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New Jersey lawmakers have taken responsible gambling to another level in 2026, introducing four new bills this week.
The Garden State allows legal online sportsbooks and online casinos, however, a newfound effort, like never before, has been pushed to protect consumers.
The recent gambling scandals involving professional and college sports have put the industry on notice to protect the public, as well as the integrity of games.
Summaries of the bills
All four bills were introduced on Feb. 5. However, none of them have official text yet.
Despite that, the summaries of the bills are available. Here’s a layout of each piece of legislation in the Senate:
- Senate Bill 3401: Prohibits casino and sports wagering licensees from utilizing push notifications or text messages for promotional purposes.
- Senate Bill 3419: Requires sports wagering licensees to adopt and publish rules governing wagering account limitations and to notify patrons when accounts are limited.
- Senate Bill 3420: Prohibits sports wagering licensee from offering incentive-based wagering to anyone utilizing responsible gaming mechanisms.
- Senate Bill 3461: Establishes certain requirements for online gaming and online sports wagering accounts; prohibits use of credit card payments to engage in online casino games or online sports wagering.
Sen. Andrew Zwicker introduced SB3401 and Sen. Paul Moriarty sponsored SB3419, SB3420 and SB3461.
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Despite a lack of details on the bills, it’s clear that legislators are taking responsible gambling seriously.
Just last month, Assemblymembers Dan Hutchison, Cody Miller, and Michael Venezia introduced A4002, which appears to be a companion bill to SB3419.
Sen. Kristin Corrado introduced SB3200, which would establish a dedicated hotline for reporting behavior that could undermine the integrity of sporting events. The bill would also ban individuals who are participating in integrity-compromising conduct.
Moriarty started his own effort towards the end of 2025. He introduced a bill last October that would ban operators from offering micro-bets to customers. Doing so would result in a fine.
The bill did not pass, and there hasn’t been a similar bill put on the table.
