersey Assembly led by strong opposition from NJ U.S. The ban applied to states that didn't have sports betting at the time. Supreme Court in their effort to overturn a 1992 Federal ban on sports betting, many legal analysts believe the court may rule in New Jersey's favor.

Two days after lawyers for the State of New Jersey argued states rights before the U.S.

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