New Jersey celebrates three years of sports betting, and its rise to national leader

New Jersey celebrates three years of sports betting, and its rise to national leader

Article brief provided by PlayNJ.com
  • David Danzis, PlayNJ.com
June 14, 2021 8:39 PM
  • David Danzis, PlayNJ.com

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.

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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.”