Citing the troubling outlook of the American economy, New Jersey is once again looking to legalize sports gambling. If you ask me, I say the time is now!

With the economy crumbling, states are now looking to find other viable sources of revenue to fund worthy programs, so why not sports gaming? The Garden State seems to think that legalizing and regulating sports gambling is the golden road leading to increased tax revenue. How much? According to a study conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers, if the ban on online gambling was lifted and all 50 states agreed, try to the tune of $42.8 billion overall revenue if all online gambling was legalized! $9 billion of that total amount would be generated by sports gambling alone. In these troubled economic times, what state in our union wouldn’t welcome even a portion of that revenue?

The resolution sponsored by NJ Senators Raymond J. Lesniak and Jeff Van Drew was unanimously passed by New Jersey’s Senate Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee earlier this month. The resolution will urge the US Congress to lift the federal ban on sports gambling.

New Jersey Considers Legalizing Sports Gambling

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In no-limit Texas hold’em, an overpair is a pair higher than anything that appears on the board. Overpairs can be tricky to play. You will often have the best hand and would like to extract a large amount of money from your opponents. On the other hand, you have only one pair, and a misstep could prove dangerous. This Texas Holdem tips article will help you make the most of your overpairs.

Sample Overpair Situation

You hold KK and raise $20 before the flop. One opponent calls and the flop comes J T 4 of mixed suits. Your opponent bets out $40. This is a great opportunity to raise. Although your opponent might have JT, the chances are better that he has a hand like AJ or KJ. This is where you will make your most money with an overpair, when your opponent flops top pair. An opponent with AJ may put you on a jack as well and pay you off.

Sample Overpair Situation Two:

You hold 8c8s and call an opponent’s raise of $20. The flop comes 5d 4d 3d. Your opponent leads out for $60. You probably don’t want to continue with this hand. Your opponent could have raised before the flop with a higher pocket pair, in which case you would be dominated. He could also hold two diamonds. Even if he has only one diamond, another diamond or an over card on the turn or river would make it very difficult to continue.

As you can see, how you will play an overpair will depend on the situation. Play them strategically so that you can extract the maximum when they are the best hand and lose the minimum when they are not.

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Bodog is running four WSOP Seat Giveaway Qualifiers every single day in May! These qualifiers start at 3 a.m., 9 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. The buy-in is only five Bodog Poker Points which means that every new signup gets 10 free tries at a WSOP seat!

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The 2008 World Series of Poker is the most anticipated poker event of the year, and poker players who qualify through Bodog Poker can expect to be offered a lot more than just a seat at a table. Just like last year, every member of Team Bodog going to the WSOP will also receive exclusive VIP treatment.

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