{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-139.15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-139.15","heading":"Pay to play sweepstakes, unlawful gambling.","body":"2.\tExcept as otherwise provided in section 3 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.16) or authorized under any other law of this State, offering or conducting a sweepstakes in which a person present in New Jersey may participate by paying or proffering something of value, including, but not limited to, an entry fee for the opportunity to win or receive a prize or prize equivalent, shall constitute unlawful gambling in violation of Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, shall subject the operator or sponsor, or any officer, employee, or agent of the operator or sponsor, to civil liability under section 5 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.18) and under any other applicable law of this State that prohibits gambling, and, to the extent applicable, may subject such persons to criminal liability under N.J.S.2C:37-2, N.J.S.2C:37-4, N.J.S.2C:37-7, and under any other criminal law of this State that prohibits gambling.\nL.2025, c.128, s.2.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"09509740f78dc7dffe545d845e9196e346da2beaa36d2cf5b4c9cc6f9f17f95c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-139.14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-139.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}