TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says regulating fantasy football is “a stupid idea.”
The governor’s comments Thursday morning on CNN came after he ridiculed the idea during Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate and seemed to preclude New Jersey from taking action to regulate daily fantasy sports, even as other jurisdictions have done so or considered doing so, claiming they amount to gambling.
The New Jersey governor is also embroiled in a more than three-year battle to overturn a federal ban on sports betting in all but four states.