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New Jersey Opens Up for Online Gambling
NY Times ^ | 11/26/13 | KATE ZERNIKE

Posted on 11/26/2013 6:58:01 PM PST by Libloather

New Jersey began allowing Internet gambling on Tuesday in a much-watched bet that there are untapped sources of revenue on bedside iPads and cubicle desktops, and even among people checking their phones while they wait in line for coffee.

Gambling analysts say it is the most significant development since casinos opened in Atlantic City over three decades ago, ultimately setting off what became a furious competition among states for a share of the take.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gambling; intrade; nj; online; poker
How much ya wanna bet that those websites work?
1 posted on 11/26/2013 6:58:01 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Please ping me when NJ allows self serve gasoline.


2 posted on 11/26/2013 7:01:48 PM PST by posterchild
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To: posterchild

What? And put all the illegal aliens out of work ... are you crazy? LOL!


3 posted on 11/26/2013 7:06:21 PM PST by doc1019 (Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened!)
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To: Libloather

Voluntary tax.


4 posted on 11/26/2013 7:16:22 PM PST by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Libloather

They got that already. It’s called E*Trade. First 60 days free.


5 posted on 11/26/2013 7:31:00 PM PST by ToastedHead
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To: Libloather

Intrade was trying to open up this avenue with the CFTC. No wonder they got the shaft. $9B in revenue? This is big dog territory. Intrade never traded more than $25M as far as I know. That doesn’t even cover all the bribes necessary to set this up.


6 posted on 11/26/2013 9:20:51 PM PST by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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