N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69J-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69J-1.2 - Casino service industry enterprise license requirements

(a) No enterprise shall provide goods or services directly related to casino, simulcast wagering, gaming activity, sports pools, online sports pools, or Internet wagering activity to, or otherwise transact business directly related to casino, simulcast wagering, gaming activity, or Internet wagering activity with, a casino applicant or licensee, its employees, or agents unless licensed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:12-92.a(1) or (2).

(b) In determining whether an enterprise shall be licensed pursuant to this section, the Division shall consider, without limitation, whether the enterprise satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

1. Whether the enterprise manufactures, supplies, or distributes devices, machines, equipment, items, or articles that:

i. Are specifically designed for use in the operation of a casino, casino simulcasting facility, or sports pool;

ii. Are needed to conduct an authorized game, simulcast wagering, sports pool, or online sports pool;

iii. Have the capacity to affect the outcome of the play of an authorized game;

iv. Have the capacity to affect the calculation, storage, collection, or control of gross revenue; or

v. Directly relate to Internet gaming activity including the supplying of software or systems;

2. Whether the enterprise is a gaming equipment servicer or repairer;

3. Whether the enterprise provides services directly related to the operation, regulation, or management of a casino, casino simulcasting facility, sports pool, or online sports pool;

4. Whether the enterprise manages, controls, or administers Internet games or wagers associated with such games;

5. Whether the enterprise manages, controls, or administers sports pools or online sports pools or wagers associated with such games; or

6. Whether the enterprise provides such other goods or services determined by the Division to be so utilized in, or incident to, gaming, casino, simulcast wagering, sports pool, or online sports pool activity as to require licensing in order to contribute to the public confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity of the gaming industry in New Jersey.

(c) Enterprises required to be licensed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:12-92.a(1) and (2) and (a) above shall include, without limitation, the following:

1. Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, servicers and repairers of roulette wheels, big six wheels, slot machines, multi-player slot machine systems, cards, dice, gaming chips, gaming plaques, slot tokens, prize tokens, dealing shoes, drop boxes, computerized gaming monitoring systems, totalisators, pari-mutuel machines, self-service pari-mutuel machines, and credit voucher machines;

2. Casino credit reporting services, casino simulcasting hub facilities, and suppliers of casino security services;

3. Companies providing Internet gaming software or systems, vendors who manage, control, or administer games and associated wagers conducted through the Internet, and providers of customer lists of persons who have placed wagers through the Internet; and

4. Companies providing sports pool or online sports pool software or systems, sports wagering kiosks, or that accept wagers from patrons and vendors who manage, control, or administer associated wagers.

(d) Junket enterprises, junket representatives, and enterprises providing other services including, but not limited to, payment processing and related money-transmitting services with direct contact with patrons' casino gaming or online sports pool accounts or the Internet gaming system itself, customer identity, age verification, geo-location verification used in the conduct of Internet and mobile gaming, and entities that determine what wagers to accept or the odds to be offered for a wager for a sports pool manager or operator, regardless of any such enterprise's contractual relationship with an Internet gaming permit holder, shall be licensed as an ancillary casino service industry enterprise.

(e) Enterprises providing services including, but not limited to, telecommunications that are not specifically designed for Internet gaming and patron interaction shall register as a vendor with the Division.

(f) An entity that offers information or recommendations to a sports pool manager or operator as to what wagers to accept, the odds to be offered for such wagers, or the results of a wager, when such information is not available to the general public, shall register as a vendor with the Division.

(g) An entity that offers information or recommendations to a sports pool manager or operator as to what wagers to accept, the odds to be offered for such wagers, or the results of a wager, when such information is not available to the general public, shall register as a vendor with the Division.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69J-1.2

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1652(a), effective 7/16/2018

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 1514(b), effective 10/7/2019