Polls show the proposal to allow two casinos in North Jersey might suffer the most overwhelming defeat of a statewide ballot question in New Jersey history.
Casino expansion throughout the Northeast has been blamed for much of Atlantic City's struggles, and New Jersey's first attempt to cash in on those same expansion benefits seems destined to fail.
More than $20 million has been spent for and against a proposal to allow two casinos in North Jersey. The state's top campaign-finance regulator says final spending could double that.
A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, like an FDU survey in June, shows a majority of voters opposed to allowing casinos in North Jersey. That's consistent with historical trends.