New Jersey Statutes 5:8-25.1. Recreational bingo games, licensing requirement; removed; exceptions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:8-25.1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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.