Polls show it's roughly a 50/50 bet, but lawmakers voted Monday to have voters decide this November whether to allow two casinos to be built in North Jersey.
Sources tell a New Jersey-based political website that the effort to put a question on this November's ballot which will ask voters to allow casino gambling outside of Atlantic City is, "deader than disco."
A New Jersey lawmaker wants to ask voters if they'd like to amend the state constitution to allow slot machines at the state's four racetracks - an effort that could help fund the state pension system.
As Atlantic City's casino industry continues to struggle, talk has ramped up in Trenton about allowing casinos in other parts of the state. A Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll released Monday asked New Jerseyans if they favored the idea, and the casino expansion concept came up snake eyes with exactly half of the respondents.
Hurley in the Morning has learned and confirmed that Hard Rock International has entered into a long-term agreement with the New Meadowlands Racetrack.