Public colleges and universities across New Jersey would not be allowed to partner with sports gambling companies under a bill that cleared the Assembly last week.
Currently, there are no such partnerships in New Jersey, according to the state, and some legal experts are doubtful that there is much appetite right now in the gambling industry for these agreements. Still, addiction prevention advocates say the legislation is a “good precaution,” given how widespread gambling is today among young people.
“Simply put, advertisements for sports betting on a college campus are unnecessary and can create harmful consequences,” Assemblywoman Linda S. Carter (D-Somerset), a primary sponsor of the bill, said in a statement.
