New Jersey S597 revises the penalty for underage gambling from a criminal offense to a civil penalty, with fines used for gambling addiction.
New Jersey S597 amends the state's laws to change the penalty for underage gambling from a criminal offense to a civil penalty. The bill specifies that anyone under the legal age of 21 who gambles at a casino or simulcasting facility will face a civil penalty, as will those who knowingly allow underage gambling. The fines collected will be directed towards prevention, education, and treatment programs for compulsive gambling, such as those provided by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey.
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