New Jersey gaming regulators have warned Atlantic City casinos that they won’t be offering sports betting this football season unless they light a fire under their software coders.

This weekend, the Associated Press quoted New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) director David Rebuck warning AC’s casino operators to submit their sports betting software for testing by the end of business on Monday (16) or run the risk that they won’t be approved to offer legal wagering in time for the upcoming NFL season.

Without offering specifics, Rebuck said a number of operators had yet to submit their sports betting platforms as of one week ago. The DGE warned casino operators on July 9 that the clock was ticking on their technology testing, given the regulator’s need for “a reasonable amount of time to evaluate and test all of this.” The NFL season officially kicks off Thursday, September 5.

Late Monday, the Associated Press reported that the DGE had received five additional sports betting applications – two for land-based wagering and three for mobile betting – although the regulator declined to identify the applicants by name.