N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69G-2.2

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

Section 13:69G-2.2 - Request for self-exclusion and Internet self-exclusion

(a) Any person may have his or her name placed on the self-exclusion list or Internet self-exclusion list by submitting a request in the form and manner required by this section.

(b) Any person requesting placement on the self-exclusion list shall submit, in person, a completed request for self-exclusion as required in (c) below. The request shall be delivered to either the Identification Unit of the Division located at the Arcade Building, Tennessee Avenue and the Boardwalk, in Atlantic City, or to the Trenton office of the Division of Gaming Enforcement located at 140 East Front Street. The Division may designate other locations for submission of completed requests for self-exclusion in accordance with this subchapter, which locations may be designated on a temporary basis. Any person submitting a self-exclusion request shall be required to present valid identification credentials containing his or her signature and either a photograph or a general physical description. Any person requesting self-exclusion pursuant to this subchapter shall be required to have his or her photograph taken by the Division upon submission of the request.

(c) Any person requesting placement on the Internet self-exclusion list shall submit through his or her Internet gaming account using strong authentication as defined in N.J.A.C. 13:69O-1.1 or other means approved by the Division, a completed request for Internet self-exclusion as required in (d) below. Notwithstanding the above, if a person requests to be placed on the Internet self-exclusion list for life such request shall be made in person at a location designated by the Division.

(d) A request for self-exclusion or Internet self-exclusion shall be in a form prescribed by the Division, which form shall include:

1. The following identifying information concerning the person submitting the request:

i. The name, including any aliases or nicknames;

ii. The date of birth;

iii. The address of current residence;

iv. The telephone number of current residence; and

v. The Social Security Number, which information is voluntarily provided in accordance with section 7 of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a; and

vi. For self-exclusion, a physical description of the person, including height, weight, gender, hair color, eye color, and any other physical characteristic that may assist in the identification of the person;

2. The length of self-exclusion or Internet self-exclusion, as applicable, requested by the person:

i. One year;

ii. Five years; or

iii. Lifetime;

3. A waiver and release, which shall release and forever discharge the State of New Jersey, the Division, and its employees and agents, and all casino licensees and their employees and agents from any liability to the person requesting self-exclusion or Internet self-exclusion, as applicable, and his or her heirs, administrators, executors, and assigns for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise out of or by reason of any act or omission relating to the request for self-exclusion or Internet self-exclusion, as applicable, or request for removal from the self-exclusion list or Internet self-exclusion list, including:

i. Its processing or enforcement;

ii. The failure of a casino licensee to withhold gaming privileges from, or restore gaming privileges to, a self-excluded person;

iii. Permitting a self-excluded person to engage in gaming activity in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility while on the list of self-excluded persons;

iv. Permitting an Internet self-excluded person to engage in Internet gaming activity while on the list of Internet gaming self-excluded persons; and

v. Disclosure of the information contained in the self-exclusion or Internet self-exclusion request or list, except for a willfully unlawful disclosure of such information;

4. For self-exclusion:

i. The signature of the person submitting the request indicating acknowledgment of the following statement:

"I am voluntarily requesting exclusion from all gaming activities at all New Jersey licensed casinos and simulcasting facilities. I certify that the information that I have provided above is true and accurate, and that I have read and understand and agree to the waiver and release included with this request for self-exclusion. I am aware that my signature below authorizes the Division of Gaming Enforcement to direct all New Jersey casino licensees to restrict my gaming activities in accordance with this request and, unless I have requested to be excluded for life, until such time as the Division removes my name from the self-exclusion list in response to my written request to terminate my voluntary self-exclusion. I am aware and agree that during any period of self-exclusion any money or thing of value seized from me, or owed to me by, a casino licensee shall be subject to forfeiture.";

ii. The type of identification credentials examined containing the signature of the person requesting self-exclusion, and whether said credentials included a photograph or general physical description of the person; and

iii. The signature of a Division employee authorized to accept such request, indicating that the signature of the person on the request for self-exclusion appears to agree with that contained on his or her identification credentials and that any photograph or physical description of the person appears to agree with his or her actual appearance.

5. For Internet self-exclusion:

i. The Internet gaming system shall provide a link within the patrons Internet gaming account directly to an Internet self-exclusion application form and provide his or her acknowledgment of the following statement: "I am voluntarily requesting exclusion from all New Jersey Internet gaming . I certify that the information I have provided is true and accurate, and that I have read and understand and agree to the waiver and release included with this request for Internet self-exclusion. I am aware that my digital signature authorizes the Division of Gaming Enforcement to direct all New Jersey casino licensees to restrict my Internet gaming in accordance with this request and until such time as the Division removes my name from the Internet self-exclusion list in response to my request to terminate my voluntary Internet self-exclusion. I am aware and agree that during any period of Internet self-exclusion any money or thing of value seized from me, or owed to me by, a casino licensee shall be subject to forfeiture."; and

ii. The Division shall confirm the patron's request to be placed on the Internet gaming self-exclusion list.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69G-2.2

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 1817(c), effective 8/18/2014.

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2161(c), effective 10/17/2016