Gural to talk sports betting Friday on RFTM
May 15, 2018,from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department
East Rutherford, NJ — Meadowlands chairman Jeff Gural will talk about what lies ahead for Garden State bettors Friday night (May 18) as the Big M prepares to take action on professional and college sports in the coming weeks.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with New Jersey and ruled that sports betting is now legal across the country.
Gural will be interviewed by the Meadowlands’ television department’s primary host Dave Brower before the Friday night program gets underway and explain how sports betting will work and when players will be able to place their first wagers.
The interview will take place Friday evening at 6:45 p.m. and can be seen by anyone watching the live “Racing from the Meadowlands” pre-game show.
- Supreme Court decision allows N.J. sports betting (Monday, May 14, 2018)
NJ.com is reporting that Monday’s (May 14) U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the federal 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which prohibited sports betting in all states except Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon, will now allow sports betting at New Jersey racetracks and casinos.
- Supreme Court ruling will allow sports betting in N.J. (Monday, May 14, 2018)
After a long campaign by New Jersey interests to legalize betting on sporting events, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down an historic decision on the case of Murphy, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), et al. to strike down a 25-year old federal law known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) that had prohibited sports betting outside the states of Nevada Delaware, Montana and Oregon, on Monday (May 14). Lisa photo.