NJ Residents to Decide Tuesday Whether to Legalize Sports Betting

Fifty-two percent of New Jersey residents surveyed favor legalizing sports betting in Atlantic City casinos and at racetracks, according to a recent poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University. 

The poll found 31 percent in opposition. 

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

“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.”

Tomorrow voters will statewide ballot question about 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.