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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-63 - Contracts, apportionment of costs and expenses.

5:10A-63 Contracts, apportionment of costs and expenses.
63. a. The commission may enter into contracts with one or more municipalities, counties, or other public agencies for the operation of public improvements, works, facilities, services, or undertakings of the municipalities, counties, or agencies, or of the commission.
b. Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall specifically provide for the services or improvements to be undertaken, the fee or fees to be charged for such services or facilities, the method of apportionment of such fees among the contracting parties, persons, officers, or agencies responsible for the performance of the contract, and other appropriate terms and conditions of participation.
c. Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to approval, by resolution, of the commission and of the governing body of each participating municipality, county, or other participating agency.
d. The apportionment of costs and expenses may be based upon property valuations, population, area, and of any other factors as may be provided in the contract.
L.2015, c.19, s.63.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-64 - Examination by State Auditor.

5:10A-64 Examination by State Auditor.
64. The State Auditor and his legally authorized representatives may, at any time, examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments, and any other matters relating to its financial standing.
L.2015, c.19, s.64.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-65 - Additional powers of commission.

5:10A-65 Additional powers of commission.
65. The commission may call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such employees of any State department or agency, as it may require, and as may be available to it for said purpose. The commission may enter into an agreement with any political subdivision of the State by which the commission may be of assistance in the permitting of projects that take place within the district.
L.2015, c.19, s.65.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-66 - Addition, alternate method.

5:10A-66 Addition, alternate method.
66. Sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for effectuating the purposes authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.
L.2015, c.19, s.66.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-67 - Severability.

5:10A-67 Severability.
67. If the provisions of any section or clause of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) or the application thereof to any person shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which it was rendered, and shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any provision of any section or clause of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68), or the application of any part thereof to any other person or circumstance and, to this end, the provisions of each section of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) are declared to be severable.
L.2015, c.19, s.67.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-68 - Payment of expenses.

5:10A-68 Payment of expenses.
68. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) shall be payable from funds provided the commission therefor, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the commission hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been provided therefor.
L.2015, c.19, s.68.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-69 - Short title.

5:10A-69 Short title.
69. Sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 through C.5:10A-81) shall be known and may be cited as the "Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District Act of 2015."
L.2015, c.19, s.69.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-72 - Establishment of transportation planning district.

5:10A-72 Establishment of transportation planning district.
72. a. There is hereby established a transportation planning district which shall consist of those lands which comprise the Meadowlands District. The Meadowlands Transportation Planning Board, created pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall be the managing authority to administer and manage the transportation planning district and to carry out such additional functions as provided in sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 et seq.).
b. There is established in, but not of, the Department of State, the Meadowlands Transportation Planning Board. The board shall consist of: the Commissioner of Community Affairs or the commissioner's designee; the Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee; a representative from the ridesharing organization EZ Ride or its successor organization; a representative of the Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee; a representative of the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce; and four public members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The executive director of the commission shall serve as the secretary of the board. The board shall be staffed by the employees of the commission.
c. In furtherance of the development of a coherent and sustainable transportation system for the district, the board shall initiate a joint planning process with participation by: State departments and agencies, corporations, commissions, boards, and authorities; those bi-state authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and counties and municipalities with jurisdiction in the district; and private representatives. The board shall oversee the development and updating of a comprehensive, future-oriented district transportation plan in accordance with the provisions of section 73 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-73).
The provisions of sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 et seq.) shall be retroactive to January 1, 2014.
L.2015, c.19, s.72; amended 2015, c.72, s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-75 - Assessment of development fee at time of issuance of zoning approval.

5:10A-75 Assessment of development fee at time of issuance of zoning approval.
75. a. A development fee shall be assessed on a development at the time the applicable zoning approval is issued. Any development for which a zoning approval has been issued prior to the adoption of the resolution pursuant to section 74 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-74), or pursuant to any other law authorizing such a resolution, or that has an approved development agreement with the governing State agency or municipality within the district having primary jurisdiction over the development, or for which construction of a material portion of the development has commenced after the date on which a development agreement was executed, shall be exempt from the assessment of a development fee. The assessment shall be adjusted upon the issuance of a revised zoning approval and any development which requires a revised zoning approval after the adoption of the resolution shall be subject to the development fee.
b. The resolution shall specify whether the fee is to be paid at the time a zoning certificate is issued or in a series of payments as set forth in a schedule of payments contained in the resolution. The resolution may provide for payment of the fee in kind or in a series of periodic payments over a period of no more than 20 years.
L.2015, c.19, s.75.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-76 - Enforcement of payments due.

5:10A-76 Enforcement of payments due.
76. a. The payments due to the commission, whether as a lump sum or as balances due when a series of payments is to be made, shall be enforceable by the commission as a lien on the land and any improvements thereon. The lien shall be recorded by the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages in the record book of the county office.
b. When the fee is paid in full on the development or portion thereof, the lien on the development or portion thereof, as appropriate, shall be removed. When a series of payments is to be made, failure to make any one payment within 30 days after receipt of a notice of late payment shall constitute a default and shall obligate the person owing the unpaid balance to pay that balance in its entirety.
c. All amounts assessed as a lien pursuant to this section shall be a lien upon the land against which they are assessed in the same manner that taxes are made a lien against land pursuant to Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, and the payment thereof shall be enforced within the same time, in the same manner, and by the same proceedings as the payment of taxes is otherwise enforced under Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
L.2015, c.19, s.76.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-77 - Transportation planning district fund.

5:10A-77 Transportation planning district fund.
77. a. A resolution adopted by the commission pursuant to section 74 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-74) shall provide for the establishment of a transportation planning district fund under the control of the chief fiscal officer. All monies collected from development fees shall be deposited into the fund, which shall be invested in an interest-bearing account. Monies deposited in the fund shall be used to defray project costs and allowable administrative costs.
b. Every transportation project funded, in whole or in part, by funds from a transportation planning district fund shall be subject to a project agreement to which the relevant entities are parties. The expenditure of funds for this purpose shall not be made from a transportation planning district fund, except by appropriation of the commission and upon certification of the chief fiscal officer that the expenditure is in accordance with a project agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection or is otherwise a project cost and has the approval of the commission.
L.2015, c.19, s.77.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-78 - Refund of certain fees.

5:10A-78 Refund of certain fees.
78. a. Any fees collected, plus earned interest, not committed to a transportation project under a project agreement entered into under section 77 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-77) within 10 years of the date of collection, or not used for other allowable administrative costs within 10 years of the date of collection, shall be refunded to the fee-payer under a procedure prescribed by the commission; provided, however, that if the fee-payer transfers the development or any portion thereof, the fee-payer shall enter into an agreement with the grantee in a form as shall be provided by the commission which shall indicate who shall be entitled to receive any refund, and that agreement shall be filed with the chief fiscal officer.
b. Any person who has been assessed a development fee may request in writing a reconsideration of the fee and a hearing by an employee so delegated by the commission within 90 days of the receipt of notification of the amount of the fee on the grounds that the commission or its officers or employees, in issuing the fee, did not abide by the provisions of sections 74 and 75 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-74 and C.5:10A-75) or the provisions of the resolution adopted by the commission pursuant to subsection a. of section 74 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-74).
L.2015, c.19, s.78.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-79 - Appeal.

5:10A-79 Appeal.
79. A person may appeal to the commission any decision made in connection with the reconsideration of a fee as authorized pursuant to subsection b. of section 78 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-78). The commission shall review the record of the hearing and render its decision, which shall constitute a final administrative action subject to review by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the ability of any person so assessed from filing an appeal based upon an agreement to pay or actual payment of the fee.
L.2015, c.19, s.79; amended 2015, c.72, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-80 - Acceptance of loans.

5:10A-80 Acceptance of loans.
80. A transportation planning district may accept loans from any public or private source, including, but not limited to, the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank established under section 2 of P.L.1997, c.142 (C.27:1B-21.11), pursuant to a project agreement for the purpose of undertaking and completing a transportation project as permitted by the commission. In this event, the project agreement shall include the obligation of the commission to make payments to the public or private source for repayment of the loan from a transportation planning fund or other available sources according to an agreed upon schedule of payments.
L.2015, c.19, s.80.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-81 - Rules, regulations.

5:10A-81 Rules, regulations.
81. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commission may, immediately upon filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt rules and regulations to implement sections 69 through 80 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 through C.5:10A-80).
b. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be in effect for a period not to exceed one year after the date of the filing. These rules and regulations shall thereafter be adopted, amended, or readopted by the commission in accordance with the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2015, c.19, s.81.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:10A-82 - Short title.

5:10A-82 Short title.
82. Sections 82 through 85 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-82 through C.5:10A-85) shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act."
L.2015, c.19, s.82.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-1.1 - References to include "Casino Simulcasting Act"

5:12-1.1. References to include "Casino Simulcasting Act"
41. Any reference in the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) to "this act" or to "P.L.1977, c.110" shall be deemed to include, where appropriate, the "Casino Simulcasting Act," P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-191 et seq.).
L.1993,c.292,s.41.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-2 - Definitions.

5:12-2 Definitions.
2. As used in this act, the words and terms have the meanings ascribed to them in P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context.
L.1977, c.110, s.2; amended 2011, c.19, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-2.1 - "Affiliate"

5:12-2.1. "Affiliate"
2. "Affiliate"--A person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the affiliated person.
L.1995,c.18,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-2.1a - "Annuity jackpot."

5:12-2.1a "Annuity jackpot."
1. "Annuity jackpot" - A slot machine jackpot offered by a casino licensee or multi-casino progressive slot machine system pursuant to which a patron wins the right to receive fixed cash payments at specified intervals in the future.
L. 2004, c.184, s.1; amended 2005, c.46, s.1..
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-2.2 - "Annuity jackpot guarantee."

5:12-2.2 "Annuity jackpot guarantee."
3. "Annuity jackpot guarantee" -- A financial arrangement established in accordance with the rules of the division to assure that all payments that are due to the winner of an annuity jackpot are actually paid when due regardless of the future financial stability of the slot system operator that is responsible for making such payments.
L.1995, c.18, s.3; amended 2004, c.184, s.2; 2005, c.46, s.2; 2011, c.19, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-3 - "Applicant"

5:12-3. "Applicant"
"Applicant" --Any person who on his own behalf or on behalf of another has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity which is regulated under the provisions of this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 3, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-4 - "Application"

5:12-4. "Application"
"Application" --A written request for permission to engage in any act or activity which is regulated under the provisions of this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 4, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-5 - "Authorized game" or "authorized gambling game"

5:12-5 "Authorized game" or "authorized gambling game"
5. "Authorized Game" or "Authorized Gambling Game"-- Roulette, baccarat, blackjack, craps, big six wheel, slot machines, minibaccarat, red dog, pai gow, and sic bo; any variations or composites of such games, provided that such variations or composites are found by the division suitable for use after an appropriate test or experimental period under such terms and conditions as the division may deem appropriate; and any other game which is determined by the division to be compatible with the public interest and to be suitable for casino use after such appropriate test or experimental period as the division may deem appropriate. "Authorized game" or "authorized gambling game" includes gaming tournaments in which players compete against one another in one or more of the games authorized herein or by the division or in approved variations or composites thereof if the tournaments are authorized by the division.
"Authorized game" or "Authorized gambling game" shall also include any game that the division may determine by regulation to be suitable for use for wagering through the Internet.
L.1977, c.110, s.5; amended 1979, c.282, s.1; 1985, c.350, s.1; 1991, c.182, s.2; 1992, c.9, s.1; 1992, c.19, s.22; 1993, c.292, s.1; 2011, c.19, s.4; 2013, c.27, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-5.2 - "Cash equivalent value."

5:12-5.2 "Cash equivalent value."
2. "Cash equivalent value" -- The monetary value that a casino licensee shall assign to a jackpot or payout that consists of merchandise or any thing of value other than cash, tokens, chips or plaques. The division shall promulgate rules defining "cash equivalent value" in order to assure fairness, uniformity and comparability of valuation of jackpots and payoffs that include merchandise or any thing of value.
L.2002, c.65, s.2; amended 2011, c.19, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-6 - "Casino" or "casino room" or "licensed casino."

5:12-6 "Casino" or "casino room" or "licensed casino."
6. "Casino" or "casino room" or "licensed casino" -- One or more locations or rooms in a casino hotel facility that have been approved by the division for the conduct of casino gaming in accordance with the provisions of this act, including any part of the facility where Internet gaming is conducted, pursuant to rules established by the division. "Casino" or "casino room" or "licensed casino" shall not include any casino simulcasting facility authorized pursuant to the "Casino Simulcasting Act," P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-191 et seq.).
L.1977, c.110, s.6; amended 1991, c.182, s.4; 1996, c.84, s.1; 2011, c.19, s.6; 2013, c.27, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-6.1 - "Casino bankroll."

5:12-6.1 "Casino bankroll."
7. "Casino bankroll" - Cash maintained in the casino, excluding any funds necessary for the normal operation of the casino, such as change banks, slot hopper fills, slot booths, cashier imprest funds and redemption area funds.
L.2011, c.19, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-7 - "Casino employee."

5:12-7 "Casino employee."
7. "Casino Employee"--Any natural person, not otherwise included in the definition of casino key employee, who is employed by a casino licensee, or a holding or intermediary company of a casino licensee, and is involved in the operation of a licensed casino or a simulcasting facility or performs services or duties in a casino, simulcasting facility or a restricted casino area, including, without limitation, boxmen; dealers or croupiers; floormen; machine mechanics; casino security employees; count room personnel; cage personnel; slot machine and slot booth personnel; collection personnel; casino surveillance personnel; simulcasting facility personnel involved in wagering-related activities in a simulcasting facility; data processing personnel; and information technology employees; or any other natural person whose employment duties predominantly involve the maintenance or operation of gaming activity or equipment and assets associated therewith or who, in the judgment of the commission, is so regularly required to work in a restricted casino area that registration as a casino employee is appropriate.
L.1977, c.110, s.7; amended 1979, c.282, s.2; 1987, c.353, s.1; 1991, c.182, s.5; 1992, c.9, s.2; 1992, c.19, s.23; 2011, c.19, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-9 - "Casino key employee."

5:12-9 "Casino key employee."
9. "Casino Key Employee"--Any natural person employed by a casino licensee or holding or intermediary company of a casino licensee, and involved in the operation of a licensed casino or a simulcasting facility in a supervisory capacity or empowered to make discretionary decisions which regulate casino or simulcasting facility operations, including, without limitation, pit bosses; shift bosses; credit executives; casino cashier supervisors; casino or simulcasting facility managers and managers and supervisors of information technology employees; junket supervisors; marketing directors; and managers or supervisors of casino security employees; or any other natural person empowered to make discretionary decisions which regulate the management of an approved hotel, including, without limitation, hotel managers; entertainment directors; and food and beverage directors; or any other employee so designated by the Casino Control Commission for reasons consistent with the policies of this act.
L.1977, c.110, s.9; amended 1987, c.355, s.1; 1992, c.19, s.24; 2011, c.19, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-10 - "Casino license"

5:12-10. "Casino license"
"Casino License"--Any license issued pursuant to this act which authorizes the holder thereof to own or operate a casino.
L. 1977, c.110, s. 10; amended 1978, c.7, s.2; 1987,c.410,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-11 - "Casino security employee"

5:12-11. "Casino security employee"
11. "Casino security employee" -- Any natural person employed by a casino licensee or its agent to provide physical security in a casino, simulcasting facility, or restricted casino area. "Casino security employee" shall not include any person who provides physical security solely in any other part of the casino hotel.
L.1977,c.110,s.11; amended 1991,c.182,s.7; 1993,c.292,s.2; 1995,c.18,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-12 - "Casino service industry enterprise."

5:12-12 "Casino service industry enterprise."
12. "Casino Service Industry Enterprise" -- Any vendor offering goods or services which directly relate to casino or gaming activity or Internet gaming activity, including gaming equipment and simulcast wagering equipment manufacturers, suppliers, repairers and independent testing laboratories, or any vendor providing to casino licensees or applicants goods and services ancillary to gaming activity, including, without limitation, junket enterprises and junket representatives, holders of casino hotel alcoholic beverage control licenses, lessors of casino property not required to hold a casino license pursuant to section 82 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-82), licensors of authorized games, and suppliers of Internet gaming software or systems, and vendors who manage, control or administer the Internet games or the bets or wagers associated with the games. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any form of enterprise engaged in the manufacture, sale, distribution, testing or repair of slot machines within New Jersey, other than antique slot machines as defined in N.J.S.2C:37-7, shall be considered a casino service industry enterprise for the purposes of this act regardless of the nature of its business relationship, if any, with casino applicants and licensees in this State.
For the purposes of this section, "casino applicant" includes any person required to hold a casino license pursuant to section 82 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-82) who has applied to the division for a casino license or any approval required under P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
L.1977, c.110, s.12; amended 1982, c.57, s.1; 1987, c.355, s.2; 1991, c.182, s.8; 1992, c.9, s.3; 1992, c.19, s.25; 1995, c.18, s.7; 2009, c.36, s.1; 2011, c.19, s.10; 2012, c.34, s.1; 2013, c.27, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-13 - "Chairman" and "commissioner" or "member"

5:12-13. "Chairman" and "commissioner" or "member"
"Chairman" and "commissioner" or "member" --The chairman and any member of the Casino Control Commission, respectively.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 13, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-14a - "Complimentary service or item."

5:12-14a "Complimentary service or item."
2. "Complimentary service or item" - A service or item provided at no cost or at a reduced price. The furnishing of a complimentary service or item by a casino licensee shall be deemed to constitute the indirect payment for the service or item by the casino licensee, and shall be valued in an amount based upon the retail price normally charged by the casino licensee for the service or item. The value of a complimentary service or item not normally offered for sale by a casino licensee or provided by a third party on behalf of a casino licensee shall be the cost to the casino licensee of providing the service or item, as determined in accordance with the rules of the division.
L.1983, c.41, s.2; amended 2011, c.19, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-14.1 - "Conservator"

5:12-14.1. "Conservator"
"Conservator" --A fiduciary appointed pursuant to the Article concerning Casino License Conservatorship in the Casino Control Act.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 8, eff. March 17, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-14.2 - "Conservatorship action"

5:12-14.2. "Conservatorship action"
"Conservatorship action" --An action brought pursuant to the Article concerning Casino License Conservatorship in the Casino Control Act for the appointment of a conservator.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 9, eff. March 17, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-14.2a - "Corporate Officer."

5:12-14.2a "Corporate Officer."
11. "Corporate Officer" - The chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, chief information officer, chief compliance officer, and chief legal officer of a corporation, or their equivalents in any unincorporated entity.
L.2011, c.19, s.11; amended 2012, c.34, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-14.3 - "Creditor"

5:12-14.3. "Creditor"
"Creditor" --The holder of any claim, of whatever character, against a person, whether secured or unsecured, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute, fixed or contingent.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 3, eff. March 17, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-14.4 - "Debt."

5:12-14.4 "Debt."
4. "Debt" -- Any legal liability, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute, fixed or contingent, including debt convertible into an equity security which has not yet been so converted, and any other debt carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase an equity security which warrant or right has not yet been exercised.
L.1978, c.7, s.4; amended 2011, c.19, s.131.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-16.1 - "Encumbrance"

5:12-16.1. "Encumbrance"
"Encumbrance" --A mortgage, security interest, lien or charge of any nature in or upon property.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 5, eff. March 17, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-17 - "Equal employment opportunity"

5:12-17. "Equal employment opportunity"
"Equal employment opportunity" --Equality in opportunity for employment by any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 17, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-18 - "Equity security"

5:12-18. "Equity security"
"Equity security" --(a) Any voting stock of a corporation, or similar security; (b) any security which has been converted, with or without consideration, into such a security, or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase such a security which warrant or right has been exercised; or ; (c) any security having a direct or indirect participation in the profits of the issuer. The holder of a security described in subsection (b) of this section shall not be required to qualify as a holder of an equity security prior to any such conversion or exercise of any such warrant of rights.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 18, eff. June 2, 1977; amended 2011, c.19, s.132..
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-19 - "Establishment"

5:12-19. "Establishment"
19. "Establishment" or "casino hotel" or "casino hotel facility" -- A single building, or two or more buildings which are physically connected in a manner deemed appropriate by the commission, containing an approved hotel, a casino and, if applicable, a casino simulcasting facility.
L.1977,c.110,s.19; amended 1996, c.84, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-20 - "Family."

5:12-20 "Family."
20. "Family" - Spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, whether by the whole or half blood, by marriage, adoption or natural relationship.
L.1977, c.110, s.20; amended 2011, c.19, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-21 - "Game" or "gambling game"

5:12-21. "Game" or "gambling game"
21. "Game" or "gambling game" -- Any banking or percentage game located within the casino or simulcasting facility played with cards, dice, tiles, dominoes, or any electronic, electrical, or mechanical device or machine for money, property, or any representative of value.
L.1977,c.110,s.21; amended 1979,c.282,s.3; 1991,c.182,s.9; 1992,c.19,s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-22 - "Gaming" or "gambling"

5:12-22. "Gaming" or "gambling"
"Gaming" or "gambling" --The dealing, operating, carrying on, conducting, maintaining or exposing for pay of any game.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 22, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-23 - "Gaming device" or "gaming equipment"

5:12-23. "Gaming device" or "gaming equipment"
"Gaming device" or "gaming equipment" --Any electronic, electrical, or mechanical contrivance or machine used in connection with gaming or any game.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 23, eff. June 2, 1977. Amended by L.1979, c. 282, s. 4, eff. Jan. 9, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-24 - "Gross revenue."

5:12-24 "Gross revenue."
24. "Gross Revenue"-- The total of all sums actually received by a casino licensee from gaming operations, less only the total of all sums actually paid out as winnings to patrons; provided, however, that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or payout shall not be included in the total of all sums paid out as winnings to patrons for purposes of determining gross revenue. "Gross Revenue" shall not include any amount received by a casino from casino simulcasting pursuant to the "Casino Simulcasting Act," P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-191 et al.) or from sports wagering pursuant to P.L.2018, c.33 (C.5:12A-10 et al.).
L.1977, c.110, s.24; amended 1979, c.282, s.5; 1987, c.426, s.2; 1992, c.19, s.27; 2002, c.65, s.3; 2003, c.116, s.14; 2009, c.36, s.2; 2011, c.231, s.7; 2014, c.62, s.3; 2018, c.33, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-25 - "Hearing examiner."

5:12-25 "Hearing examiner."
25. "Hearing examiner" - The director, a commissioner or other person authorized by the director or the commission to conduct hearings.
L.1977, c.110, s.25; amended 2011, c.19, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-26 - "Holding company."

5:12-26 "Holding company."
26. "Holding company" --Any corporation, association, firm, partnership, trust or other form of business organization not a natural person which, directly or indirectly, owns, has the power or right to control, or has the power to vote any significant part of the outstanding voting securities of a corporation or other form of business organization which holds or applies for a casino license. For the purpose of this section, in addition to any other reasonable meaning of the words used, a "holding company" indirectly has, holds or owns any such power, right or security if it does so through any interest in a subsidiary or successive subsidiaries, however many such subsidiaries may intervene between the holding company and the casino licensee or applicant.
L.1977,c.110,s.26; amended 1979, c.282, s.6; 2002, c.65, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-27 - "Hotel" or "approved hotel."

5:12-27 "Hotel" or "approved hotel."
27. "Hotel" or "approved hotel" -- A single building, or two or more buildings which are physically connected in a manner deemed appropriate by the commission and which are operated as one casino-hotel facility under the provisions of the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), located within the limits of the city of Atlantic City as said limits were defined as of November 2, 1976, and containing not fewer than the number of sleeping units required by section 83 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-83), each of which sleeping units shall: a. be at least 325 square feet measured to the center of perimeter walls, including bathroom and closet space and excluding hallways, balconies and lounges; b. contain private bathroom facilities; and c. be held available and used regularly for the lodging of tourists and convention guests.
L.1977,c.110,s.27; amended 1979, c.282, s.7; 1991, c.182, s.10; 1993, c.292, s.3; 2002, c.65, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-27a - "Independent software contractor."

5:12-27a "Independent software contractor."
2. "Independent software contractor" - A person or entity not employed directly by a casino service industry enterprise who, pursuant to an agreement with the casino service industry enterprise, develops, designs, programs, produces, composes, or manufactures any software, source language, executable code, or content which a casino service industry enterprise acquires control over or ownership of and assumes legal responsibility for the gaming device in which the software or code is used.
L.2012, c.34, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-27.1 - "Institutional investor."

5:12-27.1 "Institutional investor."
11. "Institutional investor" - Any retirement fund administered by a public agency for the exclusive benefit of federal, State, or local public employees; investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. s.80a-1 et seq.); collective investment trust organized by banks under Part Nine of the Rules of the Comptroller of the Currency; closed end investment trust; chartered or licensed life insurance company or property and casualty insurance company; banking and other chartered or licensed lending institution; investment advisor registered under The Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. s.80b-1 et seq.); and such other persons as the division may determine for reasons consistent with the policies of the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
L.1991, c.182, s.11; amended 2011, c.19, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-28 - "Intermediary company."

5:12-28 "Intermediary company."
28. "Intermediary company" --Any corporation, association, firm, partnership, trust or any other form of business organization other than a natural person which:
a. Is a holding company with respect to a corporation or other form of business organization which holds or applies for a casino license, and
b. Is a subsidiary with respect to any holding company.
L.1977,c.110,s.28; amended 2002, c.65, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-28.1 - "Internet gaming."

5:12-28.1 "Internet gaming."
5. "Internet gaming" means the placing of wagers with a casino licensee at a casino located in Atlantic City using a computer network of both federal and non-federal interoperable packet switched data networks through which the casino licensee may offer authorized games to individuals who have established a wagering account with the casino licensee and who are physically present in this State, as authorized by rules established by the division.
L.2013, c.27, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-28.2 - "Internet gaming gross revenue."

5:12-28.2 "Internet gaming gross revenue."
6. "Internet gaming gross revenue" means the total of all sums actually received by a casino licensee from Internet gaming operations, less only the total of all sums actually paid out as winnings to patrons.
L.2013, c.27, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-29 - Junket

5:12-29. Junket
"Junket"--An arrangement the purpose of which is to induce any person, selected or approved for participation therein on the basis of his ability to satisfy a financial qualification obligation related to his ability or willingness to gamble or on any other basis related to his propensity to gamble, to come to a licensed casino hotel for the purpose of gambling and pursuant to which, and as consideration for which, any or all of the cost of transportation, food, lodging, and entertainment for said person is directly or indirectly paid by a casino licensee or employee or agent thereof.
L. 1977, c. 110, s. 29; amended 1979,c.282,s.8; 1983,c.41,s.1; 1987,c.426,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-29.1 - "Junket enterprise"

5:12-29.1. "Junket enterprise"
3. "Junket enterprise" -- Any person, other than the holder of or an applicant for a casino license, who employs or otherwise engages the services of a junket representative in connection with a junket to a licensed casino, regardless of whether or not those activities occur within the State of New Jersey.
L.1983,c.41,s.3; amended 1992,c.9,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-29.2 - "Junket representative"

5:12-29.2. "Junket representative"
4. "Junket representative"--Any natural person who negotiates the terms of, or engages in the referral, procurement or selection of persons who may participate in, any junket to a licensed casino, regardless of whether or not those activities occur within the State of New Jersey.
L.1983,c.41,s.4; amended 1987,c.426,s.3; 1995,c.18,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-31 - "License or Registration Fee"

5:12-31. "License or Registration Fee"
"License or Registration Fee" --Any moneys required by law to be paid for the issuance or renewal of a casino license, or any other license or registration required by this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 31, eff. June 2, 1977. Amended by L.1981, c. 503, s. 2, eff. Feb. 15, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-33 - "Licensee"

5:12-33. "Licensee"
"Licensee" --Any person who is licensed under any of the provisions of this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 33, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-33a - "Multi-casino employee."

5:12-33a "Multi-casino employee."
16. "Multi-casino employee" - Any registered casino employee or licensed casino key employee who, upon the petition of two or more affiliated casino licensees, is endorsed by the commission or division, as applicable, to perform any compatible functions for any of the petitioning casino licensees.
L.2011, c.19, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-33.1 - "Multi-casino progressive slot machine system."

5:12-33.1 "Multi-casino progressive slot machine system."
3. "Multi-casino progressive slot machine system"- A slot machine gaming system approved by the commission pursuant to which a common progressive slot machine jackpot is offered on slot machines that are interconnected in more than one casino hotel facility.
L.2004,c.184,s.3; amended 2005, c.46, s.3..
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-35 - "Operation certificate."

5:12-35 "Operation certificate."
35. "Operation certificate" - A certificate issued by the division which certifies that operation of a casino and, if applicable, a simulcasting facility conforms to the requirements of this act and applicable regulations and that its personnel and procedures are efficient and prepared to entertain the public.
L.1977, c.110, s.35; amended 1993, c.292, s.4; 2011, c.19, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-36 - "Party."

5:12-36 "Party."
36. "Party" --The division, or any licensee, registrant, or applicant, or any person appearing of record for any licensee, registrant, or applicant in any proceeding before the division or the commission or in any proceeding for judicial review of any action, decision or order of the division or commission.
L.1977, c.110, s.36; amended 1981, c.503, s.3; 2002, c.65, s.7; 2011, c.19, s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-37 - "Person"

5:12-37. "Person"
"Person" --Any corporation, association, operation, firm, partnership, trust or other form of business association, as well as a natural person.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 37, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-38a - "Promotional gaming credit."

5:12-38a "Promotional gaming credit."
1. "Promotional gaming credit" - A slot machine credit, sports wagering credit, match play coupon, table game wager coupon, or other item approved by the division that is issued by a licensee to a patron for the purpose of enabling the placement of a wager at a slot machine, a gaming table, or in a sports pool in the licensee's casino or through the licensee's Internet gaming system. No such credit shall be reported as a promotional gaming credit unless the casino licensee can establish that the credit was issued by the casino licensee and received from a patron as a wager at a slot machine, a gaming table, or in a sports pool in the licensee's casino or Internet gaming system.
L.2008, c.12, s.1; amended 2011, c.19, s.19; 2013, c.27, s.34; 2018, c.33, s.13; 2021, c.314, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-38.1 - "Property"

5:12-38.1. "Property"
"Property" --Real property, tangible and intangible personal property, and rights, claims and franchises of every nature.
L.1978, c. 7, s. 6, eff. March 17, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-39 - "Publicly traded corporation."

5:12-39 "Publicly traded corporation."
39. "Publicly traded corporation" --Any corporation or other legal entity, except a natural person, which:
a. Has one or more classes of security registered pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. s. 78l), or
b. Is an issuer subject to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. s. 78o), or
c. Has one or more classes of securities traded in any open market in any foreign jurisdiction or regulated pursuant to a statute of any foreign jurisdiction which the division determines to be substantially similar to either or both of the aforementioned statutes.
L.1977, c.110, s.39; amended 1978, c.7, s.7; 1992, c.9, s.7; 2011, c.19, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-40 - "Registration"

5:12-40. "Registration"
"Registration" --Any requirement other than one which requires a license as a prerequisite to conduct a particular business as specified by this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 40, eff. June 2, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:12-41 - "Registrant"

5:12-41. "Registrant"
"Registrant" --Any person who is registered pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.1977, c. 110, s. 41, eff. June 2, 1977.