While Trump and Hillary duke it out on the national stage (and on Twitter), New Jersey politicians are gearing up for what promises to be an equally bitter fight over the north Jersey casino ballot referendum.

Monday witnessed the launch of the No North Jersey Casinos coalition (NNJC), a group that reportedly includes over 300 businesses, public officials, labor leaders and private citizens who don’t want the state constitution amended to permit construction of two casinos outside Atlantic City.

The ‘no’ camp believes AC’s fortunes have stabilized following years of decline brought about by new casinos opening in adjacent states and thus now is exactly the wrong time to introduce new in-state competition.

The ‘yes’ side has argued that north Jersey casinos will keep gamblers from travelling further north to casinos in New York and that a portion of the revenue from the north Jersey casinos will help offset any further declines in AC.