NJ A5447

Prohibits pay-to-play sweepstakes where participants pay something of value for the chance to win prizes, classifying such operations as unlawful gambling under the New Jersey Constitution

Exempts sweepstakes that offer a free entry method, limit paid entries to purchases of food/beverages/merchandise under $20, disclose rules and odds, and provide equal winning chances for free and paid entries

Establishes civil penalties of up to $100,000 for first-offense sweepstakes violations and up to $250,000 for subsequent offenses, with each day of violation constituting a separate offense

Grants the Division of Consumer Affairs authority to enforce sweepstakes violations and the Division of Gaming Enforcement authority over other unlawful gambling operations, including power to issue subpoenas, seek injunctions, and order restitution (doubled for senior citizen victims age 62+)

Creates new criminal offense for participants who gamble $1,000 or more while agreeing to pay 10% or more of proceeds to another person, and expands existing laws on contest rigging and promoting gambling to include online gambling resorts