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Sports betting became legal one year ago, and some experts think New Jersey could someday overtake Las Vegas

The industry is handling hundreds of millions of dollars in Jersey and has taken in over $4 million in taxes for Pennsylvania.

Abel Robinson (left) and Jay Kirkland visited SugarHouse Casino on Thursday night to bet on the Sixers' game against the Raptors. (If they picked the home team, it paid off.) Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the legalization of sports betting.
Abel Robinson (left) and Jay Kirkland visited SugarHouse Casino on Thursday night to bet on the Sixers' game against the Raptors. (If they picked the home team, it paid off.) Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the legalization of sports betting.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer