In 2014, Lesniak announced his plan to pass a bill that would legalize sports betting for racetracks and casinos in New Jersey, challenging the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992.http://www.northjersey.com/news/nj-sen-lesniak-to-craft-sports-betting-bill-for-racetracks-casinos-1.1019252 After the Supreme Court refused the NJ appeal toward PASPA overturn in 2013,https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-398_1b7d.pdf Ray Lesniak made revisions to his sports betting bill and got them approved by the US Department of Justice. Even though the new version of the bill was first vetoed by Governor Christie, Lesniak didn't stop revising it until the State Assembly finally passed S.B. 2460, and Christie signed it into law, claiming it to be a “bipartisan legislative effort.” Several more lawsuits and court appeals later, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018.
