New Jersey gets 37 egaming applications
DGE director expects further applications to be made as state closes in on mid-November egaming launch
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has confirmed it received 37 applications for online gambling licences by the 29 July deadline including 21 operator and gaming software licence applications.
The state’s regulator imposed the deadline earlier this year as part of its ambitious efforts to get the market up and running by mid-November, however it said it will continue to consider subsequent filings as it receives them.
The DGE confirmed it received 21 filings for Casino Service Industry Enterprise Licence, which entitle operators or software firms to offer online gambling services and 12 for marketing, payments and third-party service provider Ancillary Casino Service Industry Enterprise Licences.
It also said it recieved four telecommunications service provider vendor applications, and full definitions of the licence types can be found on the regulator’s website.
Casinos were required to notify the DGE of their intent to offer online gambling by 30 June, with all 12 Atlantic City operators doing so.
Several partnerships between software suppliers, online gaming operators and Atlantic City casinos have since been announced, including two Trump-owned properties and Resorts.
However the DGE will not make public the list of applicants until the companies are added to its ‘active vendor list’. Both the Atlantic Club and Revel casinos have yet to reveal which company, if any, will act as their online gaming partner for November’s launch.
“We see this as the first round of filings and we expect that more applications will be filed as the start of internet gaming moves closer,” DGE director David Rebuck said in a statement published by Bloomberg. “The 29 July deadline does not preclude someone from filing for a licence in the future. All proposals will be considered as they are received.”