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A2396
ASSEMBLY, No. 2396
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes public awareness campaign concerning
risks of gambling and resources available to compulsive gamblers; appropriates
$200,000.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
establishing a public awareness campaign on the risks
of gambling and the resources available to compulsive gamblers, supplementing
Title 5 of the Revised Statutes, and making an appropriation.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� a.� The Director of the Division of Gaming
Enforcement, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish a
compulsive gambling public awareness campaign to educate the general public on
the inherent risks of gambling and the resources available to help compulsive
gamblers in the State.� The campaign shall, at a minimum, provide information
on:
���� (1)� the risks associated with gambling;
���� (2)� the potential consequences associated with
gambling;
���� (3)� the rate of addiction associated with
gambling; and
���� (4)� the resources available to compulsive
gamblers in New Jersey.
���� b.� The Director of the Division of Gaming
Enforcement, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall develop and
implement a public awareness campaign on the risks of gambling and the
resources available to compulsive gamblers through media outlets, which
include, but are not limited to: Statewide newspapers, radio, public service
announcements, social media, television advertisements, and any other media
outlets deemed appropriate by the Director, no later than 180 days after the
enactment of P.L.� , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� c.� The Director shall report to the Governor,
and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991. c.164 (C.52:14-19.1),
no later than 24 months after the effective date of this act, on the activities
and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign.
���� d.� The Division of Gaming Enforcement may
accept, for the purposes of the public awareness campaign, any special grant of
funds, services, or property from the federal government or any of its
agencies, or from any foundation, organization, or other entity.
���� 2.� There is appropriated from the General Fund
to the Division of Gaming Enforcement in the Department of Law and Safety
$200,000 to develop and implement the public awareness campaign, and effectuate
the provisions of this act.
���� 3.� This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the
Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement to establish a compulsive
gambling public awareness campaign to educate the general public on the
inherent risks of gambling and the resources available to help compulsive
gamblers in the State.
���� Under the bill, the Division
of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, will
develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the inherent risks of
gambling and the resources available to help compulsive gamblers in the State
through media outlets, which include, but are not limited to, Statewide
newspapers, radio, public service announcements, social media, television ads,
and any other media outlets deemed appropriate by the commissioner, no later
than 180 days after this bill is enacted.
���� The Director of the Division
of Gaming Enforcement will report to the Governor, and to the Legislature, no
later than 24 months after the effective date of this bill, on the activities
and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign.
���� Finally, the bill
appropriates, from the General Fund to the Department of Law and Public Safety
$200,000 to develop and implement the public awareness campaign.