NCAA: 'Forced To Relocate' Championships From New Jersey Over Controversial Sports Betting LawState Also Facing Suit From NCAA And Major Professional Sports Leagues |
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On Tuesday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced that it “has been forced to relocate several championships from New Jersey because of a new state law now in effect allowing sports wagering on professional and collegiate games.”
According to the Associated Press, New Jersey plans to start issuing licenses for sports betting to its Atlantic City casino companies in January. Racetracks would also get approval.
The 2013 events originally scheduled to take place in New Jersey that the NCAA plans to relocate include: the Division III Wrestling Championships, East Regionals, Division I Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Diving Regionals, Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, Trenton Regional, Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship and the Division II and III Women’s Lacrosse Championships.
“Maintaining the integrity of sports and protecting student-athlete well-being are at the bedrock of the NCAA’s mission,” Mark Lewis of the NCAA said in a press release.
He continued: “We will work hard in the days ahead to find new suitable host locations which will allow the student-athletes to have the best possible competitive experience.”
In addition to this action, the NCAA, MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL have a pending lawsuit against the state to prevent sports betting from getting underway next year.
Sports betting is prohibited everywhere except Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana.
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