Today marks three years since New Jersey sports betting was launched and the start of the Garden State’s rise to the top of the national market.
Since June 14, 2018 — when Gov. Phil Murphy placed the very first bet at Monmouth Park Racetrack — through April 2021, NJ sports gamblers have wagered more than $15.15 billion. Over that same stretch, Nevada sportsbooks have taken $14.97 billion in bets.
“In the last three years, sports betting has been an unprecedented success in our state,” Murphy said in a statement to PlayNJ. “New Jersey has become the nation’s leading state in sports wagers, overtaking states such as Nevada where sports betting has been legal for over 70 years.”