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Poll: Legalize Sports Betting in Jersey?

New Jersey voters will vote on sports betting in November. We want to know what you think about the issue.

Fifty-two percent of New Jersey residents surveyed favor legalizing sports betting in Atlantic City casinos and at racetracks, a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released Monday found.

The poll found 31 percent in opposition. 

Men are the overwhelming supporters, with 65 percent in favor, compared to 39 percent of women.

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“New Jerseyans are used to having gambling in their state, and used to having it in Atlantic City,” said Peter Woolley, a political scientist who directed the poll. “I think they see this as revenue for the state.”

All New Jersey voters will get a say on the issue in November, when a statewide ballot question will ask whether the state should legalize sports betting. Even if the nonbinding referendum passes, a federal law limiting sports betting to certain states would first have to change.

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What do you think? Should New Jersey legalize sports betting? Why? Vote in the poll and share your thoughts in the comments.

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