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Downtown Newark, NJ

Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission

License Fees


Agricultural Fairs / 4-H Clubs / Exhibitions License

An association, approved by the New Jersey State Department of Agriculture, which sponsors and promotes agricultural programs, interested in conducting amusement game(s) shall be eligible to be a licensee under the Amusement Games Licensing Law.  A licensee under the Amusement Games Licensing Law may conduct amusement games at places where associations hold agricultural fairs and exhibitions and shall pay an annual fee of $50.00 per game; however, if the association is also a nonprofit association and the proceeds from the games are used for charitable purposes, it shall be exempt from payment of any State license fees. Where the operator of the game at an agricultural fair or exhibition conducted under the auspices of such an association is to be a person holding a concession to operate at the fair or exhibition from the association holding the same, such operator shall pay for the State license an annual fee of $50.00 for each game to be operated at the fair and exhibition, but if said operator is a licensee under the "Amusement Games Licensing Law" and has paid the annual fee of $250.00 for a State license, he shall not be required to pay the said fee of $50.00 for each game to be operated unless he operates more than five games, in which case he shall pay for the State license an additional annual fee of $50.00 for each game in excess of five.


Arcade License

Fee is an annual fee of $250.00 payable to the Commission, which allows the licensee to operate up to fifty (50) player positions and $10.00 for every additional player position over the initial fifty (50) player positions.


Armchair Race

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $50.00 per licensed day of operation.


Bingo

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each occasion on which any game or games of bingo are to be conducted under the license.


Calendar Raffle

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each $1,000 or part thereof of the total retail value of the prize(s) to be awarded.


Casino Night

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $100.00 for each day of operation.


Duck Race

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each $1,000 or part thereof of the total retail value of the prize(s) to be awarded.


Golf Hole-in-One Contest

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each $1,000 or part of the total retail value of the ancillary prize(s) offered.


Instant Raffle Game

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each day on which instant raffle tickets are sold or offered for sale, or $750.00 for a one-year license to sell, or to offer for sale, instant raffle tickets during that year.


Non-Draw Raffle

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each game or wheel held on any one day, or any series of consecutive days not exceeding six at one location.


Off Premises 50-50 Raffle

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 paid at the time the application is filed for each day on which a drawing(s) is to be conducted under the license. In the event the awarded prize exceeds $1,000, then an additional fee of $20.00 for each $1,000 or part thereof in value of the awarded prize(s) in excess of $1,000 shall be forwarded to the Control Commission by check payable to the Commission together with the Report of Operations as required by N.J.A.C. 13:47-9.


On Premises 50/50 Draw Raffle

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each day on which a drawing(s) is to be conducted under the license only if the anticipated prize is in excess of $400.00. Otherwise, there is no license fee.


Off Premises Merchandise Draw Raffle

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each $1,000 or part thereof of the total retail value of the prize(s) to be awarded.


On Premises Merchandise Draw Raffle

Licensing fees payable by law to the Control Commission for this type of license is $20.00 for each day on which a drawing(s) is to be conducted under the license only if the anticipated retail value of the merchandise prize(s) is in excess of $400.00. Otherwise, there is no license fee. In the event the total retail value of the merchandise prize(s) awarded exceeds $400.00, the licensee shall submit a check or money order made payable to Commission in the amount of $20.00 at the time of filing the report of operations required by N.J.A.C. 13:47-9. In the event the prize(s) awarded exceeds $400.00, the licensee shall submit a check or money order made payable to Commission in the amount of $20.00 at the time of filing the report of operations required by N.J.A.C. 13:47-9.


Recognized Amusement Park / Shore Resort or Resort Area License

Is an annual fee of $250.00 payable to the Commission, which allows the licensee to operate a single certified skill game.

 





Last Modified: 11/8/2024 6:47 AM