N.J.S.A. 5:12-95.33 — Determination of date law becomes operative, expires.

5:12-95.33 Determination of date law becomes operative, expires. 36. a. The Division of Gaming Enforcement shall select the date upon which the provisions of P.L.2013, c.27 (C.5:12-95.17 et al.) shall become operative which shall not be less than three months, nor more than nine months, after the date of enactment, except that upon application by the division, the Casino Control Commission may allow the division, for good cause, to extend the operative date beyond nine months. The division shall provide all casino licensees and applicants with 45 days' notice of the operative date. Notwithstanding this delayed operative date, the division and the commission may take such anticipatory administrative action in advance as may be necessary for the implementation of P.L.2013, c.27 (C.5:12-95.17 et al.). b. The authorization to conduct games through the Internet as provided for in P.L.2013, c.27 shall expire 15 years following the operative date established pursuant to subsection a. of this section, unless reauthorized by law. L.2013, c.27, s.36; amended 2023, c.71. 5:12-96 Operation certificate. 96. Operation Certificate. a. Notwithstanding the issuance of a license therefor, no casino or simulcasting facility may be opened or remain open to the public, and no gaming or simulcast wagering activity, except for test purposes, may be conducted therein, unless and until a valid operation certificate has been issued to the casino licensee by the division. Such certificate shall be issued by the director upon a determination that a casino and, if applicable, a simulcasting facility each complies in all respects with the requirements of this act and regulations promulgated hereunder, and that the casino and any applicable simulcasting facility are prepared in all respects to receive and entertain the public. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) d. An operation certificate shall remain in force and effect unless revoked, suspended, limited, or otherwise altered by the division in accordance with this act. e. It shall be an express condition of continued operation under this act that a casino licensee shall maintain either electronically or in hard copy at the discretion of the casino licensee, copies of all books, records, and documents pertaining to the licensee's operations, including casino simulcasting, and approved hotel in a manner and location approved by the division, provided, however, that the originals of such books, records and documents, whether in electronic or hard copy form, may be maintained at the offices or electronic system of an affiliate of the casino licensee, at the discretion of the casino licensee. All such books, records and documents shall be immediately available for inspection during all hours of operation in accordance with the rules of the division and shall be maintained for such period of time as the division shall require. L.1977, c.110, s.96; amended 1983, c.452; 1987, c.354, s.17; 1991, c.182, s.34; 1993, c.292, s.17; 1995, c.18, s.34; 2011, c.19, s.61. 5:12-97 Hours of operation. 97. Hours of Operation. a. Each casino licensed pursuant to this act shall be permitted to operate 24 hours a day unless otherwise directed by the division in accordance with its authority under P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.). b. A casino licensee shall file with the division a schedule of hours prior to the issuance of an initial operation certificate. If the casino licensee proposes any change in scheduled hours, such change may not be effected until such licensee files a notice of the new schedule of hours with the division. Such filing must be made 30 days prior to the effective date of the proposed change in hours. c. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit a casino licensee in opening its casino later than, or closing its casino earlier than, the times stated in its schedule of operating hours; provided, however, that any such alterations in its hours shall comply with the provisions of subsection a. of this section and with regulations of the division pertaining to such alterations. L.1977, c.110, s.97; amended 1991, c.182, s.35; 1992, c.9, s.9; 1992, c.36; 2002, c.65, s.20; 2011, c.19, s.62. 5:12-98 Casino facility requirements. 98. a. Each casino licensee shall arrange the facilities of its casino and, if appropriate, its simulcasting facility in such a manner as to promote optimum security for the casino and simulcasting facility operations, and shall comply in all respects with regulations of the division pertaining thereto. b. Each casino hotel shall include: (1) A closed circuit television system according to specifications approved by the division, with access on the licensed premises to the system or its signal provided to the division, in accordance with regulations pertaining thereto; (2) One or more rooms or locations approved by the division as casino space; and (3) Design specifications that insure that visibility in a casino or in the simulcasting facility is not obstructed in any way that might interfere with the ability of the division to supervise casino or simulcasting facility operations. L.1977, c.110, s.98; amended 1991, c.182, s.36; 1993, c.292, s.18; 1995, c.18, s.35; 1996, c.84, s.5; 2011, c.19, s.63. 5:12-99 Internal controls. 99. Internal Controls. a. Each applicant for a casino license shall create, maintain, and file with the division a description of its internal procedures and administrative and accounting controls for gaming and simulcast wagering operations that conform to the requirements of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and provide adequate and effective controls, establish a consistent overall system of internal procedures and administrative and accounting controls and conform to generally accepted accounting principles, and ensure that casino procedures are carried out and supervised by personnel who do not have incompatible functions. A casino licensee's internal controls shall contain a narrative description of the internal control system to be utilized by the casino, including, but not limited to: (1) Accounting controls, including the standardization of forms and definition of terms to be utilized in the gaming and simulcast wagering operations; (2) Procedures, forms, and, where appropriate, formulas covering the calculation of hold percentages; revenue drop; expense and overhead schedules; complimentary services, except as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection m. of section 102 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-102); junkets; and cash equivalent transactions; (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) (4) Procedures within the cashier's cage and simulcast facility for the receipt, storage and disbursal of chips, cash, and other cash equivalents used in gaming and simulcast wagering; the cashing of checks; the redemption of chips and other cash equivalents used in gaming and simulcast wagering; the pay-off of jackpots and simulcast wagers; and the recording of transactions pertaining to gaming and simulcast wagering operations; (5) Procedures for the collection and security of moneys at the gaming tables and in the simulcasting facility; (6) Procedures for the transfer and recordation of chips between the gaming tables and the cashier's cage and the transfer and recordation of moneys within the simulcasting facility; (7) Procedures for the transfer of moneys from the gaming tables to the counting process and the transfer of moneys within the simulcasting facility for the counting process; (8) Procedures and security for the counting and recordation of revenue; (9) Procedures for the security, storage and recordation of cash, chips and other cash equivalents utilized in the gaming and simulcast wagering operations; (10) Procedures for the transfer of moneys or chips from and to the slot machines; (11) Procedures and standards for the opening and security of slot machines; (12) Procedures for the payment and recordation of slot machine jackpots; (13) Procedures for the cashing and recordation of checks exchanged by casino and simulcasting facility patrons; (14) Procedures governing the utilization of the private security force within the casino and simulcasting facility; (15) Procedures and security standards for the handling and storage of gaming apparatus including cards, dice, machines, wheels and all other gaming equipment; (16) Procedures and rules governing the conduct of particular games and simulcast wagering and the responsibility of casino personnel in respect thereto; (17) Procedures for separately recording all transactions pursuant to section 101 of this act involving the Governor, any State officer or employee, or any special State officer or employee, any member of the Judiciary, any member of the Legislature, any officer of a municipality or county in which casino gaming is authorized, or any gaming related casino employee, and for the quarterly filing with the Attorney General of a list reporting all such transactions; and (18) Procedures for the orderly shutdown of casino operations in the event that a state of emergency is declared and the casino licensee is unable or ineligible to continue to conduct casino operations during such a state of emergency in accordance with section 5 of P.L.2008, c.23 (C.5:12-212), which procedures shall include, without limitation, the securing of all keys and gaming assets. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) c. No minimum staffing requirements shall be included in the internal controls created in accordance with subsection a. of this section. d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19) L.1977, c.110, s.99; amended 1979, c.282, s.32; 1980, c.69, s.3; 1987, c.354, s.18; 1991, c.182, s.37; 1992, c.18, s.2; 1992, c.19, s.31; 1993, c.292, s.19; 1995, c.18, s.36; 2002, c.65, s.21; 2008, c.23, s.2; 2009, c.36, s.15; 2011, c.19, s.64.

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