Last Monday marked the fifth anniversary of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christy signing online gambling legislation into law after the Assembly passed a revised bill (A2578) by a margin of 68-5, and the Senate agreed to the measure (S1565) by a 35-1 margin. While Nevada, Delaware, and now Pennsylvania have also passed online legislation, New Jersey is still the only state that offers a true online gambling experience comparable to that available in Europe and elsewhere.
On 21 February 2013, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 114 into law. Although the bill itself authorizes the state’s casinos to offer online games, the Nevada Gaming Commission has only written rules for online poker and to allow player liquidity so that players in Nevada can compete with players in t…