It's been 20 years since failed to meet a federal deadline to legalise sports wagering. Now Gov. Chris Christie is betting his signature of a bill which will legalise sports betting there will force Congress or the courts to overturn the federal ban.Las Vagas gaming companies have applauded the move saying that “It is time we had an adult conversation about sports betting beyond Nevada and Delaware,” (Joe Asher, president and CEO of Brandywine Bookmaking LLC., owner of Lucky's sports books in Nevada).Asher also said that Christie's decision was not surprising as he had already endorsed the legalisation of sports wagering two months previously, in a speech at the University of Delaware's centre for Political Communication.

The governor was reported to say that “this whole idea that gambling on NFL games is not going on every Sunday everywhere is foolish”. He added “It's going on everywhere except now it's being handled by criminals who are benefiting from it”.Asher supported the Governor, saying it was time to regulate and tax sports betting in the United States.