New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 8 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING ALL GAMES › Section 13:69F-8.4 - New games; requirements and procedures for application, declaratory ruling, test, or experiment, and final approval of new authorized game

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Interested persons such as casino licensees, casino service industries, and
				owners, licensees, lessees or franchisees of the rights to a proposed new game,
				may petition the Division for approval of the game.
(b) A petition for approval of a proposed new
				game must include as a petitioner at least one casino licensee who has agreed
				in writing to participate in a test or experiment of the game in its casino.
				All petitioners shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of all
				regulatory review costs and other related expenses incurred by the Division of
				Gaming Enforcement in the review, testing and approval of the game.
(c) A proposed new game may be a variation of
				an authorized game, a composite of authorized games, or any other game
				compatible with the public interest and suitable for casino use, pursuant to
				5:12-5.
(d) A petition for a proposed new game shall
				be in writing, signed by the petitioners, and addressed to the Division of
				Gaming Enforcement's Intake Unit. The petition shall include the following
				information:
1. The names and addresses of
				petitioners;
2. Whether the game is
				a variation of an authorized game, a composite of authorized games, or another
				game which is compatible with the public interest and is suitable for casino
				use;
3. A complete and detailed
				description of the game for which approval is sought, including:
i. A summary of the game, including the
				objectives of the game, the method of play and the wagers offered;
ii. The draft of proposed rules describing
				the equipment used to play the game, and the proposed rules of the game,
				drafted in a format similar to that found in this chapter and in accordance
				with the N.J.A.C. 1:30, Rules for Agency Rulemaking;
iii. The true odds, the payout odds, and the
				house advantage for each wager;
iv.
				A sketch or picture of the game layout, if any; and
v. Sketches or pictures of the equipment used
				to play the game;
4.
				Whether the game, its name, or any of the equipment used to play it is covered
				by any copyrights, trademarks or patents, either issued or pending;
5. An agreement, satisfactory in form and
				content to the Division, releasing and indemnifying the Division and the State
				of New Jersey from all copyright, trademark, patent or other claims of
				petitioners and any other persons;
6. A request for a declaratory ruling that
				the proposed new game is a variation of an authorized game, a composite of
				authorized games or is compatible with the public interest, as required by
				5:12-5;
7. A request for a test or experiment of the
				game, if approved, under
				5:12-5 and 69e; and
8. Any other pertinent information or
				material requested of specific petitioners by the Division of Gaming
				Enforcement.