New Jersey § 5:5-62

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 5:5-62, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5:5-62.

A permit holder may provide a place or places in the race meeting grounds or enclosure

at which such holder of a permit may conduct and supervise the parimutuel system of

wagering by patrons on the results of the horse races conducted by such permit holder

at a horse race meeting, on the results of simulcast horse races as provided by the

“Simulcasting Racing Act,” P.L.1985, c. 269 ( C. 5:5-110 et seq. ), or on the results of simulcast horse races as provided by section 37 of P.L.1992, c. 19 ( C.5:5-125 ), and such parimutuel system of wagering upon the results of such horse races shall

not under any circumstances, if conducted under the provisions of this act and in

conformity thereto, be held or construed to be unlawful, other statutes of the State

of New Jersey to the contrary notwithstanding. Such place or places so provided in conformity with this section shall be equipped

with such automatic ticket issuing and vending machines and with adding machine equipment

capable of accurate and speedy determination of the amount of money in each pool and

on each horse and the amount of award or dividend to winning patrons and displaying

the same to the patrons. Such machine shall further be equipped with automatic or hand operated machinery

suitable for displaying on the mutuel board across the track, in plain view of the

public, the total amount of sales on each and every race and the amount of award or

dividend to winning patrons.

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Section 5:5-62 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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