Chris Christie chuckled recalling how quickly signing New Jersey’s first legalized sports gambling law in 2012 sparked a lawsuit from the NCAA and the nation’s largest professional sports leagues against his state.
The Republican governor’s goal at the time was to reassert Atlantic City as an East Coast gambling destination and drive tourism to a shoreline in need of an economic boost.
After years of legal fights sparked in part by that New Jersey law and a landmark Supreme Court ruling, today FanDuel, DraftKings and several of the country’s largest sportsbooks have built extensive partnerships with leagues like the NFL, NBA and NHL.
