ASSEMBLY TOURISM, GAMING AND THE ARTS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4905

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  NOVEMBER 14, 2024

      The Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4905.

This bill prohibits sports wagering licensees in this State from offering or accepting wagers on player-specific proposition bets on collegiate sports or athletic events.

     The President of the National Collegiate Athletics Association has recently called on all states to adopt measures to address the rise in the harassment of student-athletes that compete in these games and events, and to maintain the integrity of college sports. 

     Under the bill, a proposition bet is defined as a side wager on a part of a sport or athletic event that does not concern the final outcome of the sport or athletic event.  Player-specific proposition bets may include the particular statistical performance lines of certain players and which player will score first.