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What do we do with Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey who not long ago wanted his state to be the East Coast’s all-inclusive gambling Mecca but now appears to be main impediment toward accomplishing that goal?
What do we do with a governor who keeps moving the goal line after others in his state do all the heavy lifting to get sports betting and online gambling legalization into the red zone?
What do we do with someone who by all indications is now in a holding pattern as he waits to see if he’ll be picked for either vice president or a cabinet position in a Romney Administration?
Other than applying public pressure, the answer to all three of the above is: Nothing.
Make no mistake. Chris Christie is the reason that New Jersey is dragging its feet on a court challenge to the federal law which limits single-game sports betting to Nevada. And he’s the reason that N.J. is missing a golden opportunity to become the first state in the country to provide portals for online gambling. A quick phone call to his attorney general, and Dobermans from his attorney general’s office could begin the process of dismembering the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
More than six months have passed since the voters of New Jersey authorized Christie to move on PASPA, and more than four months have expired since the legislature passed (and Christie signed) enabling legislation. Since then, crickets.