Bill > A5971

Introduced Session

Micro betting has become an increasingly popular practice whereby bettors can wager on each play in a sporting event. Examples of micro bets include whether the next pitch in a baseball game will be a strike or whether the next play in a football game will be a pass or run. The pace at which sporting events are played, and therefore the pace at which micro bets can be placed, limits the ability of bettors to research and consider their wagers before placing them and enables bettors to place a higher volume of wagers in a shorter amount of time, contributing to excessive and irresponsible gambling. This bill would prohibit sports wagering licensees from offering or accepting any wager on a micro bet. The bill defines "micro bet" to mean a proposition bet which is wagered live, while a sport or athletic event is ongoing, and concerns the outcome of the next play or action occurring in the sport or athletic event. A proposition bet is a side wager on a part of a sport or athletic event that does not concern the final outcome of the sport or athletic event. Common proposition bets include how many points a basketball player might score, or whether a football player will score a touchdown or not. The bill provides that any sports wagering licensee or person who offers or accepts a micro bet contrary to the provisions of the bill has committed a disorderly persons offense and will be subject to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 per offense.

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David Bailey (D)*,  Dan Hutchison (D)*,  Cody Miller (D)*,  Andrea Katz (D),  Barbara McCann Stamato (D),  Jessica Ramirez (D), 

Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Hearing (13:00:00 12/15/2025 Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ) (on 12/15/2025)

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