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Bill Text

A2396 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2396 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes public awareness campaign concerning 
risks of gambling and resources available to compulsive gamblers; appropriates 
$200,000.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act establishing a public awareness campaign on the risks 
of gambling and the resources available to compulsive gamblers, supplementing 
Title 5 of the Revised Statutes, and making an appropriation.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� a.� The Director of the Division of Gaming 
Enforcement, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish a 
compulsive gambling public awareness campaign to educate the general public on 
the inherent risks of gambling and the resources available to help compulsive 
gamblers in the State.� The campaign shall, at a minimum, provide information 
on:

���� (1)� the risks associated with gambling;

���� (2)� the potential consequences associated with 
gambling;

���� (3)� the rate of addiction associated with 
gambling; and

���� (4)� the resources available to compulsive 
gamblers in New Jersey.

���� b.� The Director of the Division of Gaming 
Enforcement, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall develop and 
implement a public awareness campaign on the risks of gambling and the 
resources available to compulsive gamblers through media outlets, which 
include, but are not limited to: Statewide newspapers, radio, public service 
announcements, social media, television advertisements, and any other media 
outlets deemed appropriate by the Director, no later than 180 days after the 
enactment of P.L.� , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

���� c.� The Director shall report to the Governor, 
and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991. c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), 
no later than 24 months after the effective date of this act, on the activities 
and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign.

���� d.� The Division of Gaming Enforcement may 
accept, for the purposes of the public awareness campaign, any special grant of 
funds, services, or property from the federal government or any of its 
agencies, or from any foundation, organization, or other entity.

���� 2.� There is appropriated from the General Fund 
to the Division of Gaming Enforcement in the Department of Law and Safety 
$200,000 to develop and implement the public awareness campaign, and effectuate 
the provisions of this act.

���� 3.� This act shall take effect immediately. 

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the 
Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement to establish a compulsive 
gambling public awareness campaign to educate the general public on the 
inherent risks of gambling and the resources available to help compulsive 
gamblers in the State.

���� Under the bill, the Division 
of Gaming Enforcement, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, will 
develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the inherent risks of 
gambling and the resources available to help compulsive gamblers in the State 
through media outlets, which include, but are not limited to, Statewide 
newspapers, radio, public service announcements, social media, television ads, 
and any other media outlets deemed appropriate by the commissioner, no later 
than 180 days after this bill is enacted. 

���� The Director of the Division 
of Gaming Enforcement will report to the Governor, and to the Legislature, no 
later than 24 months after the effective date of this bill, on the activities 
and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign.

���� Finally, the bill 
appropriates, from the General Fund to the Department of Law and Public Safety 
$200,000 to develop and implement the public awareness campaign.