Supreme Court victory which struck down a federal sports betting ban.
When it opens, it will likely be the fourth facility to begin sports betting in the state following New Jersey’s U.S.
New Jersey regulators confirmed that the Meadowlands is on pace to open its sports book as planned. However, New York’s lack of movement does hurt Gural’s other track-Tioga Downs racetrack in upstate New York-where he also hopes to open a sports book. There are 15 million people that live within 20 miles of the Meadowlands. “That leaves me the entirety of New York City, Long Island, Westchester County. “New York did me such a favor by not passing sports betting,” Gural said. With no sports betting presently in New York, Gural said he expects the Meadowlands to become the busiest sports book in New Jersey. The Meadowlands complex neighbors Manhattan and is where the NFL’s Jets and Giants play. Gural said he was reacting to the New York State Legislature’s failure to approve sports betting in that state before closing its most recent legislative session. Jeff Gural, who manages the northern New Jersey track, told the Associated Press that plans are in place to open the sports book with partner Betfair US much earlier than previously expected. The Meadowlands Racetrack may have finally won a battle to expand gaming at the complex by announcing it will open a sports book at the facility July 15.
