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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION FOR INITIAL OFF-TRACK WAGERING LICENSE; APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF OFF-TRACK WAGERING LICENSE › Section 13:74-2.7

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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION FOR INITIAL OFF-TRACK WAGERING LICENSE; APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF OFF-TRACK WAGERING LICENSE › Section 13:74-2.8

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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION FOR INITIAL ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSE; APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSE › Section 13:74-3.1 - Prerequisites to and procedures for grant of initial account wagering license

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(a) An
				application for an initial account wagering license shall be made by the
				Authority on a form prescribed by the Commission, accompanied by a
				non-refundable filing fee of $7,500.
(b) An initial application for an account
				wagering license shall not be considered complete unless:
1. The Authority is in compliance with the
				minimum live race date requirements of the Act;
2. The Authority includes with the
				application a copy of a fully executed participation agreement which the
				Authority has entered into with all parties or successors in interest that held
				a valid race permit in 2000 consisting of an aggregate 40 live dates (who are
				each in compliance with said permit, who each are in compliance with any
				minimum live race date requirements of the Act, and who are each in good
				standing with the Commission and State); and
3. The Authority has completely answered each
				question within the application and complied with this section.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 4 - ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF: OFF-TRACK WAGERING LICENSE OR ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSE; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF OFF-TRACK WAGERING OR ACCOUNT WAGERING SYSTEM; PERMIT TO CONDUCT A HORSE RACE MEETING › Section 13:74-4.1 - Prerequisites to and procedures for transfer or assignment of off-track wagering license or account wagering license

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(a) An initial
				off-track wagering license, renewed off-track wagering license, initial account
				wagering license, or renewed account wagering license, may not be transferred
				or assigned to a successor in interest absent compliance with this section, and
				the prior approval of the Commission and the Attorney General.
(b) Prior to acting upon an application for
				the transfer of an off-track wagering or account wagering license to a
				successor in interest, the Commission shall initiate and conduct an
				investigation into the qualifications of the proposed successor in interest as
				it determines appropriate, at cost to the proposed successor in interest. The
				Commission shall not approve such a transfer unless the proposed successor in
				interest is determined as qualified to hold a license by the Commission to
				engage in such activities.
(c) The
				Commission shall not approve a transfer or assignment of an off-track wagering
				or account wagering license to a successor in interest unless the successor in
				interest demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that:
1. It and its employees are qualified in all
				aspects to hold the appropriate license;
2. The transfer of the off-track wagering
				license or account wagering license to it as a successor in interest will not
				be inimical to the best interests of the public and the horse racing industry
				in this State; and
3. All the
				requirements of the Act and these rules have been met, including the approval
				of the Attorney General.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 4 - ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF: OFF-TRACK WAGERING LICENSE OR ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSE; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF OFF-TRACK WAGERING OR ACCOUNT WAGERING SYSTEM; PERMIT TO CONDUCT A HORSE RACE MEETING › Section 13:74-4.2 - Operation of off-track wagering facility, or account wagering system or facility, by person or entity other than the account wagering licensee

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(a) With the
				prior approval of the Commission, the off-track wagering licensee may enter
				into a written contract or written agreement with a person or entity to conduct
				or operate an off-track wagering facility for it, or to act as its agent in all
				off-track wagering matters approved by the Commission, and the account wagering
				licensee may enter into a written contract or agreement with a person or entity
				to conduct or operate an account wagering system or facility for it, and to act
				as its agent in all off-track wagering matters approved by the
				Commission.
(b) Prior to acting
				upon an application to approve such a written contract or agreement, the
				Commission shall initiate and conduct an investigation into the qualifications
				of the person or entity subject of the application, at cost to such person or
				entity. The Commission shall not approve any such written contract or written
				agreement unless the person or entity who is proposed to conduct or operate the
				off-track wagering facility or account wagering system or facility, as the case
				may be, is determined qualified to hold a license by the Commission to engage
				in such activities.
(c) The
				Commission shall not approve any such contract or written agreement unless the
				person or entity who is proposed to conduct or operate the off-track wagering
				facility or account wagering system or facility, as the case may be,
				demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that it is qualified to perform
				the function subject of the written contract or written agreement between it
				and the off-track wagering licensee or account wagering licensee.
(d) The Commission may prescribe such
				conditions and terms, as the Commission deems appropriate, in approving any
				contract or written agreement pursuant to this section.
(e) Unless otherwise approved by the
				Commission, and in addition to the requirements imposed upon the holder of the
				off-track wagering license or account wagering licensee by the Act and this
				chapter as concerns the particular functions to be assumed, a person or entity
				approved by the Commission to perform or act on behalf of either such licensee
				shall be responsible for the regulatory requirements and conditions imposed
				previously upon the off-track wagering licensee or account wagering licensee,
				as the case may be, as concerns the particular functions assumed by such person
				or entity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.1 - Persons required to have licenses

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(a) The
				off-track wagering licensee and the account wagering licensee shall be licensed
				in accordance with the Act, and these rules. Any appeal of a final decision on
				such a license application or renewal license application shall be to the
				Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
(b) A party to whom an initial off-track
				wagering license, renewed off-track wagering license, initial account wagering
				license, or renewed account wagering license is to be transferred or assigned
				shall be licensed in the same capacity, and at the same license application
				filing fee cost, as the holder of the license subject of the transfer or
				assignment, in accordance with
				13:74-2.2 or 3.2 as appropriate,
				13:74-4.1, and this
				section.
(c) A party who is the
				subject of a written contract or written agreement, pursuant to
				13:74-4.2, to operate an off-track
				wagering facility or the account wagering system as an agent of the respective
				licensee, shall be licensed as an off-track wagering licensee agent or account
				wagering licensee agent at an annual fee of $50.00, and in accordance with
				13:74-4.2 and this
				section.
(d) The hub facility shall
				be licensed by the Commission as a vendor, and the annual license fee shall be
				$50.00. All employees of the hub operator, including those with supervisory or
				oversight responsibilities regardless of location, shall take out an
				identification license at an annual fee of $10.00.
(e) All individuals employed at an off-track
				wagering facility, all persons employed in connection with the account wagering
				system at any premises in this State, and any persons regardless of location
				who are responsible for the supervision or oversight of any aspect of an
				off-track wagering facility or any aspect of the account wagering system, shall
				be required to take out an appropriate license from the Commission. The annual
				fee for each license shall be as follows:
1.
				Pari-mutuel employee--$25.00 annually; and
2. Identification license--$10.00
				annually.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.2 - Duration of license

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All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be
				  effective from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.3 - License fee payment

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All license fee costs shall be paid when the license
				  application is filed with the Commission, and shall be non-refundable for any
				  reason including the denial of the license applied for.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.4 - Collection and dissemination of social security numbers

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For the purposes of this chapter, the Commission may request
				  social security numbers to be furnished for use in determining an applicant's
				  eligibility for licensure consistent with the provisions of
				  13:71-7.37.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.5 - Fingerprint and photograph requirement

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All persons licensed by the Commission in connection with
				  off-tracking wagering and account wagering will be required to be fingerprinted
				  and photographed. The applicant must pay for the cost of fingerprints and for
				  the related criminal history check consistent with the fee structure of the
				  reviewing State and Federal agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.6 - Age requirements

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No application for a license will be considered or granted
				  to a person who is not 18 years of age or older.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.7 - Badges

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All Commission licensed personnel who are employed at an
				  off-track wagering facility, or at the premises of the account wagering
				  licensee including the phone bank, shall be required to wear upon their outside
				  apparel in prominent position any identification tag which may be devised by
				  the account wagering licensee or off-track wagering licensee, as approved by
				  the Commission, and to carry on their person and produce to the Commission upon
				  request the authorized badges containing picture identification supplied by the
				  Commission. In the event the account wagering licensee or off-track wagering
				  licensee elect not to devise such an identification tag, all such Commission
				  licensed personnel shall instead be required to wear upon their outside apparel
				  in a prominent position the authorized badges containing picture identification
				  supplied by the Commission. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
				  the penalty for individuals for failure to comply with this section shall be
				  $15.00 for a first violation; $25.00 for a second violation; $50.00 for a third
				  violation; and a $100.00 fine and seven-day license suspension for each
				  violation thereafter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.8 - Refusal to issue or renew license

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(a) The burden
				shall rest on the applicant to show that he or she is qualified in every
				respect to receive the license applied for. Ability, as well as good character
				and integrity, must be clearly shown by the applicant in order to receive the
				license applied for.
(b) The
				Commission may investigate the applicant or any person named in the
				application, with respect to such person's background, good character,
				qualifications, financial responsibility, criminal record, subversive record
				and other reports concerning such persons, in order to determine whether the
				applicant is qualified for the license applied for.
(c) The Commission may refuse to issue or
				renew a license or may suspend a license issued pursuant to this chapter if it
				shall find that the applicant is not of good character, is not qualified to
				hold the license applied for or that the applicant, or any person who is a
				partner, agent or employee or associate of the applicant, has been convicted of
				a crime in any jurisdiction, or is associating or consorting with any person or
				persons who has been convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction, or is
				consorting with, or has consorted with bookmakers, touts or persons of similar
				pursuits, or is financially irresponsible, or has been guilty of or attempted
				any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with racing, breeding or
				otherwise, or has violated or attempted to violate any law with respect to
				racing in any jurisdiction or any rule, regulation or order of the Commission,
				or shall have violated any rule of racing which shall have been approved or
				adopted by the Commission, or has been guilty of or engaged in similar, related
				or like practices.
(d) In
				considering an application for a license, the Commission or Executive Director
				may require that the applicant appear before the Commission, the Executive
				Director or a designee for an interview in connection with the license
				application. An applicant has the unqualified duty to cooperate with the
				Commission in connection with its investigation into any application for a
				license, and a license shall be denied where the applicant fails to do
				so.
(e) Any person making any
				false, untrue or misleading statements on a license application, or in
				connection with any written or oral examination in connection with an
				application for a license, shall be denied a license and is subject to the
				additional penalties set forth in
				13:74-5.10.
(f) Where a license is denied, the Executive
				Director shall cause a ruling to be issued reflecting the license denial. An
				applicant who has been denied a license may appeal the license denial to the
				Commission in accordance with
				13:74-5.12.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.9 - License conditions

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The Commission shall have the discretion to impose
				  conditions upon any license necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Act and
				  this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.10 - Suspension or revocation of a license; penalties for violations

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(a) Any license
				issued pursuant to this chapter, considering the particular facts present and
				the nature of the violation, may, following the conduct of a hearing, be
				suspended for a finite period of time, suspended indefinitely, permanently
				revoked, and a monetary fine issued, or a letter of reprimand issued, at any
				time for:
1. Misconduct or
				malfeasance;
2. Conduct detrimental
				to racing;
3. Failure to comply
				with any license condition;
4.
				Violation of any rule or order of the Commission;
5. Failure to comply with the requirements of
				the Act, this chapter, or fraudulent activity;
6. Bribery; financial irresponsibility,
				meaning the accumulation of unpaid obligations, or the issuance of drafts or
				checks that are dishonored or on which payment is refused, or otherwise
				displaying financial irresponsibility reflecting on off-track wagering, account
				wagering or racing;
7. Failure to
				cooperate with the Commission in any investigation as required by
				13:74-5.11; or
8. Any attempt to commit, or participation in
				any conspiracy to commit, any of the above-listed acts.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.11 - Duty to cooperate; knowledge of violations

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(a) A licensee
				who shall come into possession of knowledge concerning any violation of
				N.J.A.C. 13:70, 13:71, 13:72 or 13:73, the rules of racing or any violation of
				law in connection with off-track wagering, the account wagering system or the
				running of a race, shall immediately report the information to the Commission
				for investigation and such action as the case may warrant.
(b) A licensee has the duty to fully
				cooperate in any investigation being conducted by the Commission.
(c) A licensee shall give every possible
				cooperation, aid and assistance to any department, bureau, division, officer,
				agent or inspector, or any other person connected with the United States
				government or with this State, who may be investigating or prosecuting any
				matter involving a violation of law, or any other rules of the
				Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.12 - Hearing requirement and procedure

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(a) Pursuant to
				the Administrative Procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq. and 52:14F-1 et
				seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1, the
				Commission may directly conduct a hearing to determine if a violation of its
				rules has occurred. Upon a finding of violation(s), the Commission may directly
				impose any of the penalties set forth in
				13:71-5.10. Alternatively, the
				Commission may refer the matter to the Office of Administrative Law for a
				recommended decision.
(b) The
				licensee shall be responsible for any costs incurred in connection with any
				hearing held pursuant to this section.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.13 - Stay requests and determinations

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Where a penalty has been issued or adopted in a final
				  decision, the licensee may submit a written request to the Executive Director
				  for a stay pending appeal to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of
				  New Jersey, which shall set forth all facts and arguments in support of the
				  stay request. The Executive Director may deny a stay request if he or she
				  determines that the grant of a stay would be adverse to the best interests of
				  off-track wagering or the account wagering system, as the case may be, or
				  adverse to the best interests of racing or inimical to the integrity of the
				  sport. The decision of the Executive Director on the stay request shall
				  constitute a final decision which may be appealed to the Appellate
				  Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; HEARING PROCESS › Section 13:74-5.14 - Reciprocity

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Full force and effect shall be given to the denial,
				  revocation or suspension of any license by any other Racing Commission, or
				  other regulatory body with the responsibility to oversee the conduct of racing,
				  off-track wagering or account wagering authority.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.1 - Square footage, amenity and safety requirements

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(a) An
				off-track wagering licensee shall establish and maintain an off-track wagering
				facility of sufficient square footage to promote:
1. Maximum comfort and safety for patrons and
				efficient operation of the facility;
2. Viewing of simulcast horse races by
				patrons in a comfortable manner, which is not obtrusive to the additional
				amenities within the off-track wagering facility;
3. Dining and handicapping facilities as
				contemplated by the Act, according to specifications approved by the
				Commission;
4. Optimum security of
				the facility, which shall include the installation and maintenance of security
				and surveillance equipment in public and non-public areas to include closed
				circuit television equipment to enhance safety, the integrity of wagering, and
				the integrity of the proceeds from wagering, according to specifications
				approved by the Commission. The Commission shall have access to the system or
				its signal to the same extent as the employees of the off-track wagering
				licensee with responsibility in such area; and
5. Sufficient and convenient parking to
				accommodate patrons, and to promote the efficient ingress and egress with
				regard to the off-track wagering facility, where parking is to be offered as a
				planned feature of the off-track wagering facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.2 - Odds display

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An off-track wagering facility shall prominently display in
				  its facility the approximate odds for each horse in a simulcast race for the
				  purpose of informing patrons of the actual wagering on each horse.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.3 - Race information availability

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An off-track wagering facility shall make race information
				  available to patrons in a manner consistent with N.J.A.C. 13:70 in the case of
				  thoroughbred races, and in a manner consistent with N.J.A.C. 13:71 in the case
				  of harness races.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.4 - Commingling and transmission failure notice

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(a) The
				off-track wagering licensee shall display prominently in each off-track
				wagering facility a notice, as approved by the Commission, that it is
				commingling wagers as required by the Act and this chapter. Such notice shall
				further provide that this procedure may result in changes in pools and
				pari-mutuel odds during the running of a simulcast race and after the close of
				betting.
(b) The off-track wagering
				facility shall display prominently in each off-track wagering facility a
				notice, as approved by the Commission, as to the transmission failure
				requirement set forth in
				13:74-9.6.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.5 - Ticket sales

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All pari-mutuel machines in an off-track wagering facility
				  shall be locked at off-time and wagering shall cease no later than off-time. No
				  pari-mutuel ticket may be issued for any particular race at an individual
				  sending track after the totalisator has been locked or wagering has ceased,
				  whichever occurs first. No wager shall be honored for payment, and no payment
				  shall be made on any wager, where the corresponding pari-mutuel ticket is found
				  to have been issued in violation of this section.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.6 - Refunds

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For races offered for wagering at an off-track wagering
				  facility from an in-State sending track, the refund rule set forth at
				  13:70-29.29 shall apply as to
				  thoroughbred races, and the refund rule set forth at
				  13:71-27.28 shall apply as to
				  harness races. For races offered for wagering at an off-track wagering facility
				  from an out-of-State sending track, and subject to the provisions of
				  13:74-8.6(b) 
				  where an interstate common pool is formed, the refund rule as set forth in
				  13:74-8.5 shall apply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.7 - Cancellation of tickets issued at off-track wagering facilities

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(a) Except as
				provided in this section, no pari-mutuel ticket issued at an off-track wagering
				facility shall be cancelled.
(b) A
				pari-mutuel ticket with a total value of $500.00 or less may be cancelled at
				any time prior to off-time.
(c) A
				pari-mutuel ticket of any value may be cancelled prior to the end of the delay
				period if the patron has not left the pari-mutuel window at which the ticket
				was purchased or if the patron left the window without paying for or accepting
				the ticket.
(d) A pari-mutuel
				ticket of any value may be cancelled prior to off-time if the ticket is on a
				wager (such as trifecta) where probable payoffs or odds are not displayed to
				the public.
(e) A pari-mutuel
				ticket of any value may be cancelled if the ticket is on an advance race and
				the race immediately preceding the race for which the cancellation has been
				requested has not been declared official.
(f) A pari-mutuel ticket with a total ticket
				value exceeding $500.00 which is not otherwise cancelable pursuant to this
				section may be cancelled by an off-track wagering facility simulcast shift
				supervisor or supervisor thereof at any time prior to off-time if he or she
				determines that the cancellation will not significantly alter a pari-mutuel
				pool. The factors to be considered before approving or disapproving a
				cancellation request include the size of the mutuel pool, the reason for the
				requested cancellation, current odds, minutes to post, and any late changes
				such as track conditions or jockey or driver changes as may be the case. Any
				request to cancel such a ticket shall be reported to the Commission on a form
				approved by the Commission within 48 hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.8 - Ticket claims

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(a) Subject to
				the time limitations set forth in
				13:74-6.9(a)  as
				to the claiming of pari-mutuel tickets, a winning pari-mutuel ticket, a
				refundable pari-mutuel ticket or credit voucher issued at an off-track wagering
				facility shall be presented for cashing at a pari-mutuel window or a
				self-service machine at the off-track wagering facility where issued, at any
				off-track wagering facility, or at any racetrack in this State.
(b) No claim shall be considered for
				pari-mutuel tickets which have been discarded, lost, altered, destroyed or
				mutilated beyond identification.
(c) Payment of wagers will be made only upon
				the presentation of appropriate pari-mutuel tickets.
(d) No claim shall be considered for a credit
				voucher which has been discarded, lost, altered, destroyed or mutilated beyond
				identification, or otherwise not presented for payment in the absence of a
				regulation, promulgated pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:70 or 13:71, specifically
				authorizing such claims in this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.9 - Expiration of pari-mutuel tickets

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(a) A
				pari-mutuel ticket shall be claimed within six months from the date of issue
				(that is, for example, a pari-mutuel ticket purchased on January 1 will expire
				at the close of business on July 1), after which it becomes an expired
				pari-mutuel ticket to be paid to the Commission for distribution consistent
				with the Act.
(b) Notice of this
				expiration provision shall be prominently posted in an off-track wagering
				facility and shall be printed on each pari-mutuel ticket sold at an off-track
				wagering facility. The failure of a pari-mutuel ticket to contain notice of
				this expiration provision, for any reason including printing error, shall not
				entitle a patron to payment of the ticket where it is not presented for payment
				within six months of the date of issue as required by (a) above.
(c) Credit vouchers issued at an off-track
				wagering facility shall not expire.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.10 - No fee to be charged

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No fee, in addition to the amount wagered, shall be charged
				  at an off-track wagering facility in connection with a wager on a simulcast
				  horse race. An off-track wagering licensee shall not be precluded from charging
				  an entry fee to the facility, subject to the approval of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.11 - Proceeds from off-track wagering; money room requirements

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(a)
				All proceeds from wagering at an off-track wagering facility shall be delivered
				to and deposited within a money room within the off-track wagering facility,
				which shall be a secure area with limited access. An off-track wagering
				facility shall develop and implement written procedures, designed to accurately
				account for and track proceeds from wagering from the time the related wager is
				placed through delivery to the money room and ultimate distribution therefrom,
				which are to be included in the internal control procedures filed with the
				Commission pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				13:74-2.1(d), 2.2(d), and
				2.3(f).
(b) All takeouts from
				wagering at an off-track wagering facility, resulting from patrons who are
				present at an off-track wagering facility and who use their account wagering
				account to wager at that facility, shall be distributed in accordance with
				13:74-7.14(b).
(c) All proceeds from wagering at an
				off-track wagering facility shall be disbursed by the off-track wagering
				licensee and Commission, as appropriate, in accordance with the Act and this
				chapter.
(d) A money room at an
				off-track wagering facility shall include closed circuit television equipment
				consistent with
				13:74-6.1(a)4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.12 - Testing of equipment and software

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Except as required by
				  13:74-9.3, or unless an emergency
				  situation exists in which case verbal notice to the Executive Director or
				  designee shall be acceptable, the off-track wagering licensee shall provide
				  written notice to the Commission of any new equipment or software, or change in
				  equipment or software, to be utilized at an off-track wagering facility or in
				  connection with off-track wagering. The writing shall set forth what testing
				  has been accomplished with regard to the new equipment or software, or change
				  in equipment or software, and the results of the testing, to insure the
				  integrity of off-track wagering and the related proceeds. The Commission,
				  before implementation of such equipment or software by the off-track wagering
				  licensee, may require such additional testing as it determines
				  appropriate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.13 - Patron complaints

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(a) The
				off-track wagering licensee, at a location within the off-track wagering
				facility approved by the Commission, shall provide a comment box with a locking
				mechanism to allow patrons the ability to provide written complaints to the
				Commission by depositing a completed form as provided by the Commission within
				the comment box.
(b) The off-track
				wagering licensee, its employees and agents shall not have direct access to the
				complaints submitted by patrons as a result of depositing a completed
				Commission complaint form into the comment box. The Executive Director shall
				provide a copy of each complaint to the off-track wagering licensee unless the
				Executive Director determines that to do so would be inconsistent with a
				Commission investigation or criminal investigation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITIES › Section 13:74-6.14 - Off-track wagering, and maintaining a presence at an off-track wagering facility, by certain persons prohibited

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(a) No person
				under the age of 18 years shall be permitted in any off-track wagering
				facility, except in dining areas if there accompanied by a parent or guardian.
				An off-track wagering facility shall contain a prominent notice concerning this
				requirement, at the entrance to the off-track facility and at each dining
				location within the off-track wagering facility.
(b) A person not in good standing with or who
				has been excluded by the Commission from appearing at any premises subject to
				the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:70, 13:71 or 13:72,
				including, but not limited to, the premises of permitted racetracks, licensed
				farms, non-licensed farms where racehorses are situated, and casino simulcast
				facilities, shall not be permitted to appear upon the premises of or wager
				within an off-track wagering facility.
(c) Nothing contained in this chapter shall
				be interpreted to preclude the Commission from initiating a hearing, in
				accordance with
				13:74-5.12, with regard to a
				non-licensed patron of an off-track wagering facility whose presence is
				inimical to the integrity of racing, or who is in violation of this Act, this
				chapter or the Commission's rules appearing at N.J.A.C. 13:70, 13:71 or 13:72,
				for the purpose of excluding the patron from appearing at off-track wagering
				facilities in this State, from maintaining a wagering account, and appearing at
				any premises subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNT WAGERING SYSTEM › Section 13:74-7.1 - Establishment of a wagering account

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(a) A person
				may only place an account wager if he or she has established a wagering account
				in accord with the Act and this chapter. To establish a wagering account, a
				person must be a New Jersey resident and 18 years of age or older. A wagering
				account shall be established in the name of a natural person only, and shall
				not be assigned or otherwise transferred. A natural person may only hold and
				maintain one wagering account at any time. A wagering account shall be
				established with and through the account wagering licensee, and no person or
				entity other than the account wagering licensee shall accept an account wager
				from a person within this State.
(b) A wagering account may be established by
				a prospective account holder completing an application form developed by the
				account wagering licensee, and approved by the Commission. The application is
				to be submitted, together with the prospective account holder's principal
				residence address and a signed certification including proof of age and
				residency of the applicant, to the account wagering licensee for processing
				consistent with its internal control procedures, the Act and this chapter. The
				account wagering licensee shall have discretion to accept an account wagering
				application from an applicant appearing in-person at, or sent by mail or other
				means approved by the Commission to any of the following locations in this
				State:
1. The phone bank;
2. The premises of the account wagering
				licensee or its agent;
3. The
				premises of an off-track wagering facility;
4. The premises of a racetrack facility;
				or
5. The premises of such other
				entity as approved by the Commission and determined by the Commission to be
				consistent with the Act and this chapter. All account wagering applications
				shall be processed at a location as required by
				13:74-7.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNT WAGERING SYSTEM › Section 13:74-7.2 - Review of account wagering application by account wagering licensee, suspension or closure of wagering account

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(a) The account
				wagering licensee shall accept or reject an application for a wagering account
				after receipt and review of the application for compliance with the Act and
				this chapter. Any prospective account holder who provides false or misleading
				information on the application is subject to rejection of the application or
				cancellation of the wagering account, by the account wagering licensee, without
				prior notice.
(b) The account
				wagering licensee may additionally reject an account wagering application, or
				suspend or close a wagering account at its discretion, including where the
				account holder attempts to place a wager or wagers with an insufficient account
				balance.
(c) The decision of the
				account wagering licensee to reject an application for a wagering account, or
				to suspend or close a wagering account, shall constitute a final decision and
				shall not be the subject of any appeal to the Commission.
(d) Where the account wagering licensee
				rejects an application for a wagering account, suspends the operability of a
				wagering account for a period of 48 hours or longer, or closes a wagering
				account pursuant to this section or
				13:74-7.3, it shall file a written
				report with the Commission identifying:
1. The
				name of the applicant or account holder;
2. The address of the applicant or account
				holder;
3. The date the application
				for the wagering account was filed, the date of the rejection of the wagering
				account application or the date of the suspension or closure of the wagering
				account; and
4. The reason for the
				rejection of the application, suspension or closure of the wagering
				account.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNT WAGERING SYSTEM › Section 13:74-7.3 - Restrictions on placing and accepting account wagers

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(a) The account
				wagering licensee shall only accept wagers from New Jersey residents who have
				established an account in accordance with the Act and this chapter. Prior to
				making any account inquiry or requesting any account transaction, an account
				holder shall provide his or her confidential personal identification number, to
				be selected in a manner subject to the discretion of the account wagering
				licensee consistent with its internal control procedures, and such other
				information as required by the account wagering licensee which may include the
				account holder's confidential account number. The account wagering licensee
				shall not provide any account information or consummate any account transaction
				unless the account holder first provides the correct confidential personal
				identification number and satisfies any other requirements of the account
				wagering licensee. The account wagering licensee may not accept a wager, or a
				series of wagers, in an amount in excess of the funds on deposit and available
				within the wagering account of the account holder who desires to place the
				wager.
(b) Unless otherwise
				approved by the Commission, or authorized by this chapter, 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 a
				wagering account.
(c) All persons
				or entities accepting wagers on behalf of the account wagering licensee shall
				do so at a location within this State.
(d) No pari-mutuel wager may be accepted
				after the totalisator has been locked or wagering has ceased, whichever occurs
				first. All pari-mutuel machines in connection with account wagering shall be
				locked at off-time and wagering shall cease no later than off-time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 74 - OFF-TRACK WAGERING AND ACCOUNT WAGERING › Subchapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNT WAGERING SYSTEM › Section 13:74-7.5 - Debits to a wagering account

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(a) Upon
				receipt by the account wagering licensee of an account wager placed in
				accordance with the Act, this chapter and the internal control procedures of
				the account wagering licensee, the account wagering licensee shall promptly
				debit the account holder's wagering account in the amount of the
				wager.
(b) An account holder may
				request a withdrawal of the available funds in his or her wagering account or
				any portion thereof. The account wagering licensee shall authorize a
				disbursement of the amount requested to the account holder consistent with its
				internal control procedures where there are sufficient funds in the wagering
				account and where the account holder provides to the account wagering licensee,
				the licensee's agent, or in the account wagering licensee's discretion to a
				permit holder or off-track wagering facility for transmittal purposes, or such
				other entity as approved by the Commission, each of the following: proper
				identification; a correct confidential account number; a correct personal
				identification number; and a properly completed and executed withdrawal slip on
				a form approved by the Commission. Where a withdrawal is requested by an
				account holder by telephone, or by other electronic means as approved by the
				Commission, an executed withdrawal form will not be required where the account
				holder has previously and in writing authorized the account wagering licensee
				to accept withdrawal requests by such approved electronic means.
(c) No later than three business days
				following the receipt of a properly completed and executed withdrawal form,
				which shall be processed by the account wagering licensee at a location
				consistent with the requirements of
				13:74-7.8, the account wagering
				licensee shall send, to the address specified in the wagering application for
				the account holder, a check made payable to the account holder in the amount
				requested and available in his or her account. The address provided by the
				account holder in the application to establish the wagering account shall be
				deemed to be the proper address for this purpose, unless the account holder has
				properly amended his or her application to reflect a new address consistent
				with the procedures established by the account wagering licensee for such
				purpose.