New Jersey Governor Christie did hold a press conference this morning, but it did not answer any questions regarding today\’s decision on the fate of iGambling for New Jersey.
Press of Atlantic City reported here:
Gov. Chris Christie said at 11:30 a.m. today that he has not yet decided whether to sign or veto a bill creating an intrastate online gambling system.
Christie has just hours to decide whether to allow the system, which would be a first nationwide but which has faced questions about its legality within state and federal law.
Christie said he plans to decide the issue later today.
If he does not act by the end of the day, the bill becomes law.
The official live-feed site for Governor Christie went into \”password protected\” mode at about 11AM EDT, leaving those of us geeky enough to have gotten to the presser early to remain in the open chat room staring at a blank feed, and everyone else who wanted to watch *out*.
PPA Chairman Alfonse D\’Amato appeared on Fox Business at 12:15PM EDT to discuss the governor\’s upcoming decision. When asked what he thought was on Christie\’s mind were this afternoon. D\’Amato said:
\”I think the governor would like to pass it [S490], but there may be a constitutional prohibition. He\’s studying that right now. And it may have to first go through the people for legislative approval.\”
Whatever Christie might be thinking or \”studying\” today, he has only until midnight tonight to veto the bill before it is made law.
