ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 4113
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The Assembly Higher Education Committee reports favorably
Assembly Bill No. 4113 with committee amendments.
As amended, this bill prohibits public institutions of higher
education from entering into sports wagering partnerships with sports
wagering operators or intermediaries.
The amended bill specifies that a foundation institutionally related
to a public institution of higher education is not prohibited from
entering into a sports wagering partnership, provided that the
partnership does not include direct advertising or marketing to students
enrolled in the institution. Under the amended bill, direct advertising
or marketing includes advertising or marketing at on-campus locations
and off-campus locations associated with the institution, and any
electronic advertising or marketing explicitly directed to students
enrolled in the institution.
Additionally, the amended bill provides that the provisions of the
bill are not to be construed to apply to any partnership between a
public institution of higher education and casino licensees, sports
wagering licensees, or their contracted operators which the partnership
is established for academic purposes or provides experiential learning
opportunities to students enrolled in the institution.
The amended bill defines a sports wagering partnership as a
partnership or a contractual agreement between a sports wagering
operator or intermediary and a public 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. The bill
prohibits a public institution of higher education from participating in
a sports wagering partnership.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS :
The committee amended the bill to:
specify that a foundation institutionally related to a public
institution of higher education is not prohibited from entering
into a sports wagering partnership, provided that the
partnership cannot include direct advertising or marketing to
students enrolled in the institution; 2
provide that the provisions of the bill are not to be construed to
apply to any partnership between a public institution of higher
education and casino licensees, sports wagering licensees, or
their contracted operators which the partnership is established
for academic purposes or provides experiential learning
opportunities to students enrolled in the institution; and
make a technical amendment to clarify that the bill only applies
to sports wagering partnerships executed between public
institutions of higher education and sports wagering operators
or intermediaries.