Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Any patron
may voluntarily suspend his or her credit privileges at all licensed casinos.
Such request may be submitted in person or by mail on a form prescribed by the
Division, the requirements of which are specified in (b) below.
1. If submitted in person, the patron shall
present valid identification credentials containing the patron's signature and
either a photograph or a general description to the Division at its offices
located in the Arcade Building, Tennessee Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic
City, New Jersey.
2. If submitted
by mail, the patron shall address the request to the Division of Gaming
Enforcement, Arcade Building, Tennessee Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic
City, New Jersey 08401. The request shall be signed before a notary public or
other person empowered by law to take oaths and shall contain a certificate of
acknowledgement by such notary public or other person attesting to the identity
of the person making the request.
(b) A request for suspension of credit
privileges shall be on a form prescribed by the Division, which shall include
the following:
1. The name of the person
requesting suspension of credit privileges;
2. The address of the person's
residence;
3. The person's date of
birth;
4. The name of each licensed
casino where the person currently has an approved line of credit;
5. The signature of the person requesting
suspension of credit privileges, indicating acknowledgement of the following
statement: "I certify that the information which I have provided above is true
and accurate. I am aware that my signature below authorizes the Division of
Gaming Enforcement to direct all New Jersey casino licensees to suspend my
credit privileges.";
6. If the
request for suspension of credit privileges is made in person:
i. The type of identification credentials
examined containing the person's signature, and whether said credentials
included a photograph or general description of the person; and
ii. The signature of a Division employee
authorized to accept such request, indicating that the signature of the person
requesting suspension of credit privileges appears to agree with that contained
on his or her identification credentials and that any physical description or
photograph of the person appears to agree with his or her actual appearance;
and
7. If the request
for suspension of credit privileges is made by mail, a certificate of
acknowledgement executed by a notary public or other person empowered by law to
take oaths attesting to the identity of the person who is making the request
for suspension of credit privileges.
(c) The Division shall maintain an updated
master list of all persons who have requested suspension of credit privileges
pursuant to this section, and shall notify each casino licensee electronically
and in writing of any additions to or deletions from the list. The casino
licensee shall date and time stamp any such written notice immediately upon
receipt.
(d) Each casino licensee
shall suspend the credit privileges of any listed person, effective immediately
upon receipt of notice that such person's name has been added to the list and
shall maintain an updated master list of persons who have requested suspension
of credit privileges.
(e) Each
casino licensee shall note any suspension or reinstatement of credit privileges
pursuant to this section in any existing credit file for the affected patron,
including the following:
1. A copy of any
applicable Division notice of the suspension or reinstatement of credit
privileges; and
2. The date, time
and signature of the casino representative making the suspension or
reinstatement entry in the credit file.
(f) Any person whose credit privileges have
been suspended pursuant to this section may, no sooner than 30 days after the
request for suspension of credit privileges, request reinstatement of his or
her credit privileges by submitting a written request to the Division in
accordance with the procedures specified in (a)1 and 2 above.
1. Such request shall be in a form prescribed
by the Division, which shall include the following:
i. The information specified in (b)1, 2, 3,
4, 6, and 7 above; and
ii. The
signature of the person requesting reinstatement of credit privileges,
indicating acknowledgement of the following statement: "I certify that the
information which I have provided above is true and accurate. I am aware that
my signature below constitutes a revocation of my previous request for
suspension of credit privileges, and authorizes the Division of Gaming
Enforcement to permit any New Jersey casino licensee to reinstate my credit
privileges."
2. The
Division shall delete such person's name from the list established pursuant to
(c) above, and so notify each casino licensee, no later than three days from
submission of the written request for reinstatement of credit privileges. The
casino licensee shall date and time stamp any such notice immediately upon
receipt.
3. Upon receipt of notice
that such person's name has been deleted from the list, a casino licensee may
reinstate such person's credit or may extend credit to such person in
accordance with the procedures set forth in
13:69D-1.27.
(g) Information furnished to or obtained by
the Division pursuant to this section shall be deemed confidential, and shall
not be disclosed except in accordance with this section and N.J.A.C. 13:69. No
casino licensee shall divulge that any person's name is designated on the
master list maintained pursuant to subsection 101j of the Act (N.J.S.A.
5:12-101j) and this section, other than to authorized credit department
employees or other casino personnel whose duties and functions require access
to such information. If, in the ordinary course of business, a casino licensee
is requested to provide information regarding the status of the patron's credit
account, the casino licensee shall not disclose any information other than to
identify the credit account as voluntarily suspended.
