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New Jersey lawmaker says states can offer online gambling within borders
A New Jersey lawmaker says individual states have the legal right to offer in-state Internet gambling within their own borders.
State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, wrote late last week to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asserting that position.
He said he will introduce legislation in November to address the main concerns expressed by Gov. Chris Christie in March when the governor vetoed a bill that would have made New Jersey the first state in the nation to legalize in-state Internet gambling. (Parry, The Associated Press)