A New Jersey horse track says it plans to start taking bets within two weeks “unless someone stops us.”
At a news conference at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey, Dennis Drazen, chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, which operates the track, said he envisions wagering via kiosks, websites and mobile apps.
The track already has a sports book set up.
Drazen said he will take his cue from lawmakers, who were huddling with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s office before deciding when to act on a bill they have already introduced to regulate sports betting.
Deputy Assembly Speaker John Burzichelli said it will probably be several weeks before a revised bill is enacted.
Earlier Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a fed eral law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.
