New Jersey committee clears mobile betting bill
New Jersey committee clears mobile betting bill.
New Jersey’s State Senate Gaming Committee has passed a piece of legislation allowing bets to be placed on mobile devices from within Atlantic City casinos.
The legislation will now progress to the Senate where it will be subject to a further vote from lawmakers there.
Mobile betting is already legal in licensed venues in Nevada with an iPhone version of Leroy’s App, created by the William Hill-owned sportsbook American Wagering Inc, receiving approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board in October.
According to New Jersey news site Press of Atlantic City, Senator and committee chairman Jim Whelan described the passage of the bill as “An attempt to recognise we have a generation of young adults who are used to getting their recreation and communications from the palm of their hand”.
New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak, whose 2011 bill made it to the desk of Governor Chris Christie before being vetoed last March, is expected to return with a fresh bill this year to legalise online gambling in the state.