- Proposed legislation that would allow New Jersey to issue online gaming permits for wagers outside the state was referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Monday—a required step to certify the bill for a fiscal estimate.
- Once moved to the floor, the bill could be brought up for a full vote of the Senate. Amendments to the bill could be proposed along the way.
- An identical bill in the State Assembly—A2540—was referred to the Assembly Tourism and Gaming Committee last month.
Proposed legislation that would allow New Jersey to issue online gaming permits for wagers outside the state was referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Monday—a required step to certify the bill for a fiscal estimate.
Sponsored by Senators Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) and Jim Whelan (D-Atlantic), bill S980 seeks to make New Jersey an internet gambling hub by empowering the Division of Gaming Enforcement to issue foreign Internet wagering permits to operators which would authorize them to offer online games to customers located in jurisdictions in which internet gaming is legal. Eligible jurisdictions must also have a written agreement with the state of New Jersey.
Under the bill, the operators looking to offer online casino and poker games to other countries or states are required to partner with one of the state’s land-based casinos and maintain a presence in the state including the housing of its gaming servers and all records. Sport wagers are not allowed under the proposed legislation.
The bill was introduced in January of this year and referred to the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee. Once moved to the floor, the bill could be brought up for a full vote of the Senate. Amendments to the bill could be proposed along the way.
An identical bill in the State Assembly—A2540—was referred to the Assembly Tourism and Gaming Committee last month.
