Jersey's sports betting battle won't halt Super Bowl XLVIII plans

By COVERS.COM STAFF

New Jersey’s mission to go forward with sports betting hasn’t scared off the NFL or its plans for Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium.

According to Yahoo!Sports Dan Wetzel, the NFL’s biggest stage is still set for East Rutherford, New Jersey in February 2014 despite the league’s strong anti-gambling stance. The NFL has been a vocal supporter of the 1992 federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and has even forbid its teams from accepting sponsorship deals from casinos with sportsbooks.

"Legalized sports gambling beyond where it already existed is prohibited," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Yahoo! Sports. "We are continuing our Super Bowl planning and do not anticipate this having any impact."

Both the New York Giants and New York Jets call the Garden State home, where New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie intends on having sports betting legal in race tracks and casinos in time for the NFL season this September.

The NFL appears to be putting its faith in the federal law and not in Christie’s challenge of the PASPA.

"We are opposed to sports wagering that uses our games as bait,” Aiello said.

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Posted by DavidGurney
12 months ago

There's also a federal law which requires that the President be a natural born citizen.See how that one turned out?

Posted by Mark_The_Narc
12 months ago

Don't be surpised if in good faith they prohibit betting on NJ teams or teams that make NJ home.

Posted by BURG2VEGAS
12 months ago

wow this is it right here in a nutshell, the economy, blue collar new jersey a story and a comeback for america, THERE WILL BE WIDE OPEN LEGAL GAMBLING WHERE THE SUPERBOWL IS BEING HELD!!! I mean think about it , it has potential to be the biggest state wide, tri state area sports spectual$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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Posted by DavidGurney
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"There's also a federal law which requires that the President be a natural born citizen.See how that one turned out?"

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