Section 1900.510 Suitability for Licensure

Section 1900.510  Suitability for Licensure

a)         The

burden is upon each applicant to demonstrate suitability for licensure.

b)         The

Board shall not grant a license to any applicant if that person has been found

by the Board to:

1)         Have a

background, including a criminal record, reputation, habits, social or business

associations, or prior activities that:

A)        Poses a

threat to the public interests of the State or to the security and integrity of

sports wagering;

B)        Poses a

threat to public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the

people of the State of Illinois; or

C)        Discredits

or tends to discredit the Illinois sports wagering industry or the State of

Illinois.

2)         Creates

or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices, methods,

and activities in the conduct of sports wagering; or

3)         Presents

questionable business practices and financial arrangements incidental to the

conduct of sports wagering.

c)         In

addition to the qualifications required in the Act and this Part, the Board may

deny a license to an applicant if the applicant, or a key person of the

applicant:

1)         Associates

with, either socially or in business affairs, or employs a person:

A)        Of notorious

or unsavory reputation or who has extensive police records;

B)        Who has

been convicted of a disqualifying offense under Section 1900.520(c); or

C)        Who has

failed to cooperate with any officially constituted investigatory or

administrative body, including, but not limited to, the Board; or

2)         Has

had a sports wagering or gaming-related license revoked, suspended or denied in

Illinois or any other jurisdiction, or is an affiliate of a person who has had

a sports wagering or gaming-related license revoked, suspended, or denied in

any other jurisdiction.