NJEDA Seeks to Help Fill Jobs for Burgeoning Sports Wagering Sector
The RFI is the latest in a series of steps the State of New Jersey is taking to make the Garden State a hub for sports wagering innovation, services and technology, state officials note.
TRENTON, NJ—The New Jersey Economic Development Authority, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, has issued a Request for Information seeking input on workforce development opportunities for current and future sports wagering industry employees in New Jersey.
The RFI is the latest in a series of steps the State of New Jersey is taking to make the Garden State a hub for sports wagering innovation, services and technology, state officials note.
In less than a year and a half of legal regulated sports wagering, customers have wagered more than $3 billion on sports in New Jersey, topping Nevada in May, July, and August for money bet on sports.
“Sports wagering is a high-wage, high-growth sector that has already benefited New Jersey’s economy,” NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan says. “Creating good paying jobs and cultivating a talent pipeline to support this burgeoning industry is critical to Governor Murphy’s vision to creating a stronger and fairer New Jersey economy.”
New Jersey has all the ingredients necessary to make it a world-class destination for companies throughout the sports wagering ecosystem featuring a strategic location at the heart of the Northeast Corridor, best-in-class digital infrastructure, a highly-talented workforce, and an innovative and progressive regulatory regime, Sullivan adds.
“We’re seeing enormous interest from companies up and down the sports wagering supply chain wanting to learn more about how they can get involved with this growing industry in the Garden State,” New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck says. “The feedback NJEDA will receive as a result of the RFI will help New Jersey strengthen this industry as we enter a new decade and beyond.”
Sports wagering platform providers, casinos, suppliers within the sports-betting supply chain, post-secondary educational institutions, relevant industry or trade groups, and municipal or county governments are encouraged to respond to the RFI via https://www.njeda.com/pdfs/rfps/RFI-OET-095/OET_SportsBetting_WorkforceDevRFI_V14.aspx.
Responses must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.