On Thursday, the Regulatory Oversight and Gambling Committee of New Jersey voted 3-1 (with one member abstaining) in favor of sending an online gaming bill (A2578) to a vote at the full Assembly. This is a good step forward for those in favor of online gambling in New Jersey. Bill A2578 is worded such that [...]

Legislatures in New Jersey are continuing their support for a bill which would legalize online gaming within their borders.

After the first attempt at legalizing poker within the state of New Jersey failed last year, sponsor Raymond Lesniak has helped the new Senate Bill 1565 get over the first few hurdles on its way to becoming law. In March of 2011, Republican Governor Chris Christie vetoed the first incarnation of the New Jersey internet [...]

Officials in the state of New Jersey have given a preliminary nod to a new online gambling bill.

New Jersey State Senator, Raymond Lesniak, is sponsoring a bill that is similar to one rejected by the state’s Governor, Chris Christie, last year.  If passed by both of New Jersey’s legislative houses, the current bill would make it legal for casinos operating in Atlantic City to operate poker websites on the internet.  Even though [...]

New Jersey’s case for the legalization of online gambling has taken a step forward, followed by two quick steps back.

A new law has surfaced in New Jersey which, if passed, would clear the way for the state’s land-based casinos to offer mobile gambling within the walls of their establishments.

Senator Raymond Lesniak, the man behind many of the recent attempts to legalize online gambling within the state of New Jersey, is at it again.