New Jersey to launch online lottery sales system
Regulators in New Jersey have approved an app that allows people to buy lottery tickets online through their mobile phones.
US.- New Jersey has approved a measure that allows people to order lottery tickets through smartphones. Regulators paved the way for a third-party app in which users can buy tickets, create pools and collect winnings.
The app is called Jackpocket and launched on Thursday, Politico reported. It is the first company registered by the New Jersey Lottery. In order to use the app, bettors must be at least 18 and be present in the state.
“We made it the most convenient, safe and fun way to play the official state lottery games,” Jackpocket founder and CEO Peter Sullivan said in an interview. “It’s kind of like Postmates.”
“If they win, they’re automatically notified,” Sullivan said. “Winnings under $600 are automatically put in their account.”
New Jersey adopts new rules for fantasy sports
The Division of Consumer Affairs of New Jersey and the Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced this week that the state adopted its first set of rules for fantasy sports activities.
The new rules implement a 2017 law that required fantasy sports operator to obtain permits from the authority and comply with other requirements to protect participants in New Jersey’s online sports betting segment.
The rules require fantasy sports operators to adopt procedures to ensure that no one under the age of 18 participates in fantasy sports activities. Fantasy sports operators also are prohibited from advertising in publications or media aimed exclusively at minors, at K-12 schools and at sports venues used exclusively for K-12 student sports activities.
Fantasy sports operators also must offer individuals the ability to restrict themselves from participating in fantasy sports activities if they so choose. Other consumer protections in the new rules include a requirement that fantasy sports operators maintain adequate procedures for processing complaints from participants, and restrictions on participation by employees, officers, directors, and owners of fantasy sports operators.
