With Gambling Profits Dwindling, New Jersey Politicians See Legal Weed as a Path to Financial Safety

Atlantic City’s appeal is slowing to a crawl, but Democratic lawmakers are hoping to regain an East Coast advantage by beating neighboring states to legal weed.

In the not so distant past, America’s legal gamblers were largely restricted to only two places for government approved slot machines and blackjack games: the deserts of Nevada or New Jersey’s neon-soaked Atlantic City.

However, lenient state laws and the prevalence of Native American casinos have turned AC into a ghost town, and left New Jersey lawmakers looking for a new ace in the hole to boost their current state funding.

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