New Jersey Sports Betting Bill Tracker
The regulated sports betting market in New Jersey dates way back to 2009 when the state filed the first federal lawsuit to bring down PASPA (Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act) and finally bring sports betting to the light of day across the country. Fast forward 9 years later to May 2018, PASPA was finally overturned which cleared the way for New Jersey to launch their massive sports betting market in June 2018. While this New Jersey sports betting bill tracker is relatively short being that they regulated the market on the first go around. However, there have been some updates to the market since impacting New Jersey sportsbooks.
New Jersey Sports Betting Bills
2024
Two bills are introduced that would alter the college betting market in New Jersey. With multiple states banning college player prop betting, a bill to do exactly that was introduced in the state. On the other side, Michael Venezia, a state lawmakers, introduces a legislation to allow in state sports betting.
2021
New Jersey voters decided to reject sports betting expansion which would allow betting on in state college teams. Those teams include Rutgers, Princeton, Seton Hall, Saint Peter’s, Monmouth, and others.
2018
Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 4111 which launched the regulated sports betting market in the state. Retail sportsbooks launched in New Jersey on June 18 while online sportsbooks went live in August after operators had to partner with retail locations as well.
New Jersey Sports Betting FAQs
How Old Do You Need To Be To Bet On Sports In New Jersey?
The legal age to bet on sports in New Jersey is 21 years old and that pertains to all of the online and in person sportsbooks that you’ll come across the state. You should not attempt to bet on sports while underage at all as you could face a serious ban from betting through both platforms even when you are of age.
How Many Sportsbooks Are in New Jersey?
In total for both online and retail sportsbooks in New Jersey, there are 25 regulated sportsbooks that you could choose to play at. 13 of them are online with all of the major brands (DraftKings, FanDuel, etc.) while there are 12 retail sportsbooks as well. Nine of the 12 retail sportsbooks though are all in Atlantic City.