Gaming

Confidential records may only be released as prescribed in this regulation. Confidential records include, but are not limited to: (a) Agency work product; (b) Applicant records; (c) Financial records; (d) Transcripts of investigative and other closed hearings including, but not l…

(a) The Commission Chairman or the hearing examiner may allow any person interested in a contested case brought before the Commission by or against the Executive Director to file a document or portions of a document with the Commission under seal if: 1. The document or portions o…

A request for access to public records must be made to a custodian of records of the Commission. The Executive Director shall designate the custodians of the Commission's records. The custodians of records shall require payment of any duplication, or certification fees prior to r…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission may only release confidential records if ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction following compliance with Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-153. (b) All requests for access to confidential records must be made …

An applicant, licensee, registered company, or enrolled person shall not, directly or indirectly, procure or attempt to procure from the Commission information or records that are not made available by proper authority. Any violation of this regulation constitutes reasonable caus…

No person shall be eligible to practice before the Commission unless such person is enrolled in accordance with these regulations, except that any individual may appear, without enrollment, on his own behalf or on behalf of a member of his immediate family, if such appearance is …

(a) Enrolled persons shall not be intentionally untruthful to the Commission, nor withhold from the Commission any information which the Commission is entitled to receive, nor interfere with any lawful effort by the Commission to obtain such information. (b) Enrolled persons shal…

An enrolled person who knows that a client has not complied with the Act or the regulations of the Commission, or that a client has made a material error in or a material omission from any application, report, or other document submitted to the Commission, shall advise his client…

Every application, report, affidavit, written argument, brief, statement of fact, or other document prepared or filed on behalf of a client represented by an enrolled person, must be signed by the enrolled person, and the signature shall be deemed to constitute a certification th…

Practice before the Commission shall be deemed to include all matters relating to the presentation of a client's matter to the Commission, the Executive Director, or a hearing examiner, including the preparation and filing of applications, reports, systems of internal control, fi…

The following persons may be admitted to practice before the Commission: (a) Attorneys at law admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi and who are lawfully engaged in the active practice of their profession. (b) Certified public accountants and pu…

An attorney or accountant meeting the qualifications described in section 3 shall be deemed automatically enrolled at the time the attorney or accountant first appears for or performs any act of representation on behalf of a client in any matter before the Commission. (Adopted: 0…

(a) The following persons may, upon motion of an enrolled person, be admitted to practice before the Commission for the purposes of a particular case or matter: 1. Attorneys at law who have been admitted to practice before the courts of any state or territory or the District of C…

(a) A person's enrollment to practice before the Commission shall be suspended automatically without a hearing if his professional license is suspended or revoked. (b) Any person enrolled to practice before the Commission may have his enrollment to practice suspended or revoked i…

(a) Any agent whose enrollment is suspended under section 6(a) shall be deemed automatically reinstated to practice before the Commission at the time he is reinstated to practice law or accounting by the applicable licensing authority. (b) Any agent whose enrollment is suspended …

The Commission may require all persons seeking to appear before it to disclose the identity of those they represent and to present proof that they are authorized to act on their behalf. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 1-3.8 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

(a) Any person represented by an attorney, accountant, agent, or other person before the Commission shall be bound by the acts or omissions of such representative to the same extent as if he had acted or failed to act personally. (b) In any appearance by an attorney, accountant, …

No licensee or applicant for a license, without prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, shall hire any public servant of the government of the State of Mississippi or its political subdivisions, whose approval is necessary for the licensee or applicant to operate or …

Approval may be denied in the following instances: (a) Employment deemed to be in violation of the ethics laws of the State of Mississippi; (b) Public servant has been instrumental in licensing or other agency approval of licensee or applicant; (c) Employment poses a threat to th…

The Mississippi Gaming Commission will make a determination concerning future employment within thirty (30) days after written notice is served on the Executive Director and each commissioner. Failure to make a determination within the time allotted will constitute approval. Such…

Any public servant, licensee, or applicant aggrieved by a decision of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, regarding future employment, may request a hearing utilizing the procedural rules applicable to denial of a work permit. (Adopted: 06/28/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 1-4.4 M…

The terms defined in the Mississippi Gaming Control Act have the same meaning in these rules as in the Charitable Bingo Law unless otherwise indicated. As used in these rules, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (a) "Ac…

(a) Charitable Organization License Fees: 1. $50 fee due at time of application. 2. $50 fee per charitable organization-owned machine per month or any part of a month. Fees are due by the 15th of succeeding month in which machine was used. 3. 1% of gross bingo proceeds of each se…

A license to conduct charitable bingo shall only be issued to a charitable organization meeting the qualifications set forth in Mississippi Code Ann. 97-33-53(b) and that has a history of documented charitable activity within the three (3) year period immediately preceding its ap…

The Commission may issue a charitable limited license for the conducting of limited fund-raising bingo games for the benefit of a person, family or group of persons who, because of circumstances which cause a financial crisis of an emergency nature or are in need of immediate fun…

(a) An application to conduct charitable bingo must be submitted to the Commission upon forms prescribed and provided by the Commission. No application will be deemed received if the information is incomplete or illegible. Any such document will be returned to the applicant. (b) …

(a) All licenses issued pursuant to these rules expire three (3) years from the date of issuance unless otherwise noted by the Commission. (b) All applications for new licenses must be submitted to the Commission on forms prescribed by the Commission, all fees must be paid and th…

(a) Game sheets, packets, cards, pull-tabs, etc. may only be purchased or received by the bingo location from a distributor who has obtained a license from the Gaming Commission. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-33-67(4) and 97-33-69(6). (b) Bingo locations shall provide bingo cards…

(a) Fees based on gross proceeds shall not be collected from any bingo game held by a religious organization if all the following are satisfied: 1. The religious organization must have been in existence for at least ten (10) years; 2. The bingo games must be held on-premises owne…

(a) The bingo location is required to create and post in an obvious and conspicuous place close to the entrance a sign which contains a list of the games to be played during each session and the prizes which may be awarded, and the following message and information:1. TO ALL BING…

(a) All bingo returns and reports are due on the 15th of the following month along with applicable remittance. Such returns, reports, and remittance must be postmarked by the 15th of the following month. If the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, postmark from t…

(a) A separate checking account at a local bank within the state of Mississippi shall be established for bingo by the charitable organization. Only proceeds from bingo may be deposited in such account, and only expenses relating to bingo may be drawn against such account. Any exp…

(a) The value of all non-cash prizes shall be equal to the fair market value or normal and reasonable selling price of such prize. (b) If the prize has been donated to the charitable organization, then the donor of such prize shall prepare an invoice or statement to the charitabl…

(a) All net proceeds derived from a bingo game authorized by the Charitable Bingo Law shall be expended only for the purposes for which the charitable organization is created. The use of bingo proceeds for any other purpose to include start-up costs, attorney fees, appellate cost…

(a) Electronic pull-tab machines or devices which have been approved for use by the Commission will be equipped with tamper-proof electric meters. The devices will not dispense cash or coins. Payback will be dispensed by printed ticket only. The printer must maintain duplicate co…

Prior to approval for use in the state, each electronic video bingo or video finite pull-tab machine must meet the following specifications with respect to its hardware: (a) All electrical and mechanical parts and design principles shall follow acceptable codes and standards in b…

Prior to approval for use in the state, each machine must meet the following specifications with respect to its metering system: (a) The machine shall be equipped with either four (4) non-resettable mechanical meters housed in a readily accessible locked machine area or another a…

A licensed manufacturer shall provide to the Commission information necessary to ensure the machine's software is in compliance with the Charitable Bingo Law and these administrative rules. The information shall include, but not be limited to: (a) All technical manuals; (b) All s…

(a) After the Commission approves the software and logic board of a machine, it will use the prescribed security seal process to guard against any unauthorized tampering or changes. (b) The Commission may require and provide an identification sticker to be attached to the logic b…

(a) The Commission may deny an application or revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit a license when it finds that the applicant or a business relationship between an applicant and another person or business entity is unsuitable or endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the citi…

The terms defined in the Mississippi Gaming Control Act have the same meaning in these regulations as they have in that Act, unless the context otherwise requires. As used in these regulations, the following terms have the following definitions, unless the context requires otherw…

(a) For the privilege of conducting fantasy contests in Mississippi, licensees shall pay to the Department of Revenue a fee equivalent to eight percent (8%) of the operator's net Mississippi revenue. (b) "Net Mississippi revenue" means the amount equal to the total of all fantasy…

A fantasy contest operator shall obtain an initial, technical review and recommendation for approval from an independent testing laboratory licensed by the Commission. That written recommendation shall certify that the DFS Operator is in compliance with Mississippi Code Annotated…

An operator offering fantasy contests to be played by persons in Mississippi must obtain a license from the Commission to conduct fantasy contests within this state if the operator's total player roster for all fantasy contests over the course of any calendar year consists of one…

(a) Daily fantasy sports operators must have procedures in place to allow individuals to restrict themselves from entering a fantasy contest upon request and provide reasonable steps to prevent the person from entering fantasy contests offered by the operator. (b) Advertisements …

Disputes over winnings are to be resolved under the procedures set forth in Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 through 75-76-173 and conducted in accordance with 13 Mississippi Administrative Code Part 3 Chapter 8 Rule 8.1. (a) A licensed operator shall keep a record of contests for at …

Operators must, at a minimum, collect player information necessary to: (a) Verify a player's age; (b) Verify that the player is not excluded; and (c) Determine whether the player is located in Mississippi. Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 15-4.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-305. Adopted 7/16/2…