New Jersey Statutes 5:12-194. Establishment of casino simulcasting facility
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:12-194
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(2) Wagering on simulcast horse races shall be conducted only in the simulcasting facility, which shall be open and operated whenever simulcast horse races are being transmitted to the casino hotel during permitted hours of casino operation.
(3) Any authorized game, as defined in section 5 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-5), other than slot machines may be conducted in a simulcasting facility subject to the rules and regulations of the Division of Gaming Enforcement.
(4) The security measures for a simulcasting facility shall include the installation by the casino licensee of a closed circuit television system according to specifications approved by the Division of Gaming Enforcement. The Casino Control Commission and the Division of Gaming Enforcement shall have access to the system or its signal in accordance with regulations of the commission.
b. All persons engaged directly in wagering-related activities conducted by a casino licensee in a simulcasting facility, whether employed by the casino licensee or by a person or entity conducting casino simulcasting in the simulcasting facility pursuant to an agreement with the casino licensee and all other employees of the casino licensee or of the person or entity conducting casino simulcasting who are working in the simulcasting facility, shall be licensed or registered in accordance with regulations of the Casino Control Commission or the Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Any employee at the Atlantic City Race Course or Garden State Park on or after June 12, 1992, who loses employment with that racetrack as a direct result of the implementation of casino simulcasting and who has been licensed by the New Jersey Racing Commission for five consecutive years immediately preceding the loss of employment shall be given first preference for employment whenever any comparable position becomes available in any casino simulcasting facility, provided the person is qualified pursuant to this subsection. If a casino licensee enters into an agreement with a person or entity for the conduct of casino simulcasting in its simulcasting facility, the agreement shall include the requirement that such first preference in employment shall be given by the person or entity with respect to employment in the simulcasting facility.
c. A casino licensee which establishes a simulcasting facility and conducts casino simulcasting shall, as a condition of continued operation of casino simulcasting, receive all live races which are transmitted by in-State sending tracks.
d. Agreements between a casino licensee and an in-State or out-of-State sending track for casino simulcasting shall be in writing and shall be filed with the New Jersey Racing Commission and with the Division of Gaming Enforcement in accordance with section 104 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-104).
L.1992, c.19, s.4; amended 1993, c.121, s.3; 1996, c.84, s.8; 2011, c.19, s.116; 2011, c.231, s.8.