New Jersey § 5:8-62 Limitations on prizes

New Jersey Statutes

§ 5:8-62 — Limitations on prizes

New Jersey § 5:8-62

Title 5AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 5:8-62 (2026).

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13.No prize shall be offered and given in cash except as authorized by regulation promulgated by the control commission.

a.The aggregate retail value of all prizes to be offered and given by raffles held, operated and conducted under any license issued under P.L.1954, c.5 (C.5:8-50 et seq.) in any calendar year shall not exceed $500,000.00, but the limit so fixed shall not apply to any raffle with respect to which all tickets, shares or rights to participate are sold only to persons present, the winners determined, and the prizes awarded, on the same occasion or if the prizes are wholly donated.

b.Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the maximum prize that may be offered and awarded in a golf hole-in-one contest shall not exceed $1,000,000. Any prizes above $

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13. No prize shall be offered and given in cash except as authorized by regulation promulgated by the control commission. a. The aggregate retail value of all prizes to be offered and given by raffles held, operated and conducted under any license issued under P.L.1954, c.5 (C.5:8-50 et seq.) in any calendar year shall not exceed $500,000.00, but the limit so fixed shall not apply to any raffle with respect to which all tickets, shares or rights to participate are sold only to persons present, the winners determined, and the prizes awarded, on the same occasion or if the prizes are wholly donated. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the maximum prize that may be offered and awarded in a golf hole-in-one contest shall not exceed $1,000,000. Any prizes above $25,000 shall be offered and awarded only when the entire amount is insured by a company licensed to conduct business in this State and approved by the control commission. The prize shall be paid as an annuity with a payout over a maximum period of 20 years. Ancillary prizes awarded shall have an aggregate retail value no greater than that provided by subsection a. of this section and shall also be subject to the provisions of subsection c. of this section. c. No prize having a retail value greater than that prescribed by regulation promulgated by the control commission shall be awarded in any raffle conducted by a drawing, or for each spin of the wheel or other allotment by chance.L.1954,c.5,s.13; amended 1955, c.161, s.7; 1969, c.15; 1982, c.109, s.1; 1982, s.110, s.2; 1986, c.154; 1994, c.63, s.19; 1996,c.36,s.1.