IAGA SUMMIT FOCUS: KEYNOTE NEW JERSEY CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION
Te strictly regulated gaming industry can provide a path forward as a partner in the critical work of addressing the substance abuse epidemic. From 1977 until 2020, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission was statutorily precluded from granting a casino key employee licence to anyone convicted of certain disqualified offences under the Casino Control Act. Pursuant to new legislation signed by Governor Phil Murphy, effective January 21, 2020, the Commission may now grant a licence to anyone who successfully completes Recovery Court providing life-altering opportunities and career goals.
Bringing a lifelong career in law enforcement, NJ Casino Control Commission Chairman James Plousis has a progressive understanding of how to ensure non-violent former offenders who have changed their lives for the better can maintain that change. His vision and desire to ensure that the Commission remain a key partner and catalyst in promoting the general welfare, health and prosperity of Atlantic City, the Greater Atlantic City region, and the State of New Jersey as a whole is a primary mission of the Commission.
In keeping with that pledge, Chairman Plousis has enabled the Commission to become close to the local community and engage in a broader reach of applicants for all available credentials, not just the Commission’s bailiwick of casino key employee licences. Chairman Plousis has gladly offered support when he was approached by members of the community asking for the Commission’s assistance.
For over 45 years, the Commission has been the gold standard for regulation, not just in New Jersey, but around the world. And now, in one of the most tightly regulated jurisdictions, New Jersey is able to give deserving people a second chance. Good people make mistakes. In the end, many of these people can end up being excellent employees.
G3 interviewed Chairman Plousis ahead of his keynote speech at the IAGA Summit in Boston.
Chairman Plousis, what’s the message you’re seeking to convey to the audience at the IAGA Summit in Boston?
Te bigger message is that the gaming industry is the most regulated industry in the world and if we can take a shot on people that have been involved with the criminal justice system, then any other industry should be able to do it as well.
Is this a newly announced initiative or has it been implemented already?
Back in 2019 we started working with local state senator, Chris Brown, who had been contacted by casino executives in regards to changing the law that meant that if you were involved with the criminal justice system in the US, you could not get a key licence. A key licence is the higher of two levels of licensing in New Jersey, the registration licence for regular employees and
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James T. Plousis, Chairman, New Jersey Casino Control Commission
James T. Plousis was sworn in as the eighth chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission in December of 2017 after his appointment by Governor Christie.
A native of Philadelphia, Plousis has a law enforcement career that spans more than four decades prior to joining the Commission. He served six terms as Sheriff of Cape May County, beginning in 1984. In 2002, he was sworn in as the United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey, following his nomination by President George W. Bush and confirmation by United States Senate. As U.S. Marshal, he oversaw offices in Newark, Trenton, Camden and Atlantic City.
In 2010, Plousis became chairman of the State Parole Board following his nomination by Governor Christie. Under his leadership, the board coordinated a statewide effort in support of veterans who become involved in the criminal justice system. The board partnered with the American Legion, the N.J. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and state and federal law enforcement agencies to address the increasing segment of the inmate population with prior military service.
He served on the board of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center at Glynco, GA. He is a member of the United States Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund (USMSBF) and has served as the chairman of its executive advisory committee. The USMSBF is a private nonprofit corporation formed for charitable and education disbursements to the surviving family members of active U.S. Marshals, Deputy U.S. Marshals, Marshals Service employees and Special Deputy U.S. Marshals who are killed in the line of duty.
Plousis is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and of the Rutgers University Public Manager Program. He lives in Ocean City and has two adult children.
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