COULD PEACE BE AT HAND BETWEEN NJ HORSEMEN AND SPORTS LEAGUES?

by John Brennan, NJ Online Gambling

A $150 million lawsuit filed by New Jersey’s thoroughbred horsemen against five major sports organizations effectively has become a sequel to the six-year sports betting saga that led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.

But there are indications that this version that launched in mid-2018 might get settled before final judgment is rendered.

On Monday, an attorney for the NCAA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA informed a federal court judge that the parties had agreed to modest delays in a pair of deadlines.

So instead of today as the day for notifying the court “whether we are going to mediate or seek a settlement conference,” that deadline is pushed back to Feb. 19. A second deadline — on when the leagues would indicate if they will seek a “stay” — has moved from this Friday to Feb. 26.

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