A lawsuit filed Thursday by the operator of Monmouth Park, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA), contrary to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the four major sports leagues alleges that the leagues lawful activity [Murphy v NCAA] at August 2012 to enjoin New Jersey’s Sports Wagering Act cost the thoroughbred horse racing course at Oceanport $150 million in lost revenue.
The five leagues countered the “2012 Act” permitting sports wagering in New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks by suing under the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). After two lawsuits, Christie I at 2012 and Christie II at 2014, where the championships prevailed in both, on May 14, 2018, their [leagues] luck ran out once the Supreme Court declared the federal law prohibiting sports betting unconstitutional.
Asbury Park Press reports that the records filed Thursday by lawyers for its New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Inc. ask that the leagues be warranted because of October 26, 2014-May 18, 2018, the NJTHA was prevented by working a sports betting site in the Oceanport race track leading to what Monmouth Park estimates is 149,977,173 in lost revenue.
The sports betting lawsuit specifically states: “At the very same moment since the Leagues were persuasive this Court of the “critical ” want to stop the spread of sports betting they were doing the specific opposite by knowingly penalizing and profiting from the rapid expansion of sports betting throughout the United States and globally. Behind this Court’back, the Leagues have vigorously promoted and eased the spread of betting on either the outcome of this Leagues’ games as well as the statistical performances, via fantasy wagering, of this Leagues’ own players at the Leagues’ own games. ”
The suit also makes mention of this so-called “ethics fee” the leagues are vigorously lobbying the State of New Jersey for, which would require Monmouth Park to share its own sports betting revenues with all the leagues, along with the sports betting revenue of others, calling it “hypocracy” along with its own [leagues] behavior “shameless. ”
Lawyers for Monmouth Park need an evidentiary hearing to be scheduled by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp to ensure that the overall damages, including lawsuit expenses and lawyer fees, can be set.
Based on Asbury Park Press, NJTHA adviser Dennis Drazin, stated, “When you add up the numbers it comes to $150 million to $200 million, and it can be more. ” Drazin goes on to state that “It’s fairly clear we’re entitled to damages. ”
Sports betting remains on hold at the Garden State notwithstanding the Supreme Court ruling, however, state lawmakers reportedly stated that they anticipate on June 7 to approve laws to tax and regulate the gaming.
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