NFL betting in NJ

[DaRaiders]

Monmouth Park Racetrack was scheduled to start taking wagers on the NFL this weekend.
Not so fast....says the NFL...
1 hour ago....

NJ federal court Judge Michael A. Michael A. Shipp has granted a temporary restraining order to delay NFL betting from taking place at Monmouth Park on Sunday.
Shipp acknowledged an “extraordinary “ hurdle for the restraining order, but said the leagues met it.
Related: NFL, sports entities seek restraining order against N.J. sports betting
On Thursday, attorneys for the leagues argued in a filing that the restraining order was necessary because of the “belligerent” actions of state officials and the “brazen” attempt by Monmouth Park to move forward even with a court ruling on the latest state betting law’s constitutionality not yet decided.
The focus of the dispute is whether the third version of a sports betting bill passed by the state legislature since 2012 still runs afoul of a 1992 federal law designed to prevent the spread of state-endorsed sports betting beyond the four states that at that time already permitted some variation of it.
A claim by Monmouth Park officials that it is they, and not the leagues, who would suffer “irreparable harm” from an adverse ruling about a restraining order also was disputed.
In Feb. 2013, Shipp granted a permanent injunction against state tracks or casinos offering sports betting, leading most sports law attorneys to predict he would grant the leagues’ request for a delay in betting.
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[DaRaiders]

After NJ lawmakers had pushed thru a new bill authorizing gambling on the NFL.....

The “belligerent” actions of state officials and the state’s thoroughbred horsemen has forced the National Football League and four other sports organizations to seek a temporary restraining order in federal court to prevent betting on NFL games at Monmouth Park on Sunday, league attorneys said Thursday.
The motion for the restraining order filed to U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp is needed, attorneys wrote, to maintain the “status quo” pending a full hearing of the case. State officials on Wednesday claimed that a new status quo was created last week, when Governor Christie signed a law erasing the state’s gambling prohibitions while also allowing only racetracks or Atlantic City casinos to privately regulate sports betting.
That claim was dismissed by the leagues as “nonsense,” given “nearly a century of prohibition of sports gambling” in the state.
The focus of the dispute is whether the third version of a sports betting bill passed by the state legislature since 2012 still runs afoul of a 1992 federal law designed to prevent the spread of state-endorsed sports betting beyond the four states that at that time already permitted some variation of it.
Monmouth Park attorney Ron Riccio said in a court filing Wednesday that the Oceanport track expects up to 10,000 sports betting patrons on Sunday, calling it “a major event in Monmouth Park history.” But there would be irreparable harm created, Riccio added, if the “renaissance” for the track is delayed.
The leagues countered that it is they, and not the track, that would be severely harmed by an adverse ruling about a restraining order.
“The [horsemen’s] brazen announcement of an intent to violate federal law beginning this Sunday is a reason to [prohibit] this extraordinary conduct, not allow it,” attorney William O’Shaughnessy wrote in the 23-page brief.
Shipp indicated on Tuesday that he would inform all parties whether oral argument on the restraining order in his Trenton courtroom would be necessary after he had reviewed this week’s filings. In Feb. 2013, Shipp granted a permanent injunction against state tracks or casinos offering sports betting, leading most sports law attorneys to predict he would grant the leagues’ request for a delay in betting.
‘I’m firmly convinced the judge will issue the restraining order,” said Dan Etna, a sports law partner for the Herrick, Feinstein firm in Manhattan. “Shipp marked his territory in the first go-round, saying that [Congress] is the place the state should go for redress.”
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[Lareux]

This is exactly what was expected by the idiots in charge of the 4 major sports, it's not exactly breaking news.

Lots of people think they're going to lose here though, as it will be nearly impossible for them to prove they will "suffer irreparable harm" if betting is legal in another state outside of Nevada.

 

[DaRaiders]

This is exactly what was expected by the idiots in charge of the 4 major sports, it's not exactly breaking news.

Lots of people think they're going to lose here though, as it will be nearly impossible for them to prove they will "suffer irreparable harm" if betting is legal in another state outside of Nevada.

Agreed...I thought there was a good chance the NFL wouldn't get the injunction but they drew a Judge who has already ruled against this type of maneuver....NJ cannot win this but will continue to push the issue forward.

 

[Lareux]

Agreed...I thought there was a good chance the NFL wouldn't get the injunction but they drew a Judge who has already ruled against this type of maneuver....NJ cannot win this but will continue to push the issue forward.

When I said lots of people think they're going to lose here...I was referring to the 4 major sports. There are a lot of people who think NJ is going to win here when it's all said and done. There just is no way that any of these leagues can prove that betting in NJ (or any other state) will cause them any harm, especially since it's allowed in Nevada. This is 2014, so if they try to use the logic that people locally in NJ can be influenced to fix games, they will be laughed out of the courtroom, as there is absolutely no reason whatsoever that someone would have to be local to fix games. Not to mention that the athletes make so much money now, there shouldn't even be the slightest concern that anyone could pay them enough money to fix a game...it's just not something that happens in pro sports.

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

PASPA is a terrible, out-dated piece of legislature. Are they still debating that?