Voters are deciding whether or not to allow gambling on college games held in the state or on games in which New Jersey teams participate. Heading into Election Day, residents were sharply divided, according to a recent Stockton University poll. The majority of voters, 51%, opposed expanding sports betting. That’s up from a previous Stockton poll when 45% were opposed.
Stockton’s Jane Bokunewicz explains what’s behind the opposition to betting on college sports: “There are some concerns obviously about the pressure it puts on the college athletes who are perhaps not as mature as the professional athletes. So that’s one of the concerns, as well as the ability to fix the games.”
Another poll by Fairleigh Dickinson also found that voters were split on whether nonprofits should be allowed to use revenues from raffles and bingo games to fund their operations.
This election will go down as one for record spending by independent groups. The Election Law Enforcement Commission says as of late last week, independent groups spent an all-time high of $39.2 million, which includes spending on the general election as well as the primary.
Here’s a look at the top spending by independent groups:
