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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-42 - "Regulated complimentary service account"

5:12-42. "Regulated complimentary service account"
"Regulated complimentary service account" --An account maintained by a casino licensee on a regular basis which itemizes complimentary services and includes, without limitation, a listing of the cost of junket activities and any other service provided at no cost or reduced price.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 42, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-42.1 - "Resident"

5:12-42.1. "Resident"
"Resident" --Any person who occupies a dwelling within the State, has a present intent to remain within the State for a period of time, and manifests the genuineness of that intent by establishing an ongoing physical presence within the State together with indicia that his presence within the State is something other than merely transitory in nature.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 10, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-43 - "Respondent"

5:12-43. "Respondent"
"Respondent" --Any person against whom a complaint has been filed or a written request for information served.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 43, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-43.1 - "Restricted casino areas."

5:12-43.1 "Restricted casino areas."
3. "Restricted Casino Areas"--The cashier's cage, the soft count room, the hard count room, the slot cage booths and runway areas, the interior of table game pits, the surveillance room and catwalk areas, the slot machine repair room and any other area specifically designated by the division as restricted in a licensee's operation certificate.
L.1987, c.353, s.3; amended 2011, c.19, s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-44 - "Security."

5:12-44 "Security."
44. "Security" --Any instrument evidencing a direct or indirect beneficial ownership or creditor interest in a corporation or other form of business organization, including but not limited to, stock, common and preferred; bonds; mortgages; debentures; security agreements; notes; warrants; options and rights.
L.1977,c.110,s.44; amended 2002, c.65, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-44.1 - "Simulcasting facility"

5:12-44.1. "Simulcasting facility"
21. "Simulcasting facility"--A facility established in a casino hotel pursuant to section 4 of the "Casino Simulcasting Act," P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-194).
L.1992,c.19,s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-45 - "Slot machine."

5:12-45 "Slot machine."
45. "Slot machine"--Any mechanical, electrical or other device, contrivance or machine which, upon insertion of a coin, token or similar object therein, or upon payment of any consideration whatsoever, is available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by reason of the skill of the operator or application of the element of chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the person playing or operating the machine to receive cash or tokens to be exchanged for cash, or to receive merchandise or any thing of value whatsoever, whether the payoff is made automatically from the machine or in any other manner whatsoever, except that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or other thing of value shall not be included in determining the payout percentage of any slot machine.
L.1977,c.110,s.45; amended 1985, c.350, s.2; 1987, c.355, s.3; 1995, c.18, s.9; 2002, c.65, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-45.1 - "Slot system agreement."

5:12-45.1 "Slot system agreement."
4. "Slot system agreement" - A written agreement governing the operation and administration of a multi-casino progressive slot machine system that is approved by the division and executed by the participating casino licensees and any slot system operator.
L.2004, c.184, s.4; amended 2011, c.19, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-45.2 - "Slot system operator."

5:12-45.2 "Slot system operator."
5. "Slot system operator" - Any person designated in a slot system agreement as being responsible for the operation and administration of a multi-casino progressive slot machine system, including a casino licensee, a group of casino licensees acting jointly or a casino service industry enterprise licensed pursuant to subsection a. of section 92 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-92), or an eligible applicant for such license.
L.2004, c.184, s.5; amended 2009, c.36, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-45.3 - "State of emergency."

5:12-45.3 "State of emergency."
23. "State of emergency" - Any emergency situation, including the failure to enact a general appropriation law by the deadline prescribed by Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, a state of emergency declared by the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of New Jersey and a State ordered State employee furlough, during which division and commission employees are unable to perform the duties and responsibilities required of them under this act.
L.2011, c.19, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-46 - "Statement of compliance."

5:12-46 "Statement of compliance."
46. "Statement of compliance" --A statement by the commission, upon the input of the division, which may be issued to an applicant for a casino license or any person who must be qualified pursuant to this act in order to hold the securities of a casino licensee or any holding or intermediary company of a casino licensee, indicating satisfactory completion of a particular stage or stages of the license consideration process, and which states that unless there is a change of any material circumstance pertaining to such particular stage or stages of license consideration involved in the statement, such applicant has complied with requirements mandated by this act and is therefore approved for license qualification to the stage or stages for which the statement has been issued.
L.1977, c.110, s.46; amended 2011, c.19, s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-47 - "Subsidiary"

5:12-47. "Subsidiary"
"Subsidiary" --a. Any corporation, any significant part of whose outstanding equity securities are owned, subject to a power or right of control, or held with power to vote, by a holding company or an intermediary company; or
b. A significant interest in any firm, association, partnership, trust or other form of business organization, not a natural person, which is owned, subject to a power or right of control, or held with power to vote, by a holding company or an intermediary company.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 47, eff. June 2, 1977. Amended by L.1979, c. 282, s. 9, eff. Jan. 9, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-47.2 - "Transfer"

5:12-47.2. "Transfer"
"Transfer" --The sale and every other method, direct or indirect, of disposing of or parting with property or with an interest therein, or with the possession thereof, or of fixing a lien upon property or upon an interest therein, absolutely or conditionally, voluntarily or involuntarily, by or without judicial proceedings, as a conveyance, sale, payment, pledge, mortgage, lien, encumbrance, gift, security or otherwise; the retention of a security interest in property delivered to a corporation shall be deemed a transfer suffered by such corporation.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 12, eff. March 17, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-49 - Words and terms: tense, number and gender

5:12-49. Words and terms: tense, number and gender
49. Words and terms: tense, number and gender.
In construing the provisions of this act, save when otherwise plainly declared or clearly apparent from the context:
a. Words in the present tense shall include the future tense.
b. Words in the masculine shall include feminine and neuter genders.
c. Words in the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.
L.1977,c.110,s.49.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-50 - Creation of casino control commission; number of members.

5:12-50 Creation of casino control commission; number of members.
50. Creation of Casino Control Commission; number of members.
a. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission, consisting of five members, is hereby created in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury. Beginning on the effective date of P.L.2011, c.196, the membership shall be reduced, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 52 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-52), from five to three members.
b. The commission shall be principally located in Atlantic City.
L.1977, c.110, s.50; amended 1995, c.18, s.10; 2011, c.196, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-51 - Members of the commission; qualifications and eligibility.

5:12-51 Members of the commission; qualifications and eligibility.
51. Members of the Commission; Qualifications and Eligibility.
a. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of New Jersey.
b. No member of the Legislature, or person holding any elective or appointive office in the federal, State or local government shall be eligible to serve as a member of the commission.
c. So long as the commission consists of five members pursuant to subsection a. of section 50 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-50), or is reduced to four members pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 52 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-52), no more than three members of the commission may be of the same political affiliation. Upon the reduction of the membership to three members pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 52 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-52), no more than two members of the commission may be of the same political affiliation.
L.1977, c.110, s.51; amended 2011, c.196, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-53 - Compensation of members.

5:12-53 Compensation of members.
53. Compensation of members. Each member of the commission shall receive an annual salary to be fixed and established by the Governor at an amount not to exceed $133,330 in calendar year 2000, $137,165 in calendar year 2001 and $141,000 in calendar year 2002 and thereafter.
L.1977,c.110,s.53; amended 1980, c.28, ss.2,10(s.10 amended 1980, c.159, s.2; 1981, c.142, s.5);1984, c.82;1993, c.292, s.5;1999, c.380, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-54 - Organization and employees.

5:12-54 Organization and employees.
54. Organization and Employees. a. The commission may establish, and from time to time alter, such plan of organization as it may deem expedient, and may incur expenses within the limits of funds available to it.
b. The commission shall elect annually by a majority of the full commission one of its members, other than the chairman, to serve as vice-chairman for the ensuing year. The vice-chairman shall be empowered to carry out all of the responsibilities of the chairman as prescribed in this act during his absence, disqualification, or inability to serve.
c. The commission shall appoint an executive secretary who shall serve at its pleasure and shall be responsible for the conduct of its administrative affairs. No person shall be eligible for such appointment unless he shall have at least 5 years of responsible experience in public or business administration or possesses broad management skills. The position of executive secretary shall be in the unclassified service of the civil service.
d. The commission may employ such other personnel as it deems necessary. All employees of the commission, except for secretarial and clerical personnel, shall be in the unclassified service of the Civil Service. All employees of the commission shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act" (P.L.1941, c.100; C.34:13A-1 et seq.), as amended. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the commission may employ legal counsel who shall represent the commission in any proceeding to which it is a party, and who shall render legal advice to the commission upon its request. The commission may contract for the services of other professional, technical and operational personnel and consultants as may be necessary to the performance of its responsibilities under this act.
e. Members and employees of the commission shall be enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement System of New Jersey (P.L.1954, c.84; C.43:15A-1 et seq.).
L.1977, c.110, s.54; amended 1979, c.282, s.10; 1980, c.28, ss.3,10 (s.10 amended 1980, c.159, s.2; 1981, c.142, s.5); 1981, c.238, s.1; 1987, c.354, s.1; 2011, c.19, s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-54.1 - Restrictions on certain contributions.

5:12-54.1 Restrictions on certain contributions.
125. A member of the Casino Control Commission and any employee of the commission holding a supervisory or policy-making management position, and the Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement and any employee of the division holding a supervisory or policy-making management position, shall not make any contribution as that term is defined in "The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act," P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.).
L.2011, c.19, s.125.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-55 - Division of gaming enforcement.

5:12-55 Division of gaming enforcement.
55. Division of gaming enforcement. There is hereby established in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Division of Gaming Enforcement. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director who shall also be sworn as an Assistant Attorney General and who shall administer the work of the division under the direction and supervision of the Attorney General. The director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor, except that the first director shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. The director may be removed from office by the Attorney General for cause upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
The director and any employee or agent of the division shall be subject to the duty to appear and testify and to removal from his office, position or employment in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1970, c.72 (C.2A:81-17.2a et seq.). The Attorney General shall be responsible for the exercise of the duties and powers assigned to the division.
The division shall be located in Atlantic City, except that the division may maintain a secondary satellite office in Trenton, which shall not be the primary office, if deemed necessary for the effective performance of its duties and responsibilities.
If, as a result of the transfer of duties and responsibilities from the Casino Control Commission to the division in accordance with P.L.2011, c.19 (C.5:12-6.1 et al.), the division needs to employ an individual to fill a position, former employees of the commission who performed the duties of the position to be filled shall be given a one-time right of first refusal offer of employment with the division, and such employees may be removed by the division for cause or if deemed unqualified to hold the position, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. An individual formerly employed by the commission who becomes employed by the division shall retain as an employee of the division the seniority, and all rights related to seniority, that the employee had with the commission as of the last day of employment with the commission; provided, however, that such seniority and seniority rights shall be retained only by an employee who was transferred from employment with the commission to employment with the division, and shall not be retained by an employee who was removed from employment with the commission due to layoff procedures or who resigned from a position with the commission prior to being hired by the division.
L.1977, c.110, s.55; amended 1980, c.69, s.1; 1995, c.18, s.11; 2011, c.19, s.124; 2012, c.34, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-56 - Organization and employees

5:12-56. Organization and employees
a. The Attorney General shall organize the work of the division in such bureaus and other organizational units as he may determine to be necessary for efficient and effective operation and shall assign to the division such employees of the Department of Law and Public Safety as may be necessary to assist the director in the performance of his duties. Subject to the approval of the Attorney General, the Superintendent of State Police shall assign such supervisory and investigative personnel and other resources to the Division of Gaming Enforcement as may be necessary to fulfill its obligations under this act.
b. All employees of the division, except for secretarial and clerical personnel, shall be in the unclassified service of the Civil Service. All employees of the division shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act" (P.L.1941, c. 100; C. 34:13A-1 et seq.), as amended.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 56, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-61 - Applicant and licensee liability for violations.

5:12-61 Applicant and licensee liability for violations.
61. a. No applicant or person or organization licensed by or registered under this act shall employ or offer to employ, or provide, transfer or sell, or offer to provide, transfer or sell any interest, direct or indirect, in any person licensed by or registered under this act to any person restricted from such transactions by the provisions of sections 58, 59, and 60 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-58, 5:12-59 and 5:12-60).
b. The division shall impose such sanctions upon an applicant or a licensed or registered person for violations of this section as authorized by Article 9 of this act.
L.1977, c.110, s.61; amended 2011, c.19, s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-62 - Enforcement.

5:12-62 Enforcement.
62. Enforcement.
a. The State Ethics Commission, established pursuant to the "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law," P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.) shall enforce the provisions of sections 58, 59, and 60 of this act.
b. Penalties for violation of sections 58, 59, and 60 shall be those set forth in P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.).
In addition, for violations of section 60 occurring after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.382, the commission shall impose a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
L.1977,c.110,s.62; amended 2005, c.382, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-63 - Duties of the commission.

5:12-63 Duties of the commission.
63. Duties of the Commission. (1) The Casino Control Commission shall have the following responsibilities under this act:
a. To hear and decide promptly and in reasonable order (1) all applications for a casino license, including applications filed by all persons required individually to qualify in connection therewith; (2) all applications for interim casino authorization, including but not limited to applications filed by persons required individually to qualify in connection therewith; (3) statements of compliance issued pursuant to section 81 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-81); and (4) all applications for a casino key employee license;
b. To review and decide any appeal from: (1) a notice of violation and penalty assessment issued by the director upon any applicant, qualifier, licensee or registrant under this act; (2) any determination made by the director regarding: (i) any ruling on an application for a casino service industry enterprise license; (ii) any ruling on an application for any other license or qualification under this act; (iii) a revocation of a license or registration; (iv) any ruling on a request for statement of compliance; or (v) placement on an exclusion list;
c. To promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to conduct hearings under subsections a. and b. of this section;
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
g. To refer to the division for investigation and prosecution any evidence of a violation of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or the regulations promulgated thereunder;
h. To review and rule upon any complaint by a casino licensee regarding any investigative procedures of the division which are unnecessarily disruptive of casino or simulcasting facility operations. The need to inspect and investigate shall be presumed at all times. The disruption of a licensee's operations shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence, which evidence shall establish that: (1) the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement purpose, and (2) the procedures were so disruptive as to inhibit unreasonably casino or simulcasting facility operations; and
i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
j. To refer to the division for investigative hearing matters concerning the conduct of gaming and gaming operations as well as the enforcement of the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
(2) The Casino Control Commission shall proceed promptly, along with the division, to take all actions as may be deemed necessary and appropriate, including the promulgation of regulations, for the expeditious implementation of Internet wagering when such wagering is permitted by State and federal law.
L.1977, c.110, s.63; amended 1981, c.503, s.4; 1985, c.539, s.3; 1987, c.137, s.2; 1991, c.182, s.13; 1993, c.292, s.6; 1995, c.18, s.14; 2008, c.23, s.1; 2011, c.19, s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-66 - Investigative hearings.

5:12-66 Investigative hearings.
66. Investigative hearings. The division shall have the authority to conduct investigative hearings concerning the conduct of gaming and gaming operations as well as the enforcement of the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the act and any applicable implementing regulations.
L.1977, c.110, s.66; amended 1995, c.18, s.15; 2011, c.19, s.34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-68 - Collection of fees, penalties or tax.

5:12-68 Collection of fees, penalties or tax.
68. Collection of Fees, Penalties or Tax. At any time within five years after any amount of fees, interest, penalties or tax required to be collected pursuant to the provisions of this act shall become due and payable, the division may bring a civil action in the courts of this State or any other state or of the United States, in the name of the State of New Jersey, to collect the amount delinquent, together with penalties and interest. An action may be brought whether or not the person owing the amount is at such time an applicant, licensee or registrant pursuant to the provisions of this act. If such action is brought in this State, a writ of attachment may be issued and no bond or affidavit prior to the issuance thereof shall be required. In all actions in this State, the records of the commission and the division shall be prima facie evidence of the determination of the fee or tax or the amount of the delinquency.
Each debt that is due and payable as a result of fees, interest, penalties, or taxes required to be collected pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or the regulations promulgated thereunder, including any compensation authorized pursuant to section 33 of P.L.1978, c.7 (C.5:12-130.3), and each regulatory obligation imposed as a condition upon the issuance or renewal of a casino license which requires the licensee to maintain, as a fiduciary, a fund for a specific regulatory purpose, shall constitute a lien on the real property in this State owned or hereafter acquired by the applicant, licensee, or registrant owing such a debt or on whom such an obligation has been imposed. Except as otherwise provided in R.S.54:5-9, such a lien shall be a first lien paramount to all prior or subsequent liens, claims, or encumbrances on that property.
L.1977, c.110, s.68; amended 1987, c.354, s.6; 1991, c.182, s.14; 2011, c.19, s.35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-71.1 - Exclusion, ejection of certain persons

5:12-71.1. Exclusion, ejection of certain persons
40. A casino licensee may exclude or eject from its casino hotel any person who is known to it to have been convicted of a crime, disorderly persons offense, or petty disorderly persons offense committed in or on the premises of any casino hotel. Nothing in this section or in any other law of this State shall limit the right of a casino licensee to exercise its common law right to exclude or eject permanently from its casino hotel any person who disrupts the operations of its premises, threatens the security of its premises or its occupants, or is disorderly or intoxicated.
L.1993,c.292,s.40; amended 1995,c.18,s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-71.2 - List of persons self-excluded from gaming activities.

5:12-71.2 List of persons self-excluded from gaming activities.
1. a. The division shall provide by regulation for the establishment of a list of persons self-excluded from gaming activities at all licensed casinos and simulcasting facilities. Any person may request placement on the list of self-excluded persons by agreeing that, during any period of voluntary exclusion, the person may not collect any winnings or recover any losses resulting from any gaming activity at such casinos and facilities.
b. The regulations of the division shall establish procedures for placements on, and removals from, the list of self-excluded persons. Such regulations shall establish procedures for the transmittal to licensed casinos and simulcasting facilities of identifying information concerning self-excluded persons, and shall require licensed casinos and simulcasting facilities to establish procedures designed, at a minimum, to remove self-excluded persons from targeted mailings or other forms of advertising or promotions and deny self-excluded persons access to credit, complimentaries, check cashing privileges club programs, and other similar benefits.
c. A licensed casino or simulcasting facility or employee thereof shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or to any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise as a result of:
(1) the failure of a licensed casino or simulcasting facility to withhold gaming privileges from, or restore gaming privileges to, a self-excluded person; or
(2) otherwise permitting a self-excluded person to engage in gaming activity in such licensed casino or simulcasting facility while on the list of self-excluded persons.
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the division's list of self-excluded persons shall not be open to public inspection. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed to prohibit a casino licensee from disclosing the identity of persons self-excluded pursuant to this section to affiliated gaming entities in this State or other jurisdictions for the limited purpose of assisting in the proper administration of responsible gaming programs operated by such gaming affiliated entities.
e. A licensed casino or simulcasting facility or employee thereof shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or to any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise as a result of disclosure or publication in any manner, other than a willfully unlawful disclosure or publication, of the identity of any self-excluded person.
L.2001, c.39, s.1; amended 2002, c.65, s.12; 2011, c.19, s.37; 2014, c.20, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-71.3 - Penalties for gaming by prohibited persons.

5:12-71.3 Penalties for gaming by prohibited persons.
2. a. A person who is prohibited from gaming in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility by any provision of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or any order of the director, commission, or court of competent jurisdiction, including any person on the self-exclusion list pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.39 (C.5:12-71.2), shall not collect, in any manner or proceeding, any winnings or recover any losses arising as a result of any prohibited gaming activity.
b. For the purposes of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), any gaming activity in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility which results in a prohibited person obtaining any money or thing of value from, or being owed any money or thing of value by, the casino or simulcasting facility shall be considered, solely for purposes of this section, to be a fully executed gambling transaction.
c. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any money or thing of value which has been obtained by, or is owed to, any prohibited person by a licensed casino or simulcasting facility as a result of wagers made by a prohibited person shall be subject to forfeiture following notice to the prohibited person and opportunity to be heard. A licensed casino or simulcasting facility shall inform a prohibited person of the availability of such notice on the division's Internet website when ejecting the prohibited person and seizing any chips, vouchers or other representative of money owed by a casino to the prohibited person as authorized by this subsection.
Of any forfeited amount under $100,000, one-half shall be deposited into the State General Fund for appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Human Services to provide funds for compulsive gambling treatment and prevention programs in the State and the remaining one-half shall be deposited into the Casino Revenue Fund. Of any forfeited amount of $100,000 or more, $50,000 shall be deposited into the State General Fund for appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Human Services to provide funds for compulsive gambling treatment and prevention programs and the remainder shall be deposited into the Casino Revenue Fund.
d. In any proceeding brought by the division against a licensee or registrant pursuant to section 108 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-108) for a willful violation of the commission's self-exclusion regulations, the division may order, in addition to any other sanction authorized by section 129 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-129), the forfeiture of any money or thing of value obtained by the licensee or registrant from any self-excluded person. Any money or thing of value so forfeited shall be disposed of in the same manner as any money or thing of value forfeited pursuant to subsection c. of this section.
L.2001, c.39, s.2; amended 2011, c.19, s.38; 2012, c.17, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-72 - Commission reports and recommendations.

5:12-72 Commission reports and recommendations.
72. Commission reports and recommendations. The commission, in consultation with the division, shall carry on a continuous study of the operation and administration of casino control laws which may be in effect in other jurisdictions, literature on this subject which may from time to time become available, federal laws which may affect the operation of casino gaming in this State, and the reaction of New Jersey citizens to existing and potential features of casino gaming under this act. It shall be responsible for ascertaining any defects in this act or in the rules and regulations issued thereunder, formulating recommendations for changes in this act to prevent abuses thereof, guarding against the use of this act as a cloak for the carrying on of illegal gambling or other criminal activities, and insuring that this act and the rules and regulations shall be in such form and be so administered as to serve the true purposes of this act. The commission, after consultation with the division, shall make to the Governor and the Legislature an annual report of all revenues, expenses and disbursements, and shall include therein such recommendations for changes in this act as the commission or division deems necessary or desirable. The commission, after consultation with the division, shall also report recommendations that promote more efficient operations of the division and the commission. The commission, after consultation with the division, shall report immediately to the Governor and the Legislature any matters which in its judgment require immediate changes in the laws of this State in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this act or of rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the operation and regulation of casino gaming.
L.1977, c.110, s.72; amended 1995, c.18, s.19; 2011, c.19, s.39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-73 - Meetings and quorum.

5:12-73 Meetings and quorum.
73. Meetings and Quorum.
a. Meetings of the commission will be held at the discretion of the chairman at such times and places as he may deem necessary and convenient, or at the call of a majority of the members of the commission.
b. The commission shall in all respects comply with the provisions of the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.).
c. Any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the commission shall take all necessary steps to ensure that all interested persons are given adequate notice of commission meetings, and the agenda of such meetings, through the utilization of all media engaged in the dissemination of information.
d. (1) So long as the commission consists of five members pursuant to subsection a. of section 50 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-50), a majority of the full commission shall determine any action of the commission, except that no casino license or interim casino authorization may be issued without the approval of four members.
(2) Upon the reduction of the commission to four members, and then to three members, pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 52 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-52), a majority of the full commission shall determine any action of the commission, including the issuance of a casino license or interim casino authorization.
L.1977, c.110, s.73; amended 1980, c.28, ss.4,10(s.10 amended 1980, c.159, s.2; 1981, c.142, s.5); 1987, c.409, s.2; 2011, c.196, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-74 - Minutes and records.

5:12-74 Minutes and records.
74. Minutes and Records. a. The Executive Secretary of the commission shall cause to be made and kept a record and verbatim transcripts of all proceedings held at public meetings of the commission. A copy of any such verbatim transcript shall be made available to any person upon request and payment of the costs of preparing the copy.
A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the commission and of any regulations finally adopted by the commission shall be forthwith delivered, by and under the certification of the executive secretary, to the Governor, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the General Assembly.
b. The division or the commission, as appropriate, shall keep and maintain a list of all applicants for licenses and registrations under this act together with a record of all actions taken with respect to such applicants, which file and record shall be open to public inspection; provided, however, that the foregoing information regarding any applicant whose license or registration has been denied or revoked shall be removed from such list after five years from the date of such action.
c. The Executive Secretary of the commission shall maintain such other files and records as may be deemed desirable.
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
g. Files, records, reports and other information in the possession of the New Jersey Division of Taxation pertaining to licensees shall be made available to the commission and the division as may be necessary to the effective administration of this act.
h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
i. The division shall keep and maintain records in accordance with the division's regulations promulgated hereunder.
L.1977, c.110, s.74; amended 1981, c.503, s.7; 1984, c.218, s.1; 1987, c.354, s.8; 1987, c.410, s.5; 1991, c.182, s.18; 1993, c.292, s.10; 2011, c.19, s.40.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-75 - Powers not enumerated.

5:12-75 Powers not enumerated.
75. The commission and the division may exercise any proper power or authority necessary to perform the duties assigned to each entity by law, and no specific enumeration of powers in this act shall be read to limit the authority of the division to administer this act.
L.1977, c.110, s.75; amended 2011, c.19, s.41.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-76.1 - Internet gambling public awareness campaign.

5:12-76.1 Internet gambling public awareness campaign.
1. a. The Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with the Casino Control Commission, shall establish an Internet gambling public awareness campaign in order to promote awareness among the general public of issues relating to Internet gambling.
b. The public awareness campaign shall include the development and implementation of public awareness and outreach efforts to inform the public about Internet gambling, including, but not limited to, the following subjects:
(1) the legal status of Internet gambling in New Jersey;
(2) the fact that Internet gambling is unregulated by New Jersey, and that the fairness and integrity of Internet gambling cannot be guaranteed by the State;
(3) the risks of being defrauded of potentially large amounts of money when gambling on the Internet;
(4) the risks of identity theft when using personal identification or financial information to gamble on the Internet;
(5) special risks for underage and problem gamblers when gambling on the Internet; and
(6) access to services for problem gamblers, including contact information for the Council on Compulsive Gambling.
c. The director shall coordinate the efforts of the division with any activities being undertaken by other State agencies to provide information to the public about Internet gambling.
d. The director, within the limits of funds available for this purpose, shall seek to utilize both electronic and print media, and may prepare and disseminate such written information as the director deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.
e. The division shall make available electronically on its website in both English and Spanish information about Internet gambling as described in subsection b. of this section.
f. The director may accept, for the purposes of the public awareness campaign, any special grant of funds, services, or property from the federal government or any of its agencies, or from any foundation, organization or other entity.
g. The director shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, no later than 18 months after the effective date of this act, on the activities and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign.
L.2005,c.357,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-77 - Law enforcement powers, responsibilities

5:12-77. Law enforcement powers, responsibilities
77. The division is a law enforcement agency, and its employees and agents shall have such law enforcement powers as may be delegated to them by the Attorney General to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
The division shall prosecute all criminal violations of this act except those it may refer to the Division of Criminal Justice. To effectuate this power, the division shall have access to the State Grand Jury.
L.1977,c.110,s.77; amended 1993,c.292,s.39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-78 - Cooperation by licensees, registrants or applicants

5:12-78. Cooperation by licensees, registrants or applicants
Each licensee or registrant, or applicant for a license or registration under this act shall cooperate with the division in the performance of its duties.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 78, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-80.2 - Increase of casino space by small-scale, staged casino facility; special amenities.

5:12-80.2 Increase of casino space by small-scale, staged casino facility; special amenities.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) to the contrary, a small-scale casino facility and a staged casino facility licensed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2010, c.115 (C.5:12-80.1), may be permitted to increase its initial casino space by 10,000 square feet if the facility develops 40,000 square feet of special amenities at the casino facility, except that at no time during the period of small-scale casino licensure or staged casino licensure, as the case may be, shall the total casino space exceed 54,000 square feet, as herein provided.
b. As used in this section, "special amenities" may include, but may not be limited to, special and unique meeting and convention space, museum, exhibit space, sports and entertainment venues, spas, treatment facilities, retail space, and themed retail, dining and entertainment venues. Special amenities shall not include casino space, facilities directly related to the function of casino space, standard restaurant or retail space, or standard meeting and convention space.
c. Any small-scale casino facility or staged casino facility that is granted additional square footage of casino space in connection with the development of special amenities pursuant to this section shall be limited to a maximum of 54,000 square feet of total casino space during the period of small-scale casino licensure or staged casino licensure, as the case may be. With respect to the casino square footage of a staged casino facility that develops special amenities during the period of staged casino licensure, the maximum 54,000 square feet of total casino space established herein shall apply during the period of staged casino licensure, and shall be calculated toward the maximum 60,000 square feet of casino space limit established under section 83 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-83) upon conversion of the staged casino facility license to a standard casino license as provided under subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2010, c.115 (C.5:12-80.1).
d. The provisions of this section shall not be interpreted to diminish or alter the requirements imposed under section 1 of P.L.2010, c.115 (C.5:12-80.1) for the construction of the specified number of qualified sleeping units by a small-scale casino facility licensee or a staged casino facility licensee.
e. The commission shall develop guidelines for small-scale casino licensees and staged casino licensees to follow concerning the types of special amenities that are qualified for the purposes of calculating the additional casino space provided for in this section.
L.2010, c.115, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-85.2 - Applicability of act.

5:12-85.2 Applicability of act.
51. The provisions of this act shall apply to the extent appropriate with the same force and effect with regard to casino license applicants and casino licensees that have a legal existence that is other than corporate.
L.2011, c.19, s.51.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-87 - Investigation of applicants for casino licenses; report, recommendation.

5:12-87 Investigation of applicants for casino licenses; report, recommendation.
87. a. Upon the filing of an application for a casino license and such supplemental information as the commission or division may require, and upon the filing of such information as may be required by section 88 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-88), the division shall conduct an investigation into the qualification of the applicant, and submit a report and recommendation to the commission.
b. Upon the submission of a report and recommendation by the division, the commission shall conduct a hearing thereon concerning the qualification of the applicant. After such hearing, the commission may either deny the application or grant a casino license to an applicant whom it determines to be qualified to hold such license, which final action shall be taken within 90 days after completion of the hearing.
c. The commission shall have the authority to deny any application pursuant to the provisions of this act. When an application is denied, the commission shall prepare and file an order stating the general reasons therefor, and if requested by the applicant, shall further prepare and file a statement of the reasons for the denial, including the specific findings of facts.
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
e. When an application is granted, and upon tender of all required license fees and taxes, and such bonds as the commission may require for the faithful performance of all requirements imposed by law or regulations, the commission shall issue a casino license.
f. The commission shall fix the amount of the bond or bonds to be required under this section in such amounts as it may deem appropriate, by rules of uniform application. The bonds so furnished may be applied by the commission to the payment of any unpaid liability of the licensee under this act. The bond shall be furnished in cash or negotiable securities, by a surety bond guaranteed by a satisfactory guarantor, or by an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a banking institution of this State acceptable to the commission. If furnished in cash or negotiable securities, the principal shall be placed without restriction at the disposal of the commission, but any income shall inure to the benefit of the licensee.
L.1977, c.110, s.87; amended 1978, c.7, s.16; 1979, c.282, s.23; 2011, c.19, s.53.