N.J. Stat. Ann. § 5:7-9

Application for a license to operate or conduct a track or other place for the holding of such races or exhibitions shall be made in writing to the department at least thirty days prior to the date on which any race or exhibition, or series of races or exhibitions, shall be held thereon, which application shall describe the track or place desired to be licensed and shall contain such further information as the department may require and such application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) of which seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be returned to the applicant if the license be refused.