Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 16. (a) The commission shall review and make a determination on a complaint by an operating agent or a person who has been issued an owner's license concerning an investigative procedure that the licensee alleges is unnecessarily disruptive of gambling operations. (b) A lice…

Sec. 17. (a) The commission shall decide promptly and in reasonable order all license applications. (b) A party aggrieved by an action of the commission denying, suspending, revoking, restricting, or refusing the renewal of a license may request a hearing before the commission. A…

Sec. 18. (a) The commission, through its gaming agents, shall conduct criminal history investigations of occupational license applicants and occupational licensees under IC 4-33-8-1.5 for purposes of carrying out: (1) the commission's statutory powers and responsibilities; and (2…

Sec. 19. The commission shall revoke the license of a licensee who operates a riverboat upon Patoka Lake if that licensee violates any of the following: (1) IC 14-26-2-7. (2) IC 14-26-2-23. (3) IC 14-28-1. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.1-1995, SEC.41; P.L.…

Sec. 2. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the following purposes: (1) Administering this article. (2) Establishing the conditions under which riverboat gambling in Indiana may be conducted. (3) Providing for the prevention of practices detrimental to the public…

Sec. 20. If the United States Army Corps of Engineers rescinds an approval required under section 13 of this chapter, a license issued under this article is void and the holder of the license may not conduct or continue gambling operations under this article. As added by P.L.277-…

Sec. 21. (a) A licensed owner or any other person must apply for and receive the commission's approval before: (1) an owner's license is: (A) transferred; (B) sold; or (C) purchased; or (2) a voting trust agreement or other similar agreement is established with respect to the own…

Sec. 21.2. (a) The Indiana gaming commission shall require a licensed owner or an operating agent to conspicuously display the number of the toll free telephone line described in IC 4-33-12-9 in the following locations: (1) On each admission ticket to a riverboat if tickets are i…

Sec. 23. (a) An operating agent or a person holding an owner's license must report annually to the commission the following: (1) The total dollar amounts and recipients of incentive payments made. (2) Any other items related to the payments described in subdivision (1) that the c…

Sec. 24. The commission may not do the following: (1) Impose by rule a fee that is not authorized by this article on any party to a proposed transfer of an ownership interest in a riverboat owner's license or an operating permit. (2) Make the commission's approval of a proposed t…

Sec. 24.2. The executive director shall establish a model power of attorney setting forth the terms and conditions under which a trustee may conduct gambling operations on a riverboat under IC 4-33-21. The executive director may provide a copy of the model power of attorney to an…

Sec. 25. (a) The commission may appoint a person to serve as a temporary trustee for a particular riverboat if the commission makes the following findings: (1) That circumstances requiring a trustee to assume control of the riverboat are likely to occur. (2) That the commission h…

Sec. 26. The commission may impose a civil penalty upon a person who: (1) fails to submit a power of attorney before a deadline imposed by this article; (2) fails to take any corrective action required by the commission with respect to a power of attorney submitted under IC 4-33-…

Sec. 27. (a) The bureau shall provide information to a licensed owner, an operating agent, or a trustee concerning persons who are delinquent in child support. (b) If a licensed owner, an operating agent, or a trustee is required to file Form W-2G or a substantially equivalent fo…

Sec. 28. (a) The shuttered riverboat fund is established as a dedicated fund for the purposes set forth in this section. (b) The commission shall administer the fund. (c) The fund consists of money deposited in the fund under IC 4-33-6.8-7(c). (d) Subject to appropriation by the …

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules that the commission determines necessary to protect or enhance the following: (A) The credibility and integrity of gambling operations authorized by this article. (B) The regulatory process provided in this articl…

Sec. 3.3. Transfers may not be made by the budget agency, the state board of finance, or any entity from any source to the commission without prior state budget committee review. As added by P.L.123-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this section, "salaries and other expenses" does not include payments, rights, or benefits available to an employee under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7. (b) The commission shall employ gaming agents to perform the duties imposed by this chapter. Gaming agen…

Sec. 3.7. (a) Section 3.5 of this chapter, as in effect before July 1, 2015, applies to an injury or occupational disease occurring before July 1, 2015. (b) Section 3.5 of this chapter, as amended during the 2016 session of the general assembly, applies to an injury or occupation…

Sec. 4. The commission may enter an office, a riverboat, a facility, or other premises of an operating agent or a person holding an owner's, or supplier's license where evidence of the compliance or noncompliance with this article is likely to be found. As added by P.L.277-1993(s…

Sec. 5. The commission shall adopt standards for the licensing of the following: (1) Persons regulated under this article. (2) Electronic or mechanical gambling games. (3) Limited mobile gaming systems and mobile gaming devices. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P…

Sec. 6. The commission shall require that the records, including financial statements, of an operating agent or a person holding an owner's, or supplier's license must be maintained in the manner prescribed by the commission. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.…

Sec. 7. (a) The commission may eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or exclusion of a person from riverboat gambling facilities if: (1) the person's name is on the list of persons voluntarily excluding themselves from all riverboats in a program established under the rules …

Sec. 8. If a licensee, an operating agent, or an employee of a licensee or an operating agent violates this article or engages in a fraudulent act, the commission may do any combination of the following: (1) Suspend, revoke, or restrict the license of the licensee, or suspend, re…

Sec. 9. The commission shall require an owner or operating agent conducting gambling games to use a cashless wagering system in which a player's money is converted to tokens, electronic cards, or chips that may be used only for wagering on the riverboat. As added by P.L.277-1993(…

Sec. 1. (a) The commission shall regulate and administer gambling games conducted by a licensee under this article. (b) The commission has the following powers and duties for the purpose of administering, regulating, and enforcing the system of gambling games at racetracks author…

Sec. 10. If a licensee or an employee of a licensee violates this article or engages in a fraudulent act, the commission may do any combination of the following: (1) Suspend, revoke, or restrict the license of the licensee. (2) Require the removal of a licensee or an employee of …

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall review and make a determination on a complaint by a licensee concerning an investigative procedure that the licensee alleges is unnecessarily disruptive of gambling games at racetracks. (b) A licensee filing a complaint under this section must pr…

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall require a licensee to conspicuously display the number of the toll free telephone line described in IC 4-33-12-9 in the following locations: (1) On each admission ticket to a facility at which gambling games are conducted, if tickets are issued. …

Sec. 13. The commission may not do the following: (1) Impose, charge, or collect by rule a fee that is not authorized by this article on any party to a proposed transfer of an ownership interest in a license issued under IC 4-35-5. (2) Make the commission's approval of a proposed…

Sec. 13.2. The executive director shall establish a model power of attorney setting forth the terms and conditions under which a trustee may conduct gambling games at a racetrack under IC 4-35-12. The executive director may provide a copy of the model power of attorney to any int…

Sec. 14. (a) The commission may appoint a temporary trustee for a particular gambling game facility at a racetrack if the commission makes the following findings: (1) That circumstances requiring a trustee to assume control of the gambling game facility are likely to occur. (2) T…

Sec. 15. The commission may impose a civil penalty upon a person who: (1) fails to submit a power of attorney before the deadline specified in IC 4-35-5-9; (2) fails to take any corrective action required by the commission with respect to a power of attorney submitted under IC 4-…

Sec. 16. (a) The bureau shall provide information to a permit holder or trustee concerning persons who are delinquent in child support. (b) If a permit holder or trustee is required to file Form W-2G or a substantially equivalent form with the United States Internal Revenue Servi…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that the commission determines are necessary to protect or enhance the following: (A) The credibility and integrity of gambling games authorized under this article. (B) The regulatory process provi…

Sec. 3. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the following purposes: (1) Administering this article. (2) Establishing the conditions under which gambling games at racetracks may be conducted. (3) Providing for the prevention of practices detrimental to the public …

Sec. 4. The commission shall be present through the commission's gaming agents during the time gambling games are being conducted at a racetrack to do the following: (1) Certify the revenue received by a racetrack from gambling games. (2) Receive complaints from the public concer…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "salaries and other expenses" does not include payments, rights, or benefits available to an employee under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7. (b) Gaming agents and staff required to support the gaming agents are employees of the commission and are …

Sec. 5.1. (a) Section 5 of this chapter, as in effect before July 1, 2015, applies to an injury or occupational disease occurring before July 1, 2015. (b) Section 5 of this chapter, as amended during the 2016 session of the general assembly, applies to an injury or occupational d…

Sec. 6. The commission may enter into a contract with the Indiana horse racing commission for the provision of services necessary to administer this article. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21.

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall adopt standards for the licensing of the following: (1) Persons regulated under this article. (2) Gambling games. (3) Limited mobile gaming systems and mobile gaming devices. (b) Where applicable, 68 IAC applies to racetracks conducting gambling g…

Sec. 8. The commission shall require that the records, including financial statements, of a licensee must be maintained in the manner prescribed by the commission. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21.

Sec. 9. (a) The commission may eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or exclusion of a person from a facility at which gambling games are conducted if: (1) the person's name is on the list of persons voluntarily excluding themselves from all facilities at which gambling game…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 13 of this chapter, the commission shall issue a retailer's endorsement to an applicant that satisfies the requirements of this article. A retailer's endorsement allows the retailer to conduct type II gaming at only the tavern or jumbo boat specifie…

Sec. 10. The commission shall conduct or cause to be conducted a background investigation of each applicant for an endorsement or license issued under this chapter. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.

Sec. 11. Criminal history record information obtained during the investigation of an individual must be maintained by the commission for the term of the endorsement or license and for any subsequent license term. As added by P.L.95-2008, SEC.13.