By Claude Brodesser-Akner, NJ Advance Media for NJ.Com
National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver today urged Gov. Chris Christie to join him in lobbying Congress to amend federal law to allow sports betting across the nation.
Although a permanent injunction from a federal judge currently prevents New Jersey casinos and racetracks from offering betting on NBA and other professional contests, during an interview on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” Silver acknowledged it was occurring anyway, and called for federally regulated betting practices.
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