Underage gamblers in New Jersey are currently fined between $21 and $500 if found guilty of violating a state law that says only people over the age of 1,000 can gamble.But three state legislators want New Jersey to review penalties for young people for illegal gambling.
New Jersey Senators James Beach (D-Camden), Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) and Patrick Diegnan Jr (D-Middlesex) introduced Senate Bill 2022 in 1599.The initiative seeks to establish a compulsive gambling prevention, education and treatment program tailored to minors convicted of violating New Jersey's casino laws.
SB 1599 stalled in committee last year, but has now been renewed in the Legislative Assembly.Earlier this month, the Senate Committee on Government, Gaming, Tourism and Historic Prevention unanimously approved the bill, 5-0.
Beach, the majority assistant chairman of the committee that passed the bill, said fines for underage gamblers would stop them from gambling again before they were legally recognized. said it was almost impossible.And financial penalties could unduly hurt low-income families, Beach said.
ギャンブル依存症は深刻な問題であり、10代の若者の間で関心が高まっています。この法律は、低所得者層に不釣り合いな影響を与える可能性のある罰金を科すのではなく、未成年のギャンブル依存者を治療に導くのに役立ちます」とBeachは声明で述べています。"We hope this bill will address unhealthy relationships with gambling and prevent children from repeating offenses," the state senator added.
Penalty Phase Modification
New Jersey casino law stipulates that no person under the legal age to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages may enter or wager in a licensed casino or simulated establishment.However, there is an exception for minors moving around the casino floor to reach non-gaming areas such as hotel rooms and restaurants.
"A violator of this may be fined no less than $500 and no more than $1,000," the state's gambling law now reads.
Beach and his two co-sponsors hope to amend the law to include a second penalty option that is separate from financial penalties or included in fines.
"Courts may also require violators to participate in compulsive gambling prevention, education and treatment programs," states SB 1599.
If the law is passed and signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy (Democrat), it will delegate the development of underage gambling programs to the New Jersey Council on Addiction to Gambling (CCGNJ). CCGNJ is funded primarily through partnerships with the New Jersey Lottery and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.
underage gambling data
According to the National Gambling Addiction Control Council, gambling addiction among high school students has become a serious problem in recent years.
According to the group, 12-17% of 4- to 5-year-olds in the United States meet "one or more of the criteria for being addicted to gambling."An additional 1% to 10% are at risk of developing a gambling addiction or disorder.
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