Bill Text: NJ A1715 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires public institution of higher education to establish gambling addiction prevention program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee [A1715 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A1715-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman GARNET R. HALL
District 28 (Essex and Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Lampitt, Assemblyman Wimberly and Assemblywoman Carter
SYNOPSIS
Requires public institution of higher education to establish gambling addiction prevention program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning sports wagering partnerships at public institutions of higher education and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A public institution of higher education participating in a sports wagering partnership with a sports wagering operator or intermediary shall establish a gambling addiction prevention program which provides students with educational materials that promote responsible gambling behavior. The institution shall provide students with information on a hotline for individuals with a gambling problem. The hotline shall be posted on the website of the institution and in each sports facility, dormitory, library, and student center, and any other facility or area on campus that the institution determines to be appropriate.
b. As used in this section, "sports wagering partnership" means a partnership or contractual agreement between a sports wagering operator or intermediary and an institution of higher education, including an athletic department or booster club of the institution, for access to advertise in the institution's stadiums and other facilities, in digital and broadcast sports content, and through other means.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a public institution of higher education that participates in a sports wagering partnership with a sports wagering operator or intermediary to establish a gambling addiction prevention program.
This bill defines a "sports wagering partnership" as a partnership or contractual agreement between a company that advertises, promotes, or sponsors sports gambling and an institution of higher education, including an athletic department or a booster club.
A public institution of higher education which participates in a sports wagering partnership is required to establish a gambling addiction prevention program that provides students with educational materials that promote responsible gambling behavior. The institution is also required to provide students with information on a hotline for individuals with a gambling problem.
