Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DAN HUTCHISON
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA
District 34 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits sports wagering licensee from offering incentive-based wagering to anyone utilizing responsible gaming mechanisms.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act prohibiting sports wagering licensee from accepting certain wagers in certain circumstances and supplementing P.L.2018, c.33 (C.5:12A-10 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a sports wagering licensee or contracted operator thereof shall not offer promotional credits, incentives, bonuses, complimentaries, or similar benefits designed to induce a person to wager, to any person who is currently utilizing responsible gaming programs, including, but not limited to, self-exclusion programs, time or wager limits, deposit restrictions, or any other responsible gaming programs that may be offered by the sports wagering licensee or their contracted operator, or any responsible gaming programs required by the “Casino Control Act,” P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), or provided by rule or regulation promulgated by the division or commission.
b. Any sports wagering licensee or contracted operator thereof that violates the prohibition set forth in this section shall be fined not less than $500 per offense.
c. The division, in consultation with the commission, shall promulgate, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits sports wagering licensees, or their contracted operators, from offering any promotional credits, incentives, bonuses, complimentaries, or similar benefits designed to induce persons to wager, to any person who is currently utilizing any responsible gaming programs. This would include any responsible gaming programs offered by the sports wagering entities or by the State. Any sports wagering licensee or contracted operator thereof that violates the prohibitions set forth in this bill will be fined not less than $500 per offense.