State officials needed no more than an hour to post their formal Notice of Appeal of Judge Shipp's ruling in the New Jersey sports betting case.

Meanwhile, from the racetrack at the center of it all:

"Sports betting at Monmouth Park will have to await another day in court following a decision today by the United States District Court granting an injunction that prohibits the Oceanport racetrack from taking wagers on sporting events.

"Obviously we're disappointed, but not terribly surprised," said Dennis Drazin, advisor to Darby Development LLC, operators of Monmouth Park Racetrack. "After analyzing the rationale expressed by the Court in granting a temporary restraining order last month, today's action was rather expected."

"We will once again return to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and ask that they order strict adherence to their 2013 decision, which established the roadmap for New Jersey to begin offering sports wagering.

"For now, it's status quo. Nevertheless, we remain confident that the Third Circuit will render a favorable result for Monmouth Park."

"The climate is changing on this controversy," Drazin noted, "to wit: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's recent op-ed in the New York Times in which he stated, 'the laws on sports betting should be changed' and 'sports betting should be brought out of the underground and into the sunlight where it can be appropriately monitored and regulated.'"

"The decision today is a delay, not an end to Monmouth Park offering sports betting to our fans," Drazin said. "We remain steadfast in our fight to bring sports betting to Monmouth Park and are confident that day is still on the very near horizon."

Based upon today's Court decision, Monmouth Park will postpone plans to develop a 7,500-seat concert venue, which had a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 8, 2014, and was scheduled to open mid-2015.

"Without additional revenue streams, it's just not feasible to continue with the concert arena at this time," said Drazin. "Unfortunately, and once again, the biggest loser here is the people of New Jersey. Not only are they being denied sports betting, which they overwhelming voted for in 2011, but will now miss out on a new concert venue next year that would have provided jobs, tax revenues and of course a world-class entertainment destination at the Jersey Shore."

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