New Jersey Glücksspiel-GesetzLegal Aspects of New Jersey Gambling – An Overview
Statistics show that gambling in casinos is the preferred type of gambling in the US, and New Jersey is no exception. Be that as it may, many states in the US, including New Jersey, have laws that prevent any kind of gambling unless it has been authorized by the Legislature.
To quote the law, “no gambling of any kind shall be authorized by the Legislature unless the specific kind, restrictions and control thereof have been heretofore submitted to, and authorized by a majority of the votes cast by, the people at a special election or shall hereafter be submitted to, and authorized by a majority of the votes cast thereon by, the legally qualified voters of the State voting at a general election...”.
The above is an excerpt of the Constitution of the state of New Jersey, Article 4, Section 7, Paragraph 2, which talks about gambling. So what are the games that fulfill the conditions that have been stipulated by the Legislature? The full list of games that are legal in New Jersey can be found at the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission Home Page. To give you a rough idea, the commission oversees the operation of more than 1000 games which are operated by more than 12,000 organizations in the state.
The games include bingo, keno, and many other casino games – poker and its many variations and other card games are also part of them. The organizations operating these games include charitable organizations, educational, religious, and patriotic as well as public spirited organizations, including senior citizens clubs and associations.
Some Gambling Rules in New Jersey
The rules and regulations in New Jersey that govern the games of chance and amusement are several, including not advertising the games in any form. If you are organizing these games in non-commercial premises (a good example of which is a home poker game), you are not legally permitted to sell liquor to the players. In the case of games being held in commercial premises, you are not allowed to sell liquor when a game is in progress. Players can, however, bring their own liquor.
Organizations operating gambling games can use the proceeds for capital improvement as long as these organizations are religious, charitable, patriotic, educational, civic, or service oriented. However, all organizations operating these games must apply for and obtain a gaming license, which they must display on the premises.
Persons who are under the legal age of 18 are not allowed to participate in the games. No gaming activities are allowed Sundays; games are not allowed for more than six days in a month. Admission fees for the games should be in accordance with the norms prescribed by the regulations for the game, and there are limitations to the amount of the prize money that is being awarded as well.
The organization hosting the games should maintain a record of all expenses and receipts pertaining to the games and provide them to the control commission on a regular basis. The books and records of the organization should be available to the control commission – in other words the organization must make full disclosure of information at all times.
The laws pertaining to gambling in New Jersey state that the license to host games can and will be revoked if any violations of the norms are detected. The primary objective of the control commission is to make sure that the general public does not get deceived or deprived in any manner while participating in these games or amusements.
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