APNewsBreak: NJ casino 1st to have betting by TV

UPDATED 13:57 PM EST, February 11, 2013

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Guests at one New Jersey casino won't even have to get out of bed in order to place a bet.

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City said it will become the first casino in the United States to let guests gamble over hotel room TV sets, starting Feb. 18.

Its E-Casino program will let guests with player's cards set up electronic accounts and risk up to $2,500 a day. Slots and four kinds of video poker will be the first games offered.

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