You can now legally bet on sports, New Jersey.
Sports betting officially kicked off Thursday morning with Gov. Phil Murphy casting the first wager at a ceremony at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport.
"I'm betting $20 on Germany to win the World Cup, and $20 on the New Jersey Devils to win Lord Stanley's cup," Murphy said, after assuring the crowd that he would not bet on his home-town Boston Red Sox or on whether the Mets would win another game.
Betting will also open up later in the morning at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, and will go online within 30 days.