5:12-72 Commission reports and recommendations.
72. Commission reports and recommendations. The commission, in consultation with the division, shall carry on a continuous study of the operation and administration of casino control laws which may be in effect in other jurisdictions, literature on this subject which may from time to time become available, federal laws which may affect the operation of casino gaming in this State, and the reaction of New Jersey citizens to existing and potential features of casino gaming under this act. It shall be responsible for ascertaining any defects in this act or in the rules and regulations issued thereunder, formulating recommendations for changes in this act to prevent abuses thereof, guarding against the use of this act as a cloak for the carrying on of illegal gambling or other criminal activities, and insuring that this act and the rules and regulations shall be in such form and be so administered as to serve the true purposes of this act. The commission, after consultation with the division, shall make to the Governor and the Legislature an annual report of all revenues, expenses and disbursements, and shall include therein such recommendations for changes in this act as the commission or division deems necessary or desirable. The commission, after consultation with the division, shall also report recommendations that promote more efficient operations of the division and the commission. The commission, after consultation with the division, shall report immediately to the Governor and the Legislature any matters which in its judgment require immediate changes in the laws of this State in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this act or of rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the operation and regulation of casino gaming.
L.1977, c.110, s.72; amended 1995, c.18, s.19; 2011, c.19, s.39.