7 in 10 NJ voters now oppose North Jersey casino plan

Things turned from bad to worse for pro-North Jersey casino plan proponents.

The number of New Jersey voters opposing a constitutional amendment that would bring casino gambling to the northern part of the state has jumped to 70 percent, according to the latest survey conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind survey.

In layman’s term, seven out of 10 New Jersey voters are now opposing a Nov. 8 referendum that will see the rise of two casinos near the border of New York.

NJ.com reported that the number of those opposing the ballot question has surged from 58 percent in June to 70 percent in October while the number of pro-North Jersey casinos dwindled from 35 percent to just 24 percent in the latest poll.