The second-largest gambling market in the US is in a virtual shut-down today after New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, facing a budget impasse, deemed the 190 gambling inspectors who are required by law to monitor casino operations "non-essential'' state employees. Last week, several New Jersey casinos lost an appeal seeking to block the closures of the casinos. The shut-down is expected to cost New Jersey's 12 casinos an estimated $16 million in lost gambling revenue per day and leave 15,000 state casino employees out of work.
The full report can be read at ABC News online.
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