Regulators responsible for outlining sports betting regulation in the state have given the thumbs up for esports betting 48 hours after everyone was running around with hatchets in hand screaming about the death of the activity.

There was a time when the only video game you played was called Pong, and those in the know told kids they would never be professional athletes because they were too small.

Fast forward a few years, and as we stand in the mirror, plucking white hairs from our nostrils, things have changed. Video gaming is a professional activity, and it looks like the only impediment is your age.

A few days ago, I, like every other person who writes about gambling, covered the news that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was about to sign a New Jersey sports betting law prohibiting esports.