NJ Not Happy With NFL Efforts to Have Sports Betting Federal Oversight
The state of New Jersey fought the professional sports leagues and won. In May, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of legalized sports betting following years of trying by New Jersey.
Now the NFL is pushing for federal oversight despite the casino sector pleading for Congress to keep out.
"Without continued federal guidance and oversight," NFL Executive Vice President Jocelyn Moore told a House Judiciary subcommittee Thursday, "we are very concerned that sports leagues and state governments alone will not be able to fully protect the integrity of sporting contests and guard against the harms Congress has long recognized as being associated with sports betting."
The casino industry said no.
"As Congress has refrained from regulating lotteries, slot machines, table games and other gambling products, it should similarly refrain from engaging on sports wagering barring an identifiable problem that warrants federal attention," said Sara Slane, senior vice president for the American Gaming Association, the trade group for casinos.
