BAYONNE — Ground has been broken for off-track wagering facility on a 6-acre tract on Route 440 North in Bayonne, just off the East Fifth Street exit.
Two and a half ago, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority opened its first OTW facility in a strip mall in Woodbridge, where $2 million is wagered weekly.
The facility in Bayonne is expected to be larger and more upscale, and concept drawings depict a facility that is modeled after the better gambling facilities in Atlantic City, rather than the previously opened facilities around the state
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