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With five championships held in New Jersey that are hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the organization is planning on relocating their tournaments. This is a result of several new regulations that have been adopted by the state that have impacted sports wagering at the Atlantic City casinos as well as racetracks. According to the rules by the NCAA, the organization is not allowed to hold any championship tournaments in states that have legalized wagering that is based on betting on a single game or gambling that involves point spreads or a money line.
Since 1992, sport gambling in the state of New Jersey has been prohibited by law but the state has filed a lawsuit to oppose the ban. Instead, beginning 2013, casinos and racetracks will be able to obtain licenses to allow sports wagering. Applications to obtain a license will cost $50,000. Due to this change in legislation, the NCAA will not be able to host their championship play offs in New Jersey.
While sports wagering could bring on new changes for the gambling industry in New Jersey, losing out on these major sports events could be detrimental to the state’s economy. Either way, the NCAA has decided it is time to move on and will be looking for arenas in different states that have legislature that coincides with the organization’s policies. The NCAA is more focused on providing a hosting location that allows the college athletes to have the best competitive experience they can.
Some of the NCAA events that have been previously held in New Jersey will be moved out in 2013 and includes the regional play offs for Division I men’s and women’s swimming and diving that were held in Piscataway. In Trenton, New Jersey, some of the early round games for women’s basketball in Division I championship playoffs were also held.
The NCAA is doing what it needs to do as an organization but the state of New Jersey has taken it as a slap in the face. According to spokespeople for the New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, the representatives of the state sees it that NCAA is penalizing New Jersey for “responsibly legalizing what occurs illegally every day in every state.” State spokespeople also say that the illegal sports wagering is often tied in with organized crime.
In 2013, the Division III men’s volleyball championship will be moved from Hoboken. The 2013 women’s Division II and III lacrosse championships will be moved from Montclair. The NCAA sees is as a move that will help protect student athletes and their wellbeing as well as the integrity of sports.
As of now, the NCAA as well as the National Football League, the National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball are in an ongoing lawsuit in federal court that is against New Jersey officials that were seeking to stop the state from allowing sports wagering. A federal law that was set in 1992 bans betting on sports in all but the following four states: Oregon, Montana, Delaware and Nevada.