
Online sports betting is reaping new revenue for New Jersey but also raising concerns about gambling addiction and potential harm to the finances of Atlantic City's casinos that depend on in-person gamblers, sports books and problem gambling treatment workers testified Thursday.
The state Legislature held a hearing to examine the impacts of online sports betting, where New Jersey is a national leader. Its court challenge to a ban on sports betting in all but four states resulted in a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing any state to offer it; 38 currently do.