How Has Sports Betting In New Jersey Been Going?
OCEANPORT, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have revealed how the state's new sports betting market did in its first weeks.
The figures released Thursday show more than $16.4 million in sports bets were made. From that, casinos made almost $3.4 million.
Since the winnings are taxed in New Jersey, the state made almost $294,000.
The figures include sales from Monmouth Park racetrack, Ocean Resort Casino and The Borgata casino, which all started offering legal sports betting last month.
The Meadowlands racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J., will start taking bets on Saturday.
"There's going to be 10 tellers here for sports wagering," CEO Jason Settlemoir told CBS2's Meg Baker on Thursday.
Atlantic City's Hard Rock casino is also preparing to offer sports betting as soon as their agreement with British gambling company Bet365 is approved by New Jersey gambling regulators.
Legislators predicted sports betting would raise $20 to $40 million in tax revenue a year. The current rate is lower.
Settlemoir told Baker he thinks New Jersey will get a boost from its neighbors.
"There's no legislation that was done over in New York, so everybody in New York has to come, if they want to make a legal sports bet, they have to come right here to the Meadowlands racetrack, or down to Monmouth Park or down to Atlantic City to the Borgata," he said.
New Jersey won a U.S. Supreme Court case back in May, clearing the way for all 50 states to legalize sports betting.
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