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A 3759

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Noah Burroughs and 6 co-sponsors

Prohibits State Lottery Commission and its contractors from selling lottery tickets online; online sales must go through licensed courier services instead, effective immediately.

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Bill Summary · A 3759

Bill Summary: Assembly Bill No. 3759 (A-3759)

Overview

  • Purpose: Prohibit the State Lottery Commission and any related entities or contractors from directly selling lottery tickets via the Internet. The bill preserves the right of licensed courier services to sell lottery tickets online, but bars the Lottery Commission and its agents from performing online sales.
  • Status: Referred to the Insurance Committee in the Assembly (as of the provided materials). The bill has moved through several committees and was reported favorably by multiple Assembly committees and subsequently passed the Assembly in May 2025. It has been transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
  • Introduced: February 22, 2024
  • Primary sponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz
  • Notable cosponsors: Noah Burroughs, Deborah Glick, Maritza Davila, Kalman Yeger, David Weprin, Jen Lunsford
  • Related: Companion bill in the Senate is S 2159

What the bill would do (Key Provisions)

  • Prohibition on internet sales
    • No lottery or type of lottery game shall be sold via the Internet by the State Lottery Commission, any entity of the Lottery Commission, or any entity contracted by the Lottery Commission.
  • Agency designation
    • The Lottery Commission, or any entity associated with it, shall not be named as a lottery sales agent under the State Lottery Law.
  • Exception for courier services
    • The bill does not prohibit internet lottery sales by duly licensed courier services (as permitted under existing law).
  • Effective date
    • The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.

Who would be affected

  • State Lottery Commission and its direct entities or contractors: barred from online ticket sales.
  • General public in New Jersey: could still purchase tickets online only through licensed courier services, not directly from the Lottery Commission’s online platforms.
  • Licensed courier services: would retain the ability to sell lottery tickets online, subject to applicable laws and licensing.

Fiscal and Revenue considerations

  • Fiscal note (May 23, 2025) indicates potential annual state revenue loss is indeterminate, due to prohibition on internet sales potentially reducing revenue if such sales had been pursued.
  • Current practice (as of May 2025) shows the Division of State Lottery does not directly sell tickets online, so the prohibition would not alter existing revenue collections or practices unless or until such online sales were previously contemplated or implemented.
  • The Executive Branch did not provide a separate fiscal note; the Legislative Services Analysis notes an indeterminate potential revenue impact.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Committee actions:
    • November 14, 2024: Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee; reported favorably by Regulated Professions.
    • May 15, 2025: Reported out of Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
    • May 22, 2025: Passed the Assembly (77-0-1).
  • Senate actions:
    • May 29, 2025: Senate received the Bill and referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
  • Background context:
    • A rule proposal from the Lottery Commission in 2022 contemplated allowing direct online sales (which the bill now prohibits). The proposal was later adopted, with internet sales scheduled to begin in fall 2024, a development now restricted by A-3759.

Notable considerations

  • The bill aligns with a policy choice to centralize or limit online lottery sales through the Lottery Commission itself, while maintaining online access via courier services.
  • The bill does not affect courier-based online sales, which may continue under current licensing and regulatory frameworks.

This summary reflects the bill’s text and the accompanying fiscal notes and committee statements provided in the documents.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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