The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association told a federal court last week that six years after the NFL and four sports organization partners posted a $3.4 million bond, it’s past time for the horsemen to collect — plus interest.
The bond was set aside for a four-week period in 2014 during which a federal judge was deciding if the leagues would face “irreparable harm” from Monmouth Park moving forward with Las Vegas-style sports betting pending a final ruling on the matter.
The case ultimately ended in May 2018, when the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a 26-year-old law passed by Congress that barred almost every state from offering legal sports wagering.