New Jersey § 5:5-143

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 5:5-143, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5:5-143.

a. Credits to a wagering account shall be made as follows: (1) The account holder's deposits to the wagering account shall be submitted by the

account holder to the account wagering licensee and shall be in the form of one of

the following: (a) cash given to the account wagering licensee; (b) check, money order, negotiable order of withdrawal, or wire or electronic transfer,

payable and remitted to the account wagering licensee; or (c) charges made to an account holder's debit or credit card upon the account holder's

direct and personal instruction, which instruction may be given by telephone communication

or other electronic means to the account wagering licensee or its agent by the account

holder if the use of the card has been approved by the account wagering licensee. (2) Credit for winnings from wagers placed with funds in a wagering account and credit

for account wagers on horses that are scratched shall be posted to the account by

the account wagering licensee. (3) The account wagering licensee shall have the right to refuse for any reason all

or part of any wager or deposit to the account. (4) Funds deposited in the account shall not bear interest to the account holder. b. Debits to a wagering account shall be made as follows: (1) Upon receipt by the account wagering licensee of an account wager properly placed

pursuant to section 18 of this act, the account wagering licensee shall debit the

account holder's wagering account in the amount of the wager. (2) The account wagering licensee may authorize a withdrawal from a wagering account

when the account holder submits to the licensee, the licensee's agent, a participating

permit holder, a licensed off-track wagering facility or such other entity as may

be approved by the commission the following: (i) proper identification; (ii) the correct personal identification number; and (iii) a properly completed and executed withdrawal slip on a form approved by the

commission. Upon receipt of a properly completed and executed withdrawal form, and if there are

sufficient funds in the account to cover the withdrawal, the licensee shall send,

within three business days of receipt, a check to the holder at the address specified

in the application for the wagering account. The check shall be made payable only to the holder of the wagering account and in

the amount of the requested withdrawal.

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