N.J. Admin. Code § 13:74A-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:74A-2.1 - Self-exclusion list; application for placement on self-exclusion list

(a) The Racing Commission shall maintain a self-exclusion list for the purpose of effectuating N.J.S.A. 5:5-65.1 and 65.2 and this chapter, subject to the restrictions set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:74A-3.1. The Racing Commission shall make available the names and identifying information of persons who appear on the self-exclusion list to permitted racetracks in this State, to the off-track wagering licensee in this State, to the account wagering licensee in this State, and to the fixed odds wagering licensee in this State.

(b) Any person may, consistent with this chapter and on a written application form provided by the Racing Commission, voluntarily request that the Racing Commission place the person's name on the self-exclusion list. The application form shall be available at the Racing Commission offices located at 140 East Front Street (eighth floor), Trenton, New Jersey during regular business hours and may be downloaded from the Racing Commission's website at http://www.nj.gov/oag/racing/self_exclusion.html. The application form shall also be available at other locations identified on the Commission's website on the days and during the hours specified therein. These locations may include the Meadowlands Racetrack, Freehold Raceway, and Monmouth Park primarily while live racing is taking place at the racetracks. The applicant shall complete, sign, and date the application form authorizing placement on the self-exclusion list. The application, upon completion, may be mailed to the Racing Commission's Trenton office at PO Box 088, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0088 or delivered to the Trenton office at the street address listed above. The completed application may also be submitted at the locations identified on the Racing Commission's website on the days and during the hours specified therein. The application form shall include the following:

1. Identifying information consisting of: name, including any aliases or nicknames; date of birth; address of current residence; telephone number of current residence; social security number if voluntarily provided in accordance with section 7 of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a; and physical description, including height, weight, gender, hair color, and any other physical characteristics that may assist in the identification of the individual;

2. An acknowledgement by the applicant that: the applicant is a problem gambler; that, during the period of exclusion, the applicant as a self-excluded person may not enter a permitted racetrack or off-track wagering facility for any reason and that, if the applicant improperly does so, is subject to immediate ejection from and by said facility; that, during the period of voluntary exclusion, the applicant as a self-excluded person may not open or maintain a wagering account with the account wagering licensee or fixed odds wagering licensee; and that the applicant as a self-excluded person may not collect winnings, an item of value, or recover losses resulting from or related to wagering at a racetrack, an off-track wagering facility, from account wagering, or from fixed odds wagering;

3. An acknowledgement by the applicant that the applicant shall be placed on the self-exclusion list for a minimum period of one year;

4. An acknowledgement by the applicant that the applicant has read and consents to this chapter; and

5. A certification by the applicant that the information provided on the application form is true and accurate.

(c) The Racing Commission may require that the applicant submit photographs of the applicant, and appear at its office for the taking of photographs or for the purpose of providing additional information, before placing such person's name on the self-exclusion list or subsequent to such person's name being placed on the self-exclusion list. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to furnish to the Racing Commission, in writing, any change in information disclosed in the application, including address of current residence, should such information change after submission of the application to the Racing Commission.

(d) Following receipt of an application, and a determination that the application is complete, the Executive Director, or designee, shall send a letter to the applicant, at the applicant's address of current residence, indicating the date upon which the applicant's name will be entered on the selfexclusion list as a self-excluded person. The Executive Director, or designee, shall also forward the name of the self-excluded person, as well as the applicant's identifying information, to each permitted racetrack, the off-track wagering licensee, to the account wagering licensee, and to the fixed odds wagering licensee, indicating the date upon which the person's name shall be added to the self-exclusion list.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:74A-2.1

Amended by R.2011 d.019, effective 1/3/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1852(a), 43 N.J.R. 58(a).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (b).

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1919(a), effective 10/3/2022