---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events."
description: "Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4111"
citation: "New Jersey A 4111 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CASINOS", "GAMBLING", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Caputo, Ralph R.", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d0adebb-8108-4b2a-8f0e-41ecec984c1d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b86430a8c1314c91ee3b1183b361b080d8890d2cd757ee4189b8e863a860f3e2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4111 (218) — Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4111_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4111_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- MOTION TAB MOTION — **46–24** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- EMERGENCY — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- EMERGENCY — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Houghtaling) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (Houghtaling) (71-0-0)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Bucco)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Johnson) (46-24-0)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2602 (2R)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (37-0) (Van Drew)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.33. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d0adebb-8108-4b2a-8f0e-41ecec984c1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).