The state lottery is not meeting expectations either.

http://cdcgamingreports.com/commentaries/it-is-not-christies-fault-the-lottery-is-failing-to-meet-expectations/

As neighboring states all demand a piece of the gaming action, the slices of pie keep getting smaller and smaller as competition grows larger and larger and one geographical area encroaches upon the other.

At one time, not too long ago, there was a big movement to split New Jersey in two separate states. The southern half of the state wanted to secede from the northern half resulting in a North Jersey and a South Jersey. Perhaps it is time to revisit that concept again?