Date
of Proposal: August 16, 2010
Proposal Number: PRN 2010-171
Proposal
Description: The New Jersey Racing
Commission is proposing amendments to N.J.A.C.
13:74A-2.1 and N.J.A.C. 13:74A-5.1 to promote
greater awareness concerning the self-exclusion
list for problem gamblers maintained by
the Commission. Once placed on the self-exclusion
list, an individual is Prohibited from betting
on horse races and appearing at Permitted
racetracks and licensed off-track wagering
facilities in New Jersey. The Racing Commission
proposes that, to ensure that updated, accurate
information is available to prospective
self-exclusion list applicants, N.J.A.C.
13:74A-2.1 be amended to say that the application
form may be obtained and submitted at the
Racing Commission offices at 140 East Front
Street in Trenton during regular business
hours. In addition, the Racing Commission
proposes an amendment to indicate that information
related to other locations where the application
form can be obtained and submitted will
be available on the Racing Commission Web
site at www.njrconline.com,
where applications can be downloaded. The
Racing Commission also proposes to amend
N.J.A.C. 13:74A-5.1 to require permitted
New Jersey racetracks and off-track wagering
facilities to post information about the
self-exclusion program at their wagering
facilities and on their Web sites.
Under the proposed amendment to N.J.A.C.
13:74A-5.1, each Web site would be required
to include a link to information on the
Racing Commission Web site regarding self-exclusion.
The proposed self-exclusion list amendments
come in the wake of feedback from the gambling
community that some problem gamblers may
not be aware of, or know how to access,
self-exclusion services, and that others
have experienced difficulty obtaining or
submitting self-exclusion list applications
to the Racing Commission.
Summary
of Proposal: A complete summary
of the proposed rule amendment is posted
on the New Jersey Racing Commission Web
site at: www.nj.gov/oag/racing/proposed.html
Public
Comment: Public comment on the
proposed rule will be accepted until October
15, 2010. Please direct all comments to
Frank
Zanzuccki, Executive Director
New Jersey Racing Commission
P.O. Box 088
140 East Front Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
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