Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Katz, McCoy and Reynolds-Jackson
SYNOPSIS
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for raffles and penny auctions.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee on December 15, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning electronic payment for certain legalized games of chance and supplementing P.L.1954, 1[c.7 (C.5:8-1 et seq.)] c.5 (C.5:8-50 et seq.)1.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission shall adopt regulations, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), authorizing licensees 1that are nonprofit organizations exempt from federal taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.501) with annual gross receipts of $50,000 or less1 to accept payment in the form of credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment device for the purpose of allowing an individual to participate in a raffle 1[, bingo,]1 or penny auction under the 1["Bingo Licensing Law," P.L.1954, c.6 (C.5:8-24 et seq.), and the]1 "Raffles Licensing Law," P.L.1954, c.5 (C.5:8-50 et seq.).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.