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vacation in California valued at $16,500. The jewelry included a
Rolex watch and bracelet valued at $32,300, a 2.7-carat diamond
valued at $30,000, a bracelet and diamond earrings valued at
$23,426, a bracelet watch valued at $19,800, a tennis bracelet
valued at $12,900, and a diamond bracelet valued at $3,286. The
champagne included 178 bottles of Cristal Ros�, valued at $225 a
bottle. The tickets were to theater and sporting events such as
the Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament, boxing events,
and the United States Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Casinos in New Jersey were prohibited from transferring cash
comps to patrons during the subject years. See N.J. Stat. Ann.
sec. 5:12-102m (West 1988).6 Trump and petitioner used at least
6 N.J. Stat. Ann. sec. 5:12-102m (West 1988) provides:
No casino licensee shall offer or provide any
complimentary services, gifts, cash or other items of
value to any person unless:
(1) The complimentary consists of room, food,
beverage or entertainment expenses provided directly to
the patron and his guests by the licensee or indirectly
to the patron and his guests on behalf of a licensee by
a third party; or
(2) The complimentary consists of documented
transportation expenses provided directly to the patron
and his guests by the licensee or indirectly to the
patron and his guests on behalf of a licensee by a
third party, provided that the licensee complies with
regulations promulgated by the commission to ensure
that a patron's and his guests' documented
transportation expenses are paid for or reimbursed only
once; or
(3) The complimentary consists of coins, tokens,
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