5:12-63 Duties of the commission.
63. Duties of the Commission. (1) The Casino Control Commission shall have the following responsibilities under this act:
a. To hear and decide promptly and in reasonable order (1) all applications for a casino license, including applications filed by all persons required individually to qualify in connection therewith; (2) all applications for interim casino authorization, including but not limited to applications filed by persons required individually to qualify in connection therewith; (3) statements of compliance issued pursuant to section 81 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-81); and (4) all applications for a casino key employee license;
b. To review and decide any appeal from: (1) a notice of violation and penalty assessment issued by the director upon any applicant, qualifier, licensee or registrant under this act; (2) any determination made by the director regarding: (i) any ruling on an application for a casino service industry enterprise license; (ii) any ruling on an application for any other license or qualification under this act; (iii) a revocation of a license or registration; (iv) any ruling on a request for statement of compliance; or (v) placement on an exclusion list;
c. To promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to conduct hearings under subsections a. and b. of this section;
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
g. To refer to the division for investigation and prosecution any evidence of a violation of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or the regulations promulgated thereunder;
h. To review and rule upon any complaint by a casino licensee regarding any investigative procedures of the division which are unnecessarily disruptive of casino or simulcasting facility operations. The need to inspect and investigate shall be presumed at all times. The disruption of a licensee's operations shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence, which evidence shall establish that: (1) the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement purpose, and (2) the procedures were so disruptive as to inhibit unreasonably casino or simulcasting facility operations; and
i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.19)
j. To refer to the division for investigative hearing matters concerning the conduct of gaming and gaming operations as well as the enforcement of the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
(2) The Casino Control Commission shall proceed promptly, along with the division, to take all actions as may be deemed necessary and appropriate, including the promulgation of regulations, for the expeditious implementation of Internet wagering when such wagering is permitted by State and federal law.
L.1977, c.110, s.63; amended 1981, c.503, s.4; 1985, c.539, s.3; 1987, c.137, s.2; 1991, c.182, s.13; 1993, c.292, s.6; 1995, c.18, s.14; 2008, c.23, s.1; 2011, c.19, s.33.