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P.L.2017, CHAPTER 152, approved July 21, 2017

Assembly, No. 621 (First Reprint)

An Act permitting bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games and supplementing P.L.1959, c.108 (C.5:8-78 et seq.).

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

     1.    The operator of a bowling alley ¹located anywhere in this State¹, including a bowling alley for which a plenary retail consumption license as defined in R.S.33:1-12 has been issued ¹, whose premises include no less than 16 United States Bowling Congress (USBS) sanctioned bowling lanes and no less than 40 amusement games,¹ shall be eligible to be issued for that premises an amusement game license ¹[,]¹ pursuant to P.L.1959, c.109 (C.5:8-100 et seq.), provided that ¹[the premises includes at least 10 United States Bowling Congress (USBC) sanctioned bowling lanes, at least 40 amusement games, and meets]¹ all other requirements for licensure to conduct amusement games ¹are met¹.

¹In any bowling alley that has been issued an amusement game license:

not more than 50 percent of the amusement games shall be games that allow a player to attempt to win merchandise by manipulating a mechanical claw or crane; and

a redemption center at which players may exchange tickets they have won for prizes shall be open at all times that the facility is open to the public.¹

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

     Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games.