September 09, 2015
After the Third Circuit shot down New Jersey's second attempt to allow sports betting last month, experts say the state's bid for rehearing has a chance to succeed despite long odds, giving hope to sports betting proponents.
September 09, 2015
New Jersey on Tuesday asked the Third Circuit to rehear a case striking down a law that would allow sports betting at racetracks and casinos in the state, saying that the court's last ruling creates a "series of constitutional problems."
September 08, 2015
A pair of New Jersey legislators and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association Inc. on Tuesday asked the Third Circuit for an en banc rehearing of a case challenging a law that would allow sports gambling in the state, saying past opinions on the issue conflict.
August 25, 2015
New Jersey's Hail Mary pass to legalize sports gambling has again failed to withstand court scrutiny, with the Third Circuit on Tuesday finding that a state law allowing such betting at casinos and racetracks violates the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992.
March 17, 2015
Two former U.S. solicitor generals faced off in front of the Third Circuit on Tuesday in the fight over a New Jersey law that aims to repeal sports gambling restrictions, with the state arguing that its legislation does not breach a federal statute.
March 03, 2015
Two top New Jersey lawmakers and a thoroughbred association joined Gov. Chris Christie in pressing the Third Circuit to reinstate New Jersey's ability to repeal sports gambling restrictions under a recent law that's come against stiff opposition from sports leagues, according to three recent reply briefs.
February 18, 2015
The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the United States' four largest professional sports leagues have asked the Third Circuit to uphold an injunction barring New Jersey from repealing its prohibition on some types of sports gambling, saying the state is rehashing arguments the court already rejected.
February 09, 2015
The federal government on Friday rejected an all-or-nothing view of New Jersey's ability to repeal sports gambling restrictions, but argued that the state's latest law to allow such betting at casinos and racetracks violates the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992.
January 16, 2015
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday asked the Third Circuit to vacate a district court decision that enjoined the state from repealing its prohbition on some types of sports gambling, in the latest chapter of New Jersey's fight to keep sports betting alive.