New Jersey § 5:8-34

§ 5:8-34.

a. No person shall hold, operate or conduct any game or games of chance under any license

issued under this act except an active member of , or a person approved by the control commission who is compensated by, the organization, association, church, congregation, society, club, fire company,

first aid or rescue squad, or senior citizen association or club to which the license

is issued, and no person shall assist in the holding, operating or conducting of any

game or games of chance under such license except such an active member , or such a person approved by the control commission, or a member of an organization or association which is an auxiliary to the licensee

or a member of an organization or association of which such licensee is an auxiliary

or a member of an organization or association which is affiliated with the licensee

by being, with it, auxiliary to another organization or association and except bookkeepers

or accountants as hereinafter provided, and no such game of chance shall be conducted

with any equipment that is not purchased or leased from or provided by a person approved

by the control commission, and no item of expense shall be incurred or paid in connection

with the holding, operating or conducting of any game of chance held, operated or

conducted pursuant to any license issued under this act, except such as are bona fide

items of reasonable amount for goods, wares and merchandise furnished or services

rendered, which are reasonably necessary to be purchased or furnished for the holding,

operating or conducting thereof, under any circumstances whatever; no rental shall

be paid for the use of any premises for holding, operating or conducting any such

game of chance thereon or for any other purpose in connection with the holding, operating

or conducting thereof unless the amount of such rental is stated in a statement annexed

to the application for the license as provided in section 3 of this act 1 or which is in excess of the sum stated as the rental to be charged therefor in such

a statement; and no commission, salary, compensation, reward or recompense whatever

shall be paid or given, directly or indirectly, to any person holding, operating or

conducting, or assisting in the holding, operation or conduct of, any game of chance

so held, operated or conducted, except that reasonable compensation may be paid by a licensee to a person approved by the control commission for services related

to holding, operating or conducting games and to bookkeepers or accountants for bookkeeping or accounting services rendered , according to a schedule of compensation prescribed by rule of the Legalized Games

of Chance Control Commission. b. A licensee may pay reasonable compensation to a person approved by the control

commission for services rendered in connection with holding, operating or conducting

games, pursuant to regulations adopted by the control commission. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions which: establish

the qualifications required of such a person, the duties which may be performed and

the compensation which may be paid; require that a person receive approval of the

control commission prior to rendering services for which compensation will be received;

provide that an active member of an organization shall oversee the rendering of services

by a person receiving compensation; and prohibit the payment of compensation to any

person who is an active member of an organization or of an auxiliary or affiliated

organization. 1

N.J.S.A. § 5:8-26.