2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions And Meetings
Section 5:8-25.1 - Recreational Bingo Games, Licensing Requirement; Removed; Exceptions.
5:8-25.1 Recreational bingo games, licensing requirement; removed; exceptions.
1.Any person, group, or organization desiring to hold, operate and conduct games of chance solely for amusement and recreation may do so, without licensure and without complying with the provisions of the "Bingo Licensing Law," P.L.1954, c.6 (C.5:8-24 et seq.), provided that no player or other person furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to participate; the prizes awarded or to be awarded are nominal; and no person is paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game or games. The holding, operating and conducting of games of chance solely for amusement and recreation pursuant to this section shall not involve the use of any device into which currency, coins or tokens may be inserted or from which currency, coins or tokens, or any receipt for monetary value, can be dispensed or which, once provided to a person participating in bingo, is capable of communicating with other such devices.
L.1973, c.324, s.1; amended 2012, c.63, s.1.
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