New Jersey § 5:8-61
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§ 5:8-61.
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 any 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 except such as shall be owned absolutely or used without payment
of any compensation therefor by the licensee or shall be leased for a rental, the
amount of which is stated in a statement annexed to the application for the license
as provided in section 3 of this act 1 and conforms to the schedule of authorized rentals prescribed by rules of the Legalized
Games of Chance Control Commission and the lessor or lessors of which have been approved
as to good moral character and freedom from conviction of crime by said commission
and no other 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, 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, and no prize shall be given in cash in any such game
of chance except as authorized by regulation promulgated by the 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
a schedule of 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. § 5:8-52.
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