The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) has operated the national problem gambling hotline since the 1980s and licensed it to the NCPG in 2022 in a three-year agreement, which expired on May 31 of this year. After that expiration, with no renewal agreed, the NCPG obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) in July to keep the hotline online until the dispute is resolved.
However, in an Aug. 18 filing, attorneys for the CCGNJ called for the court to immediately lift the TRO and order the NCPG to immediately cease and desist using 1-800-GAMBLER.
You had your chance, says CCGNJ
The CCGNJ asserted in the filing that the NCPG had the option to renew the license agreement as long as it gave the CCGNJ six months’ written notice before the initial term expired. The CCGNJ s..
