"Promotional gaming credit" - A slot machine credit, sports wagering credit, match play coupon, table game wager coupon, or other item approved by the division that is issued by a licensee to a patron for the purpose of enabling the placement of a wager at a slot machine, a gaming table, or in a sports pool in the licensee's casino or through the licensee's Internet gaming system. No such credit shall be reported as a promotional gaming credit unless the casino licensee can establish that the credit was issued by the casino licensee and received from a patron as a wager at a slot machine, a gaming table, or in a sports pool in the licensee's casino or Internet gaming system.
N.J.S. § 5:12-38a