{"id":9653,"date":"2025-08-16T00:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/new-jersey-outlaws-sweepstakes-casinos-and-proxy-betting\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T00:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:22:14","slug":"new-jersey-outlaws-sweepstakes-casinos-and-proxy-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/new-jersey-outlaws-sweepstakes-casinos-and-proxy-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Outlaws Sweepstakes Casinos and Proxy Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>New Jersey has drawn a hard line in the sand against sweepstakes casinos, unlicensed <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino\/what-is-igaming\/\">iGaming<\/a>, and proxy sports betting. On Friday, Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 5447 into law, giving state regulators a powerful new toolset to shut down operations they see as illegal gambling.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>First offense fines for operators can reach $100,000, with repeat violations hitting $250,000.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Proxy betting is now explicitly banned for wagers of $1,000 or more.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The new law also criminalizes using inside information to place a sports bet.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The ban applies to sweepstakes gambling, defined in the legislation as \u201ca promotional, advertising, or marketing event, contest, or game, whether played online or in-person, in which something of value\u2026 is awarded\u201d \u2014 including prizes earned indirectly through a dual-currency payment system.<\/p>\n<p>There are narrow exceptions. For instance, a sweeps contest can remain legal if it offers a genuine free-play option and any paid entry is tied to the purchase of food, non-alcoholic beverages, or other small items worth under $20. The odds of winning must be identical for free and paid entries.<\/p>\n<h2>Tougher penalties and broader enforcement<\/h2>\n<p>Under A5447, New Jersey sports betting regulators can now seek injunctions to stop sweeps operators in their tracks. 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It also makes it a third-degree crime to run an unlicensed \u201conline gambling resort\u201d \u2014 essentially any website or app where people can wager. The definition of gambling itself has been expanded to include buying, selling, or trading something of value based on the outcome of a contest of chance.<\/p>\n<p>This language could impact prediction markets like Kalshi, which some lawmakers believe are offering sports wagers under a different name. Similar laws have passed this year in states such as Connecticut, showing a growing national trend toward tightening iGaming rules.<\/p>\n<h2>Proxy betting and match-fixing targeted<\/h2>\n<p>The law also takes direct aim at proxy betting \u2014 when one person places a large wager on behalf of someone else for a percentage of the winnings. 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With higher iGaming tax rates also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/lawmakers-approve-higher-tax-for-online-betting-in-new-jersey\/\">approved<\/a>, the Garden State is signaling that its regulated gambling industry will operate on its terms \u2014 and its terms only.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/new-jersey-outlaws-sweepstakes-casinos-and-proxy-betting\/\">New Jersey Outlaws Sweepstakes Casinos and Proxy Betting<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey has drawn a hard line in the sand against sweepstakes casinos, unlicensed iGaming, and proxy sports betting. On Friday, Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 5447 into law, giving state regulators a powerful new toolset to shut down operations they see as illegal gambling. 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