New Jersey's former governor spouted off about chances of legalisation in Texas and California last week. But he's way off the mark.
In an interview with Covers about the state of legal gambling in the US last week, the former New Jersey governor revealed that he is out of touch. Although he and his administration spearheaded the lawsuit that resulted in legal sports betting across the US, Christie would be wise to speak of what he knows.
Or as gaming consultant Brendan Bussmann said: “Texas and California are beasts unto their own and have their own political dynamics, which make them their own markets. This isn’t waving pixie dust on everything and making sports betting happen like one former governor seems to think.”
Christie’s comments about California showed clear ignorance about the state of gambling expansion in the biggest state in the nation. And about how gambling politics work there. Not once did he mention California’s tribes, which have exclusivity for gaming..