State Senator James Whelan, D-Atlantic ? a former mayor of Atlantic City ? has introduced a bill this week that would modestly amend the new internet gaming bill signed into law by Governor Christie this year.
The concluding statement of the new bill notes:
?Existing law provides that equipment used in connection with the conduct of Internet gaming at Atlantic City casinos must be located at those casinos. This bill would permit such equipment to also be located at a facility in Atlantic City, other than a casino, that is secure, inaccessible to the public, and specifically designed to house that equipment, and where the equipment must be under the complete control of the casino licensee or its Internet gaming affiliate.?
This looks like a ?housekeeping? bill that has cropped up as casinos are in the midst of figuring out how much space they need for various infrastructure. The point of the ?in Atlantic City? sections were to avoid running afoul of the state Constitution, which does not permit most gambling outside of Atlantic City.
After some back-and-forth, Christie went along with the concept that while people would be able to play online games from all over the state, that would be kosher as long as the wager had to be finalized by equipment in Atlantic City.
Since this bill doesn?t really change that, expect it to be approved by the legislature and signed by Christie. The state officials are basically off until Labor Day, but the online gambling isn?t expected to begin before late November, so there?s no big time crunch here.
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