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Gambling in New Jersey includes the New Jersey Lottery; the Meadowlands Racetrack; and casino gambling in Atlantic City.
History
The Monmouth Park Racetrack operated from 1870 to 1894. In 1894 New Jersey banned gambling. The prohibition of horse race gambling was upheld by the state in an 1897 vote.[1]
The New Jersey Lottery was instituted in 1970.
The Meadowlands Racetrack held its first-ever harness race on September 1, 1976 while thoroughbred racing commenced on September 6, 1977.[2][3]
In 1978, the New Jersey legislature approved casino gambling in Atlantic City.[4] At that time, Las Vegas was the only mega-casino resort. Resorts Atlantic City was the first casino to open in 1978.[4]
Gambling closings during 2006 state shutdown
As part of the state's budget showdown in 2006, gambling in Atlantic City's casinos and at racetracks in the state were forced to close after it was determined that the official monitors from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission were non-essential and New Jersey law stated that gambling establishments could not legally operate without state oversight. The New Jersey Supreme Court rejected arguments from casino owners argued that the monitors were paid by the casinos themselves and they were forced to close. The closures cost the state an estimated $1.3 million in casino revenues in addition to the loss of state taxes collected on casino employee wages.[5]
References
- ^ "Gambling in New Jersey". Boston Evening Transcript. September 28, 1897. "State Is voting today on the question of adopting three amendments to the State constitution. These amendments are, in brief, as follows: Prohibiting the establishment of racetrack gambling. ..."
- ^ Steve Cady (August 29, 1976). "Jersey Complex Opens Trot Track Wednesday". New York Times. "Court battles have been won, swampland transformed, critics outflanked. The next sound you hear from New Jersey's $340 million. Sports Complex will be the sound of cash registers."
- ^ Steve Cady (September 4, 1977). "Meadowlands Starts Flat Racing Tuesday Night". New York Times. "Don't look now, but the Pied Piper of Hackensack is about to lead another parade of New York sports fans across the Hudson River to East Rutherford, N.J."
- ^ a b "Gambling Becomes Legal In New Jersey". Associated Press. May 26, 1978. "The nation's only legal gambling casino outside Nevada won state approval Thursday night and planned Friday morning opening ..."
- ^ via Associated Press. "New Jersey Casinos Close as Lawmakers Struggle to Reach Budget Deal", Fox News, July 5, 2006. Accessed November 4, 2010.
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