JERSEY CITY – Organizers of the “OUR Turn NJ” campaign seeking to get voters to approve a referendum that would allow casino gambling in Northern Jersey will suspend their efforts, citing dismal polling numbers that suggests voters will reject the move.
In a joint statement by operator of the Meadowlands Racetrack, Jeff Gural, and Paul Fireman, a former Reebok chief executive who has proposed a casino for Jersey City, said the data indicates their efforts would fail, partly because voters appear not to have enough information about the expansion and there is a well-funded campaign by competing gambling groups seeking to derail the effort.
A poll conducted by Rutgers University this week showed that more than 58 percent opposed the referendum.
Campaign to support North Jersey gambling suspended
