Title 5, Title 5: AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS

5:12-29.1. "Junket enterprise" 3. "Junket enterprise" -- Any person, other than the holder of or an applicant for a casino license, who employs or otherwise engages the services of a junket representative in connection with a junket to a licensed casino, regardless of whether or …

5:12-29.2. "Junket representative" 4. "Junket representative"--Any natural person who negotiates the terms of, or engages in the referral, procurement or selection of persons who may participate in, any junket to a licensed casino, regardless of whether or not those activities oc…

5:12-3. "Applicant" "Applicant" --Any person who on his own behalf or on behalf of another has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity which is regulated under the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 3, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-30. "License" "License" --Any license required by this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 30, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-31. "License or Registration Fee" "License or Registration Fee" --Any moneys required by law to be paid for the issuance or renewal of a casino license, or any other license or registration required by this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 31, eff. June 2, 1977. Amended by L.1981, c.…

5:12-32. "Licensed casino operation" "Licensed casino operation" --Any casino licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 32, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-33. "Licensee" "Licensee" --Any person who is licensed under any of the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 33, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-33.1 "Multi-casino progressive slot machine system." 3. "Multi-casino progressive slot machine system"- A slot machine gaming system approved by the commission pursuant to which a common progressive slot machine jackpot is offered on slot machines that are interconnected in …

5:12-33a "Multi-casino employee." 16. "Multi-casino employee" - Any registered casino employee or licensed casino key employee who, upon the petition of two or more affiliated casino licensees, is endorsed by the commission or division, as applicable, to perform any compatible fu…

5:12-34. "Operation" "Operation" --The conduct of gaming as herein defined. L.1977, c. 110, s. 34, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-35 "Operation certificate." 35. "Operation certificate" - A certificate issued by the division which certifies that operation of a casino and, if applicable, a simulcasting facility conforms to the requirements of this act and applicable regulations and that its personnel an…

5:12-36 "Party." 36. "Party" --The division, or any licensee, registrant, or applicant, or any person appearing of record for any licensee, registrant, or applicant in any proceeding before the division or the commission or in any proceeding for judicial review of any action, dec…

5:12-37. "Person" "Person" --Any corporation, association, operation, firm, partnership, trust or other form of business association, as well as a natural person. L.1977, c. 110, s. 37, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-38.1. "Property" "Property" --Real property, tangible and intangible personal property, and rights, claims and franchises of every nature. L.1978, c. 7, s. 6, eff. March 17, 1978.

5:12-38a "Promotional gaming credit." 1. "Promotional gaming credit" - A slot machine credit, sports wagering credit, match play coupon, table game wager coupon, or other item approved by the division that is issued by a licensee to a patron for the purpose of enabling the placem…

5:12-39 "Publicly traded corporation." 39. "Publicly traded corporation" --Any corporation or other legal entity, except a natural person, which: a. Has one or more classes of security registered pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C.…

5:12-4. "Application" "Application" --A written request for permission to engage in any act or activity which is regulated under the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 4, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-4.1. "Attorney" 4. "Attorney"--Any attorney licensed to practice law in this State or any other jurisdiction, including an employee of a casino licensee. L.1995,c.18,s.4.

5:12-40. "Registration" "Registration" --Any requirement other than one which requires a license as a prerequisite to conduct a particular business as specified by this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 40, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-41. "Registrant" "Registrant" --Any person who is registered pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 110, s. 41, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-42. "Regulated complimentary service account" "Regulated complimentary service account" --An account maintained by a casino licensee on a regular basis which itemizes complimentary services and includes, without limitation, a listing of the cost of junket activities and any …

5:12-42.1. "Resident" "Resident" --Any person who occupies a dwelling within the State, has a present intent to remain within the State for a period of time, and manifests the genuineness of that intent by establishing an ongoing physical presence within the State together with i…

5:12-43. "Respondent" "Respondent" --Any person against whom a complaint has been filed or a written request for information served. L.1977, c. 110, s. 43, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-43.1 "Restricted casino areas." 3. "Restricted Casino Areas"--The cashier's cage, the soft count room, the hard count room, the slot cage booths and runway areas, the interior of table game pits, the surveillance room and catwalk areas, the slot machine repair room and any o…

5:12-44 "Security." 44. "Security" --Any instrument evidencing a direct or indirect beneficial ownership or creditor interest in a corporation or other form of business organization, including but not limited to, stock, common and preferred; bonds; mortgages; debentures; security…

5:12-44.1. "Simulcasting facility" 21. "Simulcasting facility"--A facility established in a casino hotel pursuant to section 4 of the "Casino Simulcasting Act," P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-194). L.1992,c.19,s.21.

5:12-45 "Slot machine." 45. "Slot machine"--Any mechanical, electrical or other device, contrivance or machine which, upon insertion of a coin, token or similar object therein, or upon payment of any consideration whatsoever, is available to play or operate, the play or operation…

5:12-45.1 "Slot system agreement." 4. "Slot system agreement" - A written agreement governing the operation and administration of a multi-casino progressive slot machine system that is approved by the division and executed by the participating casino licensees and any slot system…

5:12-45.2 "Slot system operator." 5. "Slot system operator" - Any person designated in a slot system agreement as being responsible for the operation and administration of a multi-casino progressive slot machine system, including a casino licensee, a group of casino licensees act…

5:12-45.3 "State of emergency." 23. "State of emergency" - Any emergency situation, including the failure to enact a general appropriation law by the deadline prescribed by Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, a state of emergency declared by the …

5:12-46 "Statement of compliance." 46. "Statement of compliance" --A statement by the commission, upon the input of the division, which may be issued to an applicant for a casino license or any person who must be qualified pursuant to this act in order to hold the securities of a…

5:12-47. "Subsidiary" "Subsidiary" --a. Any corporation, any significant part of whose outstanding equity securities are owned, subject to a power or right of control, or held with power to vote, by a holding company or an intermediary company; or b. A significant interest in any…

5:12-47.2. "Transfer" "Transfer" --The sale and every other method, direct or indirect, of disposing of or parting with property or with an interest therein, or with the possession thereof, or of fixing a lien upon property or upon an interest therein, absolutely or conditionally…

5:12-49. Words and terms: tense, number and gender 49. Words and terms: tense, number and gender. In construing the provisions of this act, save when otherwise plainly declared or clearly apparent from the context: a. Words in the present tense shall include the future tense. b. …

5:12-5 "Authorized game" or "authorized gambling game" 5. "Authorized Game" or "Authorized Gambling Game"-- Roulette, baccarat, blackjack, craps, big six wheel, slot machines, minibaccarat, red dog, pai gow, and sic bo; any variations or composites of such games, provided that su…

5:12-5.2 "Cash equivalent value." 2. "Cash equivalent value" -- The monetary value that a casino licensee shall assign to a jackpot or payout that consists of merchandise or any thing of value other than cash, tokens, chips or plaques. The division shall promulgate rules defining…

5:12-50 Creation of casino control commission; number of members. 50. Creation of Casino Control Commission; number of members. a. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission, consisting of five members, is hereby created in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury. Beginning on …

5:12-51 Members of the commission; qualifications and eligibility. 51. Members of the Commission; Qualifications and Eligibility. a. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of New Jersey. b. No member of the Legislature, o…

5:12-52 Appointment and terms of commission members. 52. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) c. (1) The commission shall, pursuant to subsection a. of section 50 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-50), consist of five members who shall be a…

5:12-53 Compensation of members. 53. Compensation of members. Each member of the commission shall receive an annual salary to be fixed and established by the Governor at an amount not to exceed $133,330 in calendar year 2000, $137,165 in calendar year 2001 and $141,000 in calenda…

5:12-54 Organization and employees. 54. Organization and Employees. a. The commission may establish, and from time to time alter, such plan of organization as it may deem expedient, and may incur expenses within the limits of funds available to it. b. The commission shall elect a…

5:12-54.1 Restrictions on certain contributions. 125. A member of the Casino Control Commission and any employee of the commission holding a supervisory or policy-making management position, and the Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement and any employee of the division h…

5:12-55 Division of gaming enforcement. 55. Division of gaming enforcement. There is hereby established in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Division of Gaming Enforcement. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director who shall also be sworn as an…

5:12-56. Organization and employees a. The Attorney General shall organize the work of the division in such bureaus and other organizational units as he may determine to be necessary for efficient and effective operation and shall assign to the division such employees of the Depa…

5:12-57. Expenses; limits The division may incur expenses within the limits of funds available to it. L.1977, c. 110, s. 57, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-58 Restrictions on pre-employment by commissioners, commission employees and division employees and agents. 58. Restrictions on Pre-Employment by Commissioners, Commission Employees and Division Employees and Agents. a. Deleted by amendment. b. No person shall be appointed t…