Section 1800.420 Qualifications for Licensure

TITLE 11: ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING

SUBTITLE D: VIDEO GAMING

CHAPTER I: ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD

PART 1800 VIDEO GAMING (GENERAL)

SECTION 1800.420 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE

Section 1800.420  Qualifications for Licensure

a)         In

addition to the qualifications required in the Act, the Board may not grant any

video gaming license until the Board is satisfied that the applicant has

disclosed all persons with significant influence or control over the applicant

or licensee and is:

1)         A

person of good character, honesty and integrity;

2)         A

person whose background, including criminal record, reputation and

associations, is not injurious to the public health, safety, morals, good order

and general welfare of the people of the State of Illinois;

3)         A

person whose background, including criminal record, reputation and

associations, does not discredit or tend to discredit the Illinois gaming

industry or the State of Illinois;

4)         A

person whose background, including criminal record, reputation, habits, social

or business associations does not adversely affect public confidence and trust

in gaming or pose a threat to the public interests of the State or to the

security and integrity of video gaming;

5)         A

person who does not create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or

illegal practices, methods and activities in the conduct of video gaming;

6)         A

person who does not present questionable business practices and financial

arrangements incidental to the conduct of video gaming activities or otherwise;

7)         A

person who, either individually or through employees, demonstrates business

ability and experience to establish, operate and maintain a business for the

type of license for which application is made;

8)         A

person who does not associate with, either socially or in business affairs, or

employ persons of notorious or unsavory reputation or who have extensive police

records, or who have failed to cooperate wit

dividually or through employees, demonstrates business

ability and experience to establish, operate and maintain a business for the

type of license for which application is made;

8)         A

person who does not associate with, either socially or in business affairs, or

employ persons of notorious or unsavory reputation or who have extensive police

records, or who have failed to cooperate with any officially constituted

investigatory or administrative body; and

9)         A person

who has not had a gaming license revoked in any other jurisdiction.

b)         In

considering applications for licenses issued under the Act, the Board shall

apply the same criteria as set forth in Section 9 of the Illinois Gambling Act

[230 ILCS 10]. If the applicant is not an individual, the Board may not license

an applicant until it is satisfied that the applicant's owners and persons of

significant influence or control are licensable using the same criteria as set

forth in Section 9 of the Illinois Gambling Act. For the purposes of

applicability of Section 9(a)(2) of the Illinois Gambling Act, all applicants,

owners, and persons of significant influence or control are considered to be

performing functions involved in gaming by patrons.

c)         In

addition to all

other qualifications required in the Act and this Part,

the Board may not grant a video terminal operator license until the Board is

satisfied that the applicant is a person who demonstrates adequate financing

for the business proposed.  The Board shall consider whether any financing is

from a source that meets the qualifications in subsection (a) and is in an

amount sufficient to ensure the likelihood of success in the performance of the

licensee's duties and responsibilities under the Act and this Part

until the Board is

satisfied that the applicant is a person who demonstrates adequate financing

for the business proposed.  The Board shall consider whether any financing is

from a source that meets the qualifications in subsection (a) and is in an

amount sufficient to ensure the likelihood of success in the performance of the

licensee's duties and responsibilities under the Act and this Part.

d)         Past

Participation in Video Gaming

1)         The

Board shall not grant a license to a person who has facilitated, enabled or

participated in the use of coin-operated amusement devices for gambling

purposes on or after December

16, 2009, or who is under the significant influence or control of such a

person.

2)         The

Board has discretion not to grant a license to a person who, before December 16, 2009, has facilitated, enabled or participated in the use of coin-operated

amusement devices for gambling purposes, or who is under the significant

influence or control of such a person.

e)         The

Board shall have discretion to deny a license application on the basis that one

of the following persons has placed himself or herself on the Self-Exclusion

List established by 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.750:

1)         The applicant;

2)         A

person with significant influence or control over the applicant;

3)         A

person with an ownership interest in the applicant of 5% or more; or

4)         A

person involved in the operation or management of the applicant's business

related to video gaming.