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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-199 - Acceptance of wagers.

5:5-199 Acceptance of wagers.
10. a. The fixed odds wagering licensee may accept fixed odds wagers from anyone physically present in New Jersey who holds a valid account with a fixed odds wagering licensee or residents of New Jersey who hold a valid account and who are physically present in another jurisdiction where placing such a wager is not inconsistent with the law of that jurisdiction or with federal law, only in accordance with this act, federal law, and as follows:
(1) A wager to back or lay a particular outcome in a given market, specifying the price of the wager, shall be placed directly with the fixed odds wagering licensee by the holder of the fixed odds wagering account.
(2) The fixed odds wagering account holder placing the wager shall provide the fixed odds wagering licensee with the correct personal identification number of the holder of the fixed odds wagering account.
(3) A fixed odds wagering licensee may not accept a fixed odds wager, or series of fixed odds wagers, when the results of which would create a liability for the fixed odds wagering account holder in excess of funds on deposit in the fixed odds wagering account of that holder.
(4) Only the holder of a fixed odds wagering account shall place a wager. Unless otherwise approved by the division, no person, corporation, or other entity shall directly or indirectly act as an intermediary, transmitter, or agent in the placing of wagers for a holder of an fixed odds wagering account; provided, however, that the use of credit or debit cards specifically approved by the fixed odds wagering licensee or the use of checks, money orders, or negotiable orders of withdrawal or the use of telephonic, computer, or electronic means by the fixed odds wagering account holder to place such wagers shall not be prohibited.
(5) The fixed odds wagering account holder may place a wager in person, by direct telephone call or by communication through other electronic media.
b. A fixed odds wager may also be placed at a racetrack or off-track wagering facility in person without opening a fixed odds wagering account through a teller who shall issue a tote ticket for the wager which may then be cashed by the teller.
L.2021, c.193, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-200 - Collection of fixed odds revenues.

5:5-200 Collection of fixed odds revenues.
11. Subject to the approval of the division, the fixed odds wagering licensee shall be permitted to collect fixed odds revenues in the manner and amounts determined by the fixed odds wagering licensee, including but not limited to assessing a surcharge on any person's net winnings.
L.2021, c.193, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-201 - Requirements for fixed odds wagering licensee.

5:5-201 Requirements for fixed odds wagering licensee.
12. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the division shall require each fixed odds wagering licensee to:
a. pay such portions of the fixed odds wagering licensee's fixed odds revenues as may be required pursuant to section 4 of this act, P.L.2021, c.193 (C.5:5-193);
b. pay to overnight purses to standardbred and thoroughbred permit holders for wagering on races for the permit holder's respective breed in this State 50 percent of fixed odds revenues retained by the fixed odds wagering licensee after the payments required pursuant to subsection a. of this section are made, and after deducting all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the licensee in administering, marketing, and operating the fixed odds wagering system; and
c. reach a business agreement with all standardbred and thoroughbred permit holders within this State as it pertains to wagering on the permit holder's respective breed, within one year from the date when the fixed odds wagering system becomes operational, for the distribution of the net fixed odds wagering revenues remaining after the payments are made pursuant to subsections a. and b. of this section and after the payment of operating expenses, subject to approval by the division; provided that, if an agreement is not reached within that time frame, the division shall distribute the fixed odds wagering revenues among the fixed odds wagering licensees and the standardbred and thoroughbred permit holders in this State based on wagering on the permit holder's respective breed.
L.2021, c.193, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-202 - Distribution of monies.

5:5-202 Distribution of monies.
13. a. Of the monies distributed to overnight purses pursuant to subsection b. of section 12 of this act, P.L.2021, c.193 (C.5:5-201) on in-State races at the respective racetracks, all monies derived from fixed odds wagering on thoroughbred races shall be paid to overnight purses for thoroughbred races and all monies derived from fixed odds wagering on standardbred races shall be paid to overnight purses for standardbred races.
b. Of the monies distributed to overnight purses pursuant to subsection b. of section 12 of this act, P P.L.2021, c.193 (C.5:5-201), on out-of-State and international races:
(1) all monies derived from fixed odds wagering at Monmouth Racetrack, including at off-track wagering facilities operated by Monmouth Racetrack and in regards to advance deposit wagering, on thoroughbred races shall be paid to overnight purses for thoroughbred races and all monies derived from fixed odds wagering on standardbred races shall be paid to overnight purses for standardbred races;
(2) all monies derived from fixed odds wagering at Meadowlands Racetrack and Freehold Raceway, including at off-track wagering facilities operated by Meadowlands Racetrack and Freehold Raceway and in regards to advance deposit wagering, on thoroughbred races and standardbred races shall be paid to overnight purses, in the following manner: 65 percent shall be paid to overnight purses for thoroughbred races and 35 percent shall be paid to overnight purses for standardbred races; and
(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, all monies derived from fixed odds wagering by any internet sports pool operator or casino operator on thoroughbred races shall be paid to overnight purses for thoroughbred races and all monies derived from fixed odds wagering by any internet sports pool operator or casino operator on standardbred races shall be paid to overnight purses for standardbred races.
c. The formula for allocating overnight purse monies from fixed odds wagering to overnight purses set forth in this section may only be modified by the mutual agreement of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as a precedent for establishing the division of overnight purse amounts between standardbred races and thoroughbred races.
d. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sum derived from fixed odds wagering on standardbred races pursuant to subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.2021, c.193 (C.5:5-201) may be distributed as provided by a contractual agreement authorized under section 11 of P.L.2013, c.266 (C.5:5-188). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sum derived from fixed odds wagering on thoroughbred races pursuant to subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.2021, c.193 (C.5:5-201) may be distributed as provided by a contractual agreement authorized under section 12 of P.L.2013, c.266 (C.5:5-189).
L.2021, c.193, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-203 - Distribution of amounts remaining in inactive, dormant accounts.

5:5-203 Distribution of amounts remaining in inactive, dormant accounts.
14. All amounts remaining in fixed odds wagering accounts inactive or dormant for such period and under such conditions as established by regulation shall be distributed in accordance with the division's rules and regulations.
L.2021, c.193, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-204 - Licensure, registration required.

5:5-204 Licensure, registration required.
15. All persons engaged in conducting wagering-related activities through the fixed odds wagering system, whether employed directly by the fixed odds wagering licensee or by a person or entity conducting or operating the system pursuant to a contract or agreement with the fixed odds wagering licensee, shall be licensed or registered in accordance with such regulations as may be promulgated by the division hereunder. All other employees of the system shall be licensed or registered in accordance with regulations of the division. The division shall have full power to prescribe rules, regulations, and conditions under which all such licenses are issued, or registrations made, in this State and to revoke or refuse to issue a license, or revoke or refuse to accept a registration, if in the opinion of the division the revocation or refusal is in the public interest, provided, however, that such rules, regulations, and conditions shall be uniform in their application, and further provided that no fee shall be in excess of $50 for each license so granted or registration accepted.
L.2021, c.193, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-205 - Severability.

5:5-205 Severability.
16. The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this act is declared to be unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person is held invalid, the remainder of this act shall not thereby be deemed to be unconstitutional or invalid.
L.2021, c.193, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:5-206 - Rules, regulations.

5:5-206 Rules, regulations.
17. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.2021, c.193.
L.2021, c.193, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-8 - License required; fee

5:7-8. License required; fee
No person shall operate or conduct any motor vehicle races or exhibitions of motor vehicle driving skill, or any track or other place for the holding of such races or exhibitions, unless a license to operate and conduct the same shall be first obtained from the Department of Law and Public Safety, which license said department may, in its discretion, issue to any applicant therefor upon compliance with the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, and the payment of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in the manner hereinafter provided.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1439, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-9 - Application for license

5:7-9. Application for license
Application for a license to operate or conduct a track or other place for the holding of such races or exhibitions shall be made in writing to the department at least thirty days prior to the date on which any race or exhibition, or series of races or exhibitions, shall be held thereon, which application shall describe the track or place desired to be licensed and shall contain such further information as the department may require and such application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) of which seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be returned to the applicant if the license be refused.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1440, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-10 - Guard or hub rail; fence; compliance with rules and regulations

5:7-10. Guard or hub rail; fence; compliance with rules and regulations
No license shall be issued for the operation or conduct of any such track or other place unless
(a) There is provided and maintained on the outer circumference of the track and around the entire outer circumference thereof, and in case spectators are permitted in the infield or within the inner circumference of the track, also on the inner circumference of the track and around the entire inner circumference thereof,
(1) a guard or hub rail of hard wood or other suitable material supported by posts of similar material of at least six inches in width and six inches in thickness, or round posts not less than seven inches in diameter, which are set in the ground at least four feet and shall extend above the ground at least two feet and are spaced not more than six feet apart, upon which are mounted on the side of the posts toward the track two planks of hard wood or other suitable material, at least ten inches in width by three inches in thickness, fastened on the face of the posts and running horizontally and parallel to each other and there is attached on the opposite side of the posts and not more than eight inches from the top thereof a three-quarter inch steel cable running around the circumference of the track and securely fastened with eyebolts to the posts or
(2) such other protective devices of a type or character as shall be approved by the department, after hearing in accordance herewith, and
(b) There is provided along any part of the track where spectators are permitted to be, whether outside of the track or in the infield, a fence of a type approved by the department, six feet in height, and located not less than four feet away from the edge of the track, and
(c) The applicant shall have complied with all rules and regulations made by the department under this act relating to matters of track construction and condition, guard rails, pit facilities, lighting and similar safety measures.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1440, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-11 - License; expiration date; revocation; reinstatement

5:7-11. License; expiration date; revocation; reinstatement
Each license so issued shall expire on the thirty-first of December following the date of its issuance. Any such license may be revoked at any time, however, for failure of the licensee to comply with the requirements of this act and of the rules and regulations made thereunder relating to the issuance of licenses. A licensee shall be afforded at least three days' notice of revocation and a reasonable opportunity to be heard prior thereto. A license which has been revoked may be reinstated by the department upon compliance with the requirements of this act and payment of a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars ($20.00).
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1441, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-12 - License for race or exhibition; compliance with rules; guard personnel

5:7-12. License for race or exhibition; compliance with rules; guard personnel
No license shall be issued for the holding of any motor vehicle race or exhibition of motor vehicle driving skill unless the department is satisfied that all provisions of this act and of the rules and regulations made under this act governing the physical conditions surrounding or relating to such track or place have been complied with, that all gateways into the track will be provided with guard personnel sufficient in the judgment of the department for the protection of spectators, but not more than one guard shall be required for a single gate or two guards for a double gate, and that provision is made for the protection of spectators against accident by the carrying of appropriate insurance as hereinafter provided.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1441, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-13 - License for race or exhibition; liability insurance

5:7-13. License for race or exhibition; liability insurance
No license shall be issued for the holding of any motor vehicle race or exhibition of motor vehicle driving skill until the person applying for the license shall have filed with the department evidence satisfactory to it of the issuance of an insurance policy approved by the department and conditioned, in the case of a race or exhibition at a track or other place accommodating less than one thousand people, for the payment of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) to any one person obtaining judgment, and not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) on all judgments recovered, and for the payment of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to any one person obtaining judgment, and not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) on all judgments recovered, in the case of all other races or exhibitions, upon a claim or claims arising out of the same transaction or transactions, connected with the same subject of action (to be apportioned ratably among judgment creditors according to the amount of their respective judgments) for damages because of bodily injury, including death at any time resulting therefrom, caused to any person or persons, other than the driver, and all pit area personnel as the result of an accident occurring as a result of the conduct of any motor vehicle race or exhibition of motor vehicle driving skill, for which the license is granted, under which policy the liability of the company shall become absolute when loss or damage covered by the policy occurs, and satisfaction by the insured of a final judgment for the loss or damage shall not be a condition precedent to the right or duty of said company to make payment on account of the loss or damage and which policy shall not be cancellable or annulled as to any loss or damage by an agreement between the carrier and the insured after the insured has become responsible for the loss or damage or in any other event, except on ten days prior notice to the department.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1442, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-14 - Rules and regulations

5:7-14. Rules and regulations
The department shall formulate and prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with this act, which shall be formulated in each year after holding a public hearing in the months of January or February, notice whereof shall be sent by mail to each licensed track owner of the preceding year at least ten days before the hearing. Said rules and regulations shall prescribe the types or character of protective devices designed to protect participants in and spectators attending any such race or exhibition, including, but not limited to, the matters of track construction and condition, guard rails, pit facilities, lighting, inspection of vehicles and equipment, physical conditions of drivers, fire protection and medical and ambulance facilities and generally governing the conduct of all motor vehicle races and exhibitions of motor vehicle driving skill to be held within this State and governing the issuance of licenses therefor.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1443, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-15 - Inspection by department

5:7-15. Inspection by department
The department shall have power at all convenient times to inspect any race track or place of exhibition, licensed by it or for which application for license has been made to it, for which any license for the holding of any motor vehicle race or exhibition of motor vehicle driving skill has been applied for or issued.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1443, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-16 - Employees

5:7-16. Employees
The department is authorized and directed, insofar as possible, to utilize the services of employees of the several divisions of the department to perform the functions and duties charged to it under this act and to appoint and remove, subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, such additional personnel necessary to assist it in the performance of the duties imposed by this act.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1443, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-17 - Disposition of fees

5:7-17. Disposition of fees
All fees received by the department pursuant to this act shall be paid and accounted for by it to the State Treasurer for credit to the general funds of the State.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1444, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-18 - Violations

5:7-18. Violations
Any person, partnership, association or corporation managing, operating, or conducting a motor vehicle race or exhibition of motor vehicle driving skill, except in accordance with a license issued therefor, or violating any of the provisions of this act, shall be a disorderly person, and upon conviction shall be punished for each such offense, by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1444, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:7-19 - Repeal

5:7-19. Repeal
"An act concerning motor vehicle racing and exhibitions of motor vehicle driving skill, providing for the issuance of licenses therefor, the inspection of tracks and maintenance of guard rails and fences for the protection of spectators and prescribing penalties for violations thereof," approved May twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, is repealed but all licenses and permits issued thereunder shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration thereof.
L.1953, c. 174, p. 1444, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-1 - Commission created; members

5:8-1. Commission created; members
There is hereby constituted the "Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission," in the Department of Law and Public Safety, which shall consist of five citizens of the State, who are not holders of any public office, and who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than three of whom shall be members of any one political party.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 46, s. 1. Amended by L.1972, c. 96, s. 1, eff. July 18, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-1.1 - Method of transfer of commission to department of law and public safety

5:8-1.1. Method of transfer of commission to department of law and public safety
The transfer of the commission to the Department of Law and Public Safety as provided by this act shall be effected pursuant to the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.1972, c. 96, s. 2, eff. July 18, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-2 - Terms of office

5:8-2. Terms of office
The first members of the commission shall be appointed, 1 for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for 3 years, 1 for 4 years and 1 for 5 years, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of 5 years, and the members may hold over and serve on the commission after the termination of their respective terms, until their respective successors are appointed and shall qualify.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 46, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-3 - Vacancies

5:8-3. Vacancies
Vacancies created by expiration of term or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made, but for the unexpired terms only, notwithstanding that the previous incumbents may be holding over in office.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 46, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-4 - Compensation; expenses

5:8-4. Compensation; expenses
The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for their actual expenses within the limits of available appropriations.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 47, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-5 - First meeting; organization

5:8-5. First meeting; organization
The commission shall hold its first meeting at the call of the Governor and shall organize by electing a chairman and appointing a secretary who may or may not be a member of the commission.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 47, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-7 - Filing and availability of rules and regulations

5:8-7. Filing and availability of rules and regulations
A copy of every rule and regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State before it shall become effective and copies thereof shall be made available to the various municipalities operating under said laws.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 47, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-8 - Investigations

5:8-8. Investigations
The commission shall conduct investigations of the administration of said laws in such of the municipalities of this State as it shall deem desirable and as shall serve to furnish a cross section of all of the municipalities operating under said laws in this State and shall receive and investigate complaints as to violations and evasions of said laws in any municipality or municipalities.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 48, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-9 - Suspension and revocation of licenses

5:8-9. Suspension and revocation of licenses
The commission shall have power to suspend and revoke licenses, after hearing, for violation of the law under which the license is issued or for violation of any provision of the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 48, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-9.1 - Exemptions for certain savings promotions.

5:8-9.1 Exemptions for certain savings promotions.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a savings promotion offered pursuant to sections 1 through 3 of P.L.2015, c.236 (C.17:9A-224.1, C.17:12B-112.1 and C.17:13-101.1) shall not:
a. constitute unlawful gambling under the laws of this State, and shall not subject the participant or the sponsor of the promotion, or any officer, employee, or agent of the sponsor, to any civil or criminal liability under the laws of this State that prohibit gambling; and
b. be subject to any of the provisions of chapter 8 of Title 5 of the Revised Statutes.
L.2015, c.236, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-11 - Appeals

5:8-11. Appeals
The commission shall hear appeals from the determinations and action of the municipal governing bodies in connection with the refusal to issue licenses and the suspension and revocation of licenses in the manner prescribed in said laws and the action and determination of the commission upon any such appeal shall be binding upon the municipal governing body and all parties thereto.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 48, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-12 - Continuous study of operation of licensing laws

5:8-12. Continuous study of operation of licensing laws
It shall be the duty of the commission to carry on continuous study and investigation of the operation of the Bingo Licensing Law and the Raffles Licensing Law, and the administration thereof by the several municipalities of the State, throughout the State, for the purpose of ascertaining from time to time any defects in said laws, which may be discovered, by reason whereof any abuses in the administration thereof and any evasions of the terms thereof may arise or be practiced, and for the purpose of formulating and recommending improvements and changes in said laws and in any other laws of the State, which the commission may determine to be desirable to prevent such abuses and evasions and to guard against the use of said laws as a cloak for the carrying on of organized gambling and crime, and to insure that said laws shall be in such form and be so administered as to serve the true purposes for which they were enacted, namely the operation and conduct of the games of chance therein described for educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public spirited uses only.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 48, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-13 - Continuous study as to similar laws of other states

5:8-13. Continuous study as to similar laws of other states
The commission shall make a continuous study and investigation also of the operation and administration of similar laws which may be in effect in other States of the United States, and of any literature on the subject which from time to time may be published or be available.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 49, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-14 - Place of investigations and hearings; witnesses; books and documents

5:8-14. Place of investigations and hearings; witnesses; books and documents
The majority of the members of the commission may hold investigations and hearings within or without the State and shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books and documents relating to transactions connected with the holding and conducting of games of chance under either or both of said laws, and transactions, relating thereto, with those conducting the same, by the issuance of subpoena signed by the chairman of the commission, which may be served by any person of full age.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 49, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-15 - Incriminating evidence

5:8-15. Incriminating evidence
No person shall be excused from testifying or producing any book or document in any investigation or hearing, when ordered so to do by the members of the commission holding the same, upon the ground that testimony or documentary evidence required of him may tend to incriminate or subject him to penalty or forfeiture, but no person shall be prosecuted, punished or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture on account of any matter or thing concerning which he shall, under oath, have testified or produced documentary evidence, except that he shall not be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him in his testimony.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 49, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-16 - Application to judge for show cause order

5:8-16. Application to judge for show cause order
If a person subpoenaed to attend in any such investigation or hearing fails to obey the command of the subpoena without reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance in any such investigation or hearing refuses, without lawful cause, to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question or to exhibit any book, account, record or other document when ordered so to do by the commissioners holding such investigation or hearing, the commission may apply to any judge of the Superior Court, upon proof by affidavit of the facts, for an order returnable in not less than 2 nor more than 10 days directing such person to show cause before the judge why he should not comply with such subpoena or such order.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 49, s. 16. Amended by L.1955, c. 162, p. 708, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-17 - Examination and determination by judge; order; contempt

5:8-17. Examination and determination by judge; order; contempt
Upon return of the order, the judge before whom the matter shall come on for hearing shall examine such person under oath, and if the judge shall determine, after giving such person an opportunity to be heard, that he refused without legal excuse to comply with such subpoena or such order of the commissioners holding such investigation, the judge may order such person to comply therewith forthwith and any failure to obey the order of the judge may be punished as a contempt of the Superior Court.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 50, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-18 - Privilege from arrest

5:8-18. Privilege from arrest
A witness shall be privileged from arrest, in all civil actions and no other, during necessary attendance before the commission, at any place required by subpoena previously duly served, and during his going to and returning therefrom, allowing one day for every 30 miles from his place of residence.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 50, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-19 - Payment of witness fees

5:8-19. Payment of witness fees
Every witness shall be entitled to be paid for attendance or attendance and travel by the party on whose behalf he is subpoenaed, at the rates prescribed by law, before being required to testify.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 50, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-20 - Amount of witness fees

5:8-20. Amount of witness fees
Each witness attending any hearing or investigation shall be entitled to the following fees:
a. In his own county, per day of attendance, 50 cents;
b. From a foreign county, at the rate of $1.00 per day, together with, for each day of attendance, an allowance of $1.00 for every 30 miles of travel in going to the place of attendance from his place of residence and in returning.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 50, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-21 - Expenses, personnel, fees

5:8-21. Expenses, personnel, fees
21. The commission is authorized to incur such necessary expenses, and engage and appoint an executive officer and such competent and expert advisors, and clerical and stenographic assistants and investigators, as it may deem necessary to the proper performance of the purpose of this act, and may fix their compensation and that of its secretary, if he is not a member of the commission, within the limits of any sums appropriated or made available to it for such purposes.
Fees shall be established, prescribed or changed by regulation promulgated by the commission to the extent necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by the commission and any staff employed to administer the Bingo Licensing Law or the Raffles Licensing Law, except that no fee shall be set at a level that will raise funds in excess of the amount necessary for these purposes. All fees payable to the commission and the proceeds of any civil penalties imposed by the commission or any court shall be deposited in the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission Fund created pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1994, c.63 (C.5:8-21.1).
In addition to the fees to be paid to the commission, licensed organizations shall pay a licensing fee, as established by the commission, to the municipality in which any game or games of chance are conducted. No investigator employed by the commission need be employed in accordance with the provisions of, or shall be in any manner subject to, the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes.
L.1954,c.7,s.21; amended 1994,c.63,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-21.1 - Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission Fund

5:8-21.1. Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission Fund
3. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonlapsing fund, to be known as the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all monies from fees, penalties or fines collected by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission pursuant to the "Bingo Licensing Law" (P.L.1954, c.6; C.5:8-24 et seq.) and the "Raffles Licensing Law" (P.L.1954, c.5; C.5:8-50 et seq.) on and after the effective date of this section shall be deposited in the fund. The money in the fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer and all interest on monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. At the end of each fiscal year there shall be appropriated from the fund to the Department of Law and Public Safety, or its successor, such sums as may be necessary for the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission to implement and enforce the provisions of the "Bingo Licensing Law" and the "Raffles Licensing Law," as amended and supplemented.
L.1994,c.63,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-22 - Municipalities to file copies of ordinances; reports

5:8-22. Municipalities to file copies of ordinances; reports
Each municipality, in which the Bingo Licensing Law or the Raffles Licensing Law, or both, shall be adopted, shall file with the commission a copy of each ordinance enacted pursuant thereto within 10 days after the same is adopted, and on or before February 1 of each year, and at any other time or times which the commission may determine make report to the commission of the number of licenses issued therein under each of said laws, the names and addresses of the licensees, the aggregate amount of license fees collected, the names and addresses of all persons detected of violation of each of said laws or of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant hereto, and of all persons prosecuted for such violations and the result of each such prosecution, and the penalties imposed therein, during the preceding calendar year, or the period for which the report is required, which report may contain any recommendations for improvement of said laws or the administration thereof, which the governing body of the municipality shall deem to be desirable.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 51, s. 22. Amended by L.1955, c. 162, p. 709, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-23 - Reports and recommendations by commission

5:8-23. Reports and recommendations by commission
The commission shall report to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly annually with its recommendations, if any, and if in the meantime it shall discover any matters which shall require immediate change in said laws of this State, in order to prevent abuses and evasions thereof or rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration thereof, the commission shall make an interim report immediately to the Governor, to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the General Assembly with its recommendations in order to afford opportunity for the Legislature to take immediate action thereon, if such action appears to be necessary.
L.1954, c. 7, p. 51, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-25.1 - Recreational bingo games, licensing requirement; removed; exceptions.

5:8-25.1 Recreational bingo games, licensing requirement; removed; exceptions.
1. Any person, group, or organization desiring to hold, operate and conduct games of chance solely for amusement and recreation may do so, without licensure and without complying with the provisions of the "Bingo Licensing Law," P.L.1954, c.6 (C.5:8-24 et seq.), provided that no player or other person furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to participate; the prizes awarded or to be awarded are nominal; and no person is paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game or games. The holding, operating and conducting of games of chance solely for amusement and recreation pursuant to this section shall not involve the use of any device into which currency, coins or tokens may be inserted or from which currency, coins or tokens, or any receipt for monetary value, can be dispensed or which, once provided to a person participating in bingo, is capable of communicating with other such devices.
L.1973, c.324, s.1; amended 2012, c.63, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-25.3 - Use of net proceeds for capital improvements by certain entities from bingo, lotto.

5:8-25.3 Use of net proceeds for capital improvements by certain entities from bingo, lotto.
1. a. A bona fide organization or association of veterans of any war in which the United States has been engaged, church or religious congregation or religious organization, charitable, educational or fraternal organization, civic or service club, officially recognized volunteer fire company, or officially recognized volunteer first aid or rescue squad licensed to hold and operate the specific kind of game of chance commonly known as bingo or lotto may use the net proceeds of such game for capital improvements to a facility owned by the licensee only if:
(1) the facility is devoted full-time to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited uses; or
(2) a portion of the facility is devoted full-time to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited uses, in which case the net proceeds may be used for capital improvements to that portion of the facility so devoted; or
(3) all or a portion of the facility is devoted part-time to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited uses, in which case a percentage of the net proceeds may be used for capital improvements to the facility or to that portion of a facility so devoted. The percentage shall be equal to the percentage that represents the number of days of the preceding calendar year during which the facility or portion thereof was devoted to an educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited use.
b. In determining the amount of net proceeds a licensee may use for capital improvements pursuant to subsection a. of this section, a reasonable amount of facility space used full-time for administrative or operational activities of the licensee, as determined by the commission by regulation, shall be considered devoted to an educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited use provided the space is located in a facility at least half of which was devoted for at least 70 days in the previous calendar year to an educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited use.
c. The commission shall by regulation determine how many hours of educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited use in a day in a facility or portion thereof is sufficient to claim that for that day a facility or portion thereof was devoted to an educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited use.
L.2002,c.115,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-28 - Hearing; amendment of license

5:8-28. Hearing; amendment of license
No application for the issuance of a license shall be refused by the governing body until after a hearing is held on due notice to the applicant, at which the applicant shall be entitled to be heard upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application.
Any license issued under this act may be amended, upon application made to the governing body of the municipality which issued it, if the subject matter of the proposed amendment could lawfully and properly have been included in the original license and upon payment of such additional license fee, if any, as would have been payable, if it had been so included.
L.1954, c. 6, p. 36, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:8-29 - Form and contents of license; display of license

5:8-29. Form and contents of license; display of license
Each license shall be in such form as shall be prescribed in the rules and regulations promulgated by the control commission and shall contain a description of the kind of games of chance authorized to be held, operated and conducted thereunder, a statement of the name and address of the licensee, of the names and addresses of the member or members of the licensee under whom such games of chance will be held, operated and conducted, of the number of times, or the hours during which, such games of chance are authorized to be conducted and the place or places where and the date or dates and time or times when, such games of chance are to be conducted and of the specific purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such games of chance are to be devoted; if any prize or prizes are to be offered and given in cash, a statement of the amounts of the prizes authorized so to be offered and given; and any other information which may be required by said rules and regulations to be contained therein, and each license issued for the conduct of any game or games of chance shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where the same is to be conducted at all times during the conduct thereof.
L.1954, c. 6, p. 36, s. 6.