New Jersey lawmakers seeking to gain revenue from sports betting in the US state have submitted a new bill to permit wagers on professional and college games, just days after the US Supreme Court rejected a previous bid by Governor Chris Christie.

As reported by iGaming Business earlier this week, the court declined to review a federal appeal court ruling from last year that said New Jersey cannot allow betting in sports contents due to a federal law introduced in 1992 that bans most states from licensing such wagering.

Despite the ruling, the Bloomberg news agency reported that Senators Raymond Lesniak and Jim Whelan moved to introduce Senate Bill 2250 on Monday in order to legalise some form of sports betting in the state.

Lesniak said the bill will bring the state in line with a federal court decision in time to commence betting at New Jersey's Monmouth Park Racetrack by September in time for the 2015 NFL American football season.

"We believe our casinos and race tracks on their own can begin taking bets on sports without objection from the federal government," Lesniak said.

Governor Christie will now review the new measure and decide whether to sign it into law within the mandated 45 days.

The US Supreme Court ruling earlier this week came after New Jersey voters passed a referendum in 2011 to allow sports betting.

Following this vote, state lawmakers enacted legislation to allow casino and horseracing tracks in New Jersey to accept sports bets on games, with the exception of certain games such as collegiate contests that took place in the state or featured New Jersey schools.

However, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League and the National Hockey League, as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, argued that the New Jersey's law would pose a threat to the integrity of their games.

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