New Jersey to Accept Players from Outside the US?

New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak is expected to file a bill to accept non-US players from across the borders of the State.

On Thursday in a press conference, New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak is expected by several leading news sources to announce a bill that would allow the state level regulated gambling market to accept customers from across the state borders. If the proposal passes, players from outside the US would be able to play in the New Jersey online rooms.

According to EGR North America, Restricted Foreign Internet Wagering licenses would be given to operators in New Jersey, allowing them to accept players from any other country where the local legislation allows or does not forbid online play against overseas opponents. In practice, this could mean that .com operators present in New Jersey could share their player liquidity.

“Just as egaming operators are applying licenses to offer internet gaming in New Jersey, they could apply for an international license to offer gambling outside the United States,” Lesniak said.

Of course, Lesniak’s main aim is to increase the player pool of the New Jersey online gambling market to a possible maximum. An RFIW license would cost $200,000 with an annual $100,000 for renewal. At the moment, all this is merely a concept, far from being accepted or even the procedure of realization thought through.

With Las Vegas Sands Corporation Head Sheldon Adelson recently announcing the launch of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG), Lesniak commented on this as well:

“[Banning online gambling would] cost the loss of thousands of jobs and billions in revenue to Atlantic City’s ailing casinos. We already have given the legal authority for Internet gaming in New Jersey, and state regulators have done a good job in reviewing and authorizing licenses for online gaming businesses. Imposing a federal ban on internet gambling for New Jersey would be an economic catastrophe," he said.