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

5:12-100.1 Right to receive annuity jackpot payments. 4. a. The right of any annuity jackpot winner to receive annuity jackpot payments from a slot system operator shall not be assignable, except as permitted by this section. The provisions of this section shall prevail over the …

5:12-100.2 Prompt notice of award of annuity jackpot; offset, lien for child support arrearages. 5. a. Each slot system operator that awards an annuity jackpot shall provide prompt notice to the division of the name, address and social security number of each annuity jackpot winn…

5:12-101 Credit. 101. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no casino licensee or any person licensed under this act, and no person acting on behalf of or under any arrangement with a casino licensee or other person licensed under this act, shall: (1) Cash any check, m…

5:12-101.1. Accounts established, limitations No casino licensee or any person licensed under P.L. 1977, c. 110 (C. 5:12-1 et seq.), and no person acting on behalf of or under any arrangement with a casino licensee or other person licensed under P.L. 1977, c. 110, shall, in a sin…

5:12-101.2 Cash redemption, limited. 2. No casino licensee or any person licensed or registered under P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), and no person acting on behalf of or under any arrangement with a casino licensee or other person licensed or registered under P.L.1977, c.110…

5:12-101.3 Report of cash transactions. 3. Casino licensees, persons licensed or registered under P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) and persons acting on behalf of or under any arrangement with casino licensees or other persons licensed or registered under P.L.1977, c.110, who a…

5:12-102 Junkets and complimentary services. 102. Junkets and Complimentary Services. a. No junkets may be organized or permitted except in accordance with the provisions of this act. No person may act as a junket representative or junket enterprise except in accordance with this…

5:12-103 Alcoholic beverages in casino hotel facilities. 103. Alcoholic Beverages in Casino Hotel Facilities. a. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the authority to grant any license for, or to permit or prohibit the presence of, alcoholic beverages in, on, or about any pre…

5:12-104 Casino licensees, leases, contracts. 104. a. Unless otherwise provided in this subsection, no agreement shall be lawful which provides for the payment, however defined, of any direct or indirect interest, percentage or share of: any money or property gambled at a casino …

5:12-105 Disposition of securities by corporate licensee. 105. Disposition of Securities by Corporate Licensee. a. The sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any security issued by a corporation which holds a casino license shall be effective five business day…

5:12-106 Casino employment. 106. Casino Employment. a. A casino licensee shall not appoint or employ in a position requiring a casino key employee license or a casino employee registration any person not possessing a current and valid license or registration permitting such appoi…

5:12-107 Conduct of hearings; rules of evidence; punishment of contempts. 107. Conduct of Hearings; Rules of Evidence; Punishment of Contempts. a. The commission shall promulgate regulations for the conduct of hearings it is authorized to conduct under subsection a. of section 63…

5:12-108. Proceedings against licensees a. Any proceeding against a licensee or registrant shall be brought on by written complaint, which shall include a statement setting forth in ordinary and concise language the charges and the acts or omissions supporting such charges. b. Up…

5:12-109 Emergency orders. 109. Notwithstanding any provisions of this article, the director may issue an emergency order for the suspension, limitation or conditioning of any operation certificate or any license, other than a casino license, or any registration, or any permit to…

5:12-11. "Casino security employee" 11. "Casino security employee" -- Any natural person employed by a casino licensee or its agent to provide physical security in a casino, simulcasting facility, or restricted casino area. "Casino security employee" shall not include any person …

5:12-110 Judicial review. 110. a. The division or any person aggrieved by a final decision or order of the commission made after hearing or rehearing by the commission, whether or not a petition for hearing was filed, may obtain judicial review thereof by appeal to the Superior C…

5:12-111 Penalties for willful evasion of payment of license fees, other acts and omissions. 111. Penalties for Willful Evasion of Payment of License Fees, Other Acts and Omissions. Any person who willfully fails to report, pay or truthfully account for and pay over any license f…

5:12-112 Unlicensed casino gambling games unlawful; penalties. 112. Unlicensed Casino Gambling Games Unlawful; Penalties. a. Any person who violates the provisions of section 80 or 82 or of Article 7 of this act, or permits any gambling game, slot machine or device to be conducte…

5:12-112.1 Injunction prohibiting unlawful gambling. 14. In addition to any other authority provided under law, whenever it shall appear to the Division of Gaming Enforcement that a violation of section 112 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-112) or unlawful gambling in violation of Arti…

5:12-112.10 Collection of amount delinquent, unlawful gambling. 23. At any time within five years after any amount required to be collected pursuant to the provisions of sections 14 through 23 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.5:12-112.1 through 5:12-112.10) or for any violation of State gam…

5:12-112.2 Civil penalties for engaging in unlawful gambling. 15. Any person violating section 112 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-112), or engaging in unlawful gambling in violation of Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, other than a sweepstakes offer…

5:12-112.3 Investigation into unlawful gambling, involved parties. 16. In addition to any other authority provided under the law, when it shall appear to the director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any …

5:12-112.4 Evidence received, penalty assessment, unlawful gambling. 17. Upon receiving evidence of any practice that violates section 112 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-112), or of unlawful gambling in violation of Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution,…

5:12-112.5 Enforcement, unlawful gambling. 18. To enforce section 112 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-112) or any prohibition against unlawful gambling in violation of Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution other than a sweepstakes offered or conducted in …

5:12-112.6 Notice requiring filing a statement, report, subpoena to be made in this State, substitutions, unlawful gambling. 19. Service by the director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement of any notice requiring a person to file a statement or report, or of a subpoena upon any…

5:12-112.7 Violation of filing statement, report, obey subpoena, penalties, unlawful gambling. 20. If any person shall fail or refuse to file any statement or report, or obey any subpoena issued by the director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement pursuant to sections 14 through…

5:12-112.8 Money, property restored to person in interest, seniors, unlawful gambling. 21. In addition to the assessment of civil penalties, the director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement or the director’s designee may, after a hearing and upon a finding of a practice that vi…

5:12-112.9 Violator ordered to cease and desist, penalties, unlawful gambling. 22. In addition to any other authority provided under the law, when, after a hearing, the director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement or the director’s designee, finds that a violation of section 11…

5:12-113 Swindling and cheating; penalties. 113. Swindling and Cheating; Penalties. a. A person is guilty of swindling and cheating if the person: (1) purposely or knowingly by any trick or sleight of hand performance or by a fraud or fraudulent scheme, cards, dice, or device, fo…

5:12-113.1 Use of certain devices in playing games, grading of offense; forfeiture of devices. 46. a. A person commits a third degree offense if, in playing a game in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility, the person uses, or assists another in the use of, a computerized, el…

5:12-114 Unlawful use of bogus chips or gaming billets, marked cards, dice, cheating devices, unlawful coins; penalty. 114. Unlawful Use of Bogus Chips or Gaming Billets, Marked Cards, Dice, Cheating Devices, Unlawful Coins; Penalty. a. It shall be unlawful for any person playing…

5:12-115 Cheating games and devices in a licensed casino; penalty. 115. Cheating Games and Devices in a Licensed Casino; Penalty. a. It shall be unlawful: (1) Knowingly to conduct, carry on, operate, deal or allow to be conducted, carried on, operated or dealt any cheating or thi…

5:12-116 Unlawful possession of device, equipment or other material illegally manufactured, distributed, sold or serviced. 116. Unlawful possession of device, equipment or other material illegally manufactured, distributed, sold or serviced. Any person who possesses any device, e…

5:12-117 Employment without license or registration; penalty. 117. Employment Without License or Registration; Penalty. a. Any person who, without obtaining the requisite license or registration as provided in this act, works or is employed in a position whose duties would requir…

5:12-117.1 Persons prohibited from accepting employment; violation; crime of fourth degree. 5. a. No applicant or person or organization licensed by or registered with the commission or division shall employ or offer to employ any person who is prohibited from accepting employmen…

5:12-118 Regulations requiring exclusion or rejection of certain persons from licensed casinos; unlawful entry by person whose name has been placed on list; penalty. 118. Regulations Requiring Exclusion or Rejection of Certain Persons from Licensed Casinos; Unlawful Entry by Pers…

5:12-119 Gaming by certain persons prohibited; penalties; defenses. 119. Gaming by Certain Persons Prohibited; Penalties; Defenses. a. A person under the age at which a person is authorized to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages shall not enter, or wager in, a licensed casin…

5:12-12 "Casino service industry enterprise." 12. "Casino Service Industry Enterprise" -- Any vendor offering goods or services which directly relate to casino or gaming activity or Internet gaming activity, including gaming equipment and simulcast wagering equipment manufacturer…

5:12-120 Prohibited political contributions; penalty. 120. Prohibited Political Contributions; Penalty. Any person who makes or causes to be made a political contribution prohibited by the provisions of this act is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and subject to the penalti…

5:12-121 Authority of gaming licensee and agents to detain or question persons; immunity from liability; posted notice required. 121. Authority of Gaming Licensee and Agents to Detain or Question Persons; Immunity from Liability; Posted Notice Required. a. Any licensee or its off…

5:12-122. Other offenses; general penalty Any person who violates any provision of this act the penalty for which is not specifically fixed in this act is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.1977, c. 110, s. 122, eff. June 2, 1977.

5:12-123. Continuing offenses Continuing Offenses. a. A violation of any of the provisions of this act which is an offense of a continuing nature shall be deemed to be a separate offense on each day during which it occurs. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the commission…

5:12-124. Exemption from gambling statutes Exemption from Gambling Statutes. The provisions of N.J.S. 2A:40-1 shall not apply to any person who, as a licensee operating pursuant to the provisions of this act, or as a player in any game authorized pursuant to the provisions of thi…

5:12-125. Racketeer-influenced and corrupt organizations--definitions For purposes of this section and sections 126 through 129: a. "Racketeering activity" means (1) any act or threat involving murder, kidnaping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, or dealing in narcoti…

5:12-126 Prohibited activities. 126. a. It shall be unlawful for any person who has received any income derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering activity or through collection of an unlawful debt in which such person has participated as a principal within t…

5:12-127. Civil remedies a. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of section 126 of this act by issuing appropriate orders, including, but not limited to, ordering any person to divest himself of any interest, direct or indirect, in any ent…