[Second Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 1715 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
[Second Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 1715
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: Assemblywomen Carter, Peterpaul, Assemblyman Rodriguez, Assemblywomen Donlon, Haider and Park SYNOPSIS Requires public institution of higher education to invite Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on institution's campus. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As amended by the General Assembly on February 27, 2025.
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman GARNET R. HALL
District 28 (Essex and Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Carter, Peterpaul, Assemblyman Rodriguez, Assemblywomen Donlon, Haider and Park
SYNOPSIS
Requires public institution of higher education to invite Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on institution's campus.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on February 27, 2025.
An Act concerning 2[sports wagering partnerships at] compulsive gambling support at2 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. 2[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.]2 1At least once per semester, and as often as the institution determines to be appropriate, 2[the] a public2 institution 2of higher education2 shall invite and facilitate the presence of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution's campus for the purpose of providing information and resources relevant to compulsive gambling which shall include, but shall not be limited to, information regarding the potential risks associated with gambling, compulsive gambling counseling services, and options for gambling self-exclusion programs.1 2[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 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
An Act concerning 2[sports wagering partnerships at] compulsive gambling support at2 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. 2[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.]2 1At least once per semester, and as often as the institution determines to be appropriate, 2[the] a public2 institution 2of higher education2 shall invite and facilitate the presence of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution's campus for the purpose of providing information and resources relevant to compulsive gambling which shall include, but shall not be limited to, information regarding the potential risks associated with gambling, compulsive gambling counseling services, and options for gambling self-exclusion programs.1
2[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
2. This act shall take effect immediately.