5:12-113.1 - Use of certain devices in playing games, grading of offense; forfeiture of devices - New Jersey Statutes

5:12-113.1  Use of certain devices in playing games, grading of offense; forfeiture of devices.

46. a. A person commits a third degree offense if, in playing a game in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility, the person uses, or assists another in the use of, a computerized, electronic, electrical or mechanical device which is designed, constructed, or programmed specifically for use in obtaining an advantage at playing any game in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility, unless the advantage obtained can be assessed a monetary value or loss of $75,000 or greater in which case the offense is a crime of the second degree. 

b.Any computerized, electronic, electrical or mechanical device used in violation of subsection a. of this section shall be considered prima facie contraband and shall be subject to the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:64-2.  A device used by any person in violation of this section shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:64-1 et seq.

c.Each casino licensee shall post notice of this prohibition and the penalties of this section in a manner determined by the commission.

L.1991,c.182,s.46; amended 1993, c.292, s.28; 2002, c.65, s.28.