Governor Chris Christie supports a New Jersey casino expansion referendum, but it is not too popular with voters that will have the say that is final November.
New Jersey casino expansion has the backing of numerous key state lawmakers including Governor Chris Christie (R), but unless the majority of Garden State residents help bringing casinos north, Atlantic City will preserve its gambling monopoly.
A recent poll conducted by the Rutgers-Eagleton Institute of Politics found that just 44 percent of voters feel that gambling enterprises ought to be allowed in jurisdictions outside of Atlantic City, while 49 percent think gambling should remain on a the southeastern beachfront metropolis.
That’s a contrast that is stark earlier polling that suggested New Jerseyans favored ending Atlantic City’s gaming exclusivity.
Along with deciding on a new United States president in November, voters in New Jersey will also be challenged with deciding whether to amend their state constitution to enable the construction of extra gambling facilities in northern counties of the state.
AC Moves All-In
Atlantic City is broke and with debt, yet its local government is continuing to spend as if it’s the first 2000s and the regional economy is nevertheless flourishing with revenues aplenty.
Christie and State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) have advocated for the continuing state to assume control (more…)