sports betting

A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 21-year-old law prohibiting sports betting in 46 of 50 states, dealing a setback to New Jersey's attempts to revive its struggling casino industry by grabbing a piece of what has become a multibillion-dollar industry, both legal and illegal.

A federal court ruling is expected in a lawsuit over whether New Jersey can legalize sports betting.

Should sports betting be legal in the Garden State?

Attorneys for New Jersey have said in federal court a 1992 law banning legal betting in all but four other states is discriminatory and tramples on the authority of state legislatures.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed notice Tuesday that it is joining a lawsuit by sports leagues and the NCAA to stop the state from allowing sports gambling, setting the stage for a fight next month over the constitutionality of a 21-year-old federal statute.

As we watch the dysfunction in Washington, D.C. we should remember New Jersey is no slouch when it comes to political fights.

A  judge has cleared the way for the battle between New Jersey and the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA over possible sports gambling in the state to continue.

In New Jersey, a lawsuit continues to allow sports betting at Atlantic City casinos.

Its the first legal test of New Jersey's sports wagering law.

A judge says he will rule later this week on whether a lawsuit over sports gambling in New Jersey can continue.