Editing New Jersey (section)

====Gambling====
{{Main|Gambling in New Jersey}}

In 1976, a [[referendum]] by Jersey voters approved [[casino]] gambling in Atlantic City, where the first legalized casino opened in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/history/30-and-counting-legalized-gambling.html|title=30 and Counting: Legalized Gambling|author=Brett Avery|website=New Jersey Monthly|date=February 5, 2008|access-date=October 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030001609/http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/history/30-and-counting-legalized-gambling.html|archive-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> At that time, [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] was the only other casino resort in the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gambling Becomes Legal in New Jersey |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ejEeAAAAIBAJ&pg=4008,3062175&dq=gambling+in+new+jersey&hl=en |quote=The nation's only legal gambling casino outside Nevada won state approval Thursday night and planned Friday morning opening{{nbsp}}... |agency=Associated Press |date=May 26, 1978 |access-date=November 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713173036/http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> Today, several casinos lie along the Atlantic City [[Atlantic City#Boardwalk|Boardwalk]], the oldest and longest boardwalk in the world, at {{Convert|5+1/2|mi}} in length.<ref name=Oyster2015>{{cite web |last1=Fazzalaro |first1=Kristinna |title=The 9 Best Boardwalks in the USA |url=https://www.oyster.com/articles/the-9-best-boardwalks-in-the-u-s/ |website=Oyster |date=April 10, 2015 |access-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125155933/https://www.oyster.com/articles/the-9-best-boardwalks-in-the-u-s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Atlantic City experienced a dramatic contraction in its stature as a gambling destination after 2010, including the closure of multiple casinos since 2014, spurred by competition from the advent of legalized gambling in other northeastern U.S. states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://philly.curbed.com/2016/8/4/12376514/trump-taj-mahal-closed-atlantic-city-casinos|title=The Shuttered Casinos of Atlantic City|author=Melissa Romero|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220150814/http://philly.curbed.com/2016/8/4/12376514/trump-taj-mahal-closed-atlantic-city-casinos|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/revel-had-wanted-to-shut-down-casino-on-monday-1.1068856|title=Revel had wanted to shut down casino on Monday|author=Wayne Parry, Associated Press|newspaper=Northjersey.com |date=August 17, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903180728/http://www.northjersey.com/news/revel-had-wanted-to-shut-down-casino-on-monday-1.1068856|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 26, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed [[online gambling]] into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/gov_christie_signs_internet_ga.html|title=Gov. Christie signs internet gambling into law|author=Ryan Hutchins|date=February 27, 2013|work=[[The Star (Christchurch)|The Star]]-Ledger|access-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306012127/http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/gov_christie_signs_internet_ga.html|archive-date=March 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sports betting]] has become a growing source of gambling revenue in New Jersey, with sportsbooks bringing in almost $12 billion in bets, making over $1 billion in revenue in 2023. Since being legalized across the nation by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] on May 14, 2018, New Jersey led all states in sports betting handle until New York passed them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/sports-betting-ncaa-supreme-court/index.html|title=Supreme Court lets states legalize sports gambling|author=Ariane de Vogue and Maegan Vazquez|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=May 9, 2019|quote=The 6–3 ruling is a victory for New Jersey and other states who have considered allowing sports gambling as a way to encourage tourism and tax revenue.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514002620/https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/sports-betting-ncaa-supreme-court/index.html|archive-date=May 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/betting/2022/07/01/sportsbook-handle-revenue-may-2022-new-york-leads-states|title=New York Leads States in May Sportsbook Handle|author=Frankie Tadded|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=February 18, 2023|quote=New York posted the highest sportsbook handle for May, followed by New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania.|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218082411/https://www.si.com/betting/2022/07/01/sportsbook-handle-revenue-may-2022-new-york-leads-states|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2022, the lifetime revenue from [[online casinos]] operating in New Jersey for the nine years since the industry's launch had surpassed $5 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Online Gambling is Poised for Expansion|url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-new-jersey-illinois-atlantic-city-2287780f1d9aa12f59cf0ced1f25fca2|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=January 23, 2023|website=APNews|language=en-US|archive-date=January 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123141339/https://apnews.com/article/sports-new-jersey-illinois-atlantic-city-2287780f1d9aa12f59cf0ced1f25fca2|url-status=live}}</ref>