Gaming

(a) The Commission shall require an application for a finding of suitability and may require licensing of any director whom the Commission finds to be actively, and directly engaged in the administration or supervision of the gaming activities at a licensed gaming establishment o…

Except in a transaction subject to Section 12 which involves a change of control of a publicly traded corporation as a whole, an individual may be appointed or elected to a position described in Section 20 or 21 without the prior approval of the Commission, and may occupy the pos…

(a) "Institutional investor" means: 1. A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Federal Securities Exchange Act; 2. An insurance company as defined in Section 2(a)(17) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; 3. An investment company registered under Section 8 of the…

If a stop order is issued by the Executive Director pursuant to the provisions of this regulation, the Commission shall, upon request of the person that is the subject of the order, conduct a hearing on the merits of the matter no later than its next regular meeting for which not…

The Executive Director and Commission will consider all relevant material facts in determining whether to recommend or grant an approval required or permitted by this regulation. The Executive Director and Commission may consider not only the effects of the action or approval req…

(a) A publicly traded corporation is not eligible to apply for or hold a state gaming license or manufacturer's, seller's, or distributor's license. A publicly traded corporation may be found suitable to acquire or hold an interest in a corporate licensee. (b) A person shall not …

Prior approval of the Commission is required for any public offering of any securities of an affiliated company: (a) Which is not a publicly traded corporation if the securities will be offered by such an affiliated company or by a controlling person thereof. (b) Which is a publi…

(a) An affiliated company which is a publicly traded corporation may apply for approval of a continuous or delayed public offering of its securities if such an affiliated company:1. Has a class of securities listed on either the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchang…

The Commission may find a publicly traded corporation unsuitable to be a holding company of a corporate license if at a time when the applicant was not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission it obtained the approval or consent of its stockholders to have a material involve…

If the Commission approves a public offering of securities which involves securities issuable on exercise of purchase rights, such approval is deemed continuing for the entire period of it's exercise or convertibility and further approval is not required for the actual issuance o…

(a) No person shall sell, purchase, assign, lease, grant or foreclose a security interest, hypothecate or otherwise transfer, convey or acquire in any manner whatsoever any interest of any sort whatever in or to any licensed gaming operation or any portion thereof, or enter into …

(a) The granting of emergency permission to participate is a revocable privilege, and is not to be construed as a finding on the part of the Commission that the proposed transferee is qualified or suitable to hold a state gaming license or to be registered or to be approved. Such…

(a) Any licensee that receives, accepts, or makes use of any cash, property, credit, guaranty, benefit or any form of security loaned to, or provided for or on behalf of the licensee or an officer, director, agent employee or stockholder of the licensee, in a transaction required…

(a) No person shall acquire or be granted an option to purchase an interest in a general partnership, limited partnership, or corporate licensee without first notifying the Executive Director, on such forms as may be required by the Executive Director, of the terms and conditions…

(a) Definitions. In addition to the terms defined in the Act and the regulations thereunder, the following definitions shall apply in this regulation:1. "Lessor" means any person who leases or rents any property, real or personal, to an operating licensee or to a person who, in t…

(a) In the event of the death or judicially established disability of a licensee or a stockholder of a corporate licensee, the spouse, next of kin, personal representative or guardian of such deceased or disabled person or the person in charge of the licensed establishment, or, i…

(a) In the event that a licensee files any petition with the bankruptcy court for relief as a debtor or has such a petition filed against it, or a receiver is appointed for such licensed business or an assignment of such business is made for the benefit of creditors, the licensee…

(a) Except as and to the extent provided in these regulations pertaining to emergency situations, no individual who is the owner of any interest in a licensed gaming operation shall in any manner whatsoever transfer any interest therein to any person, firm or corporation, and no …

No licensee or holding company, or officer, director or transfer agent thereof, shall cause or permit any stock certificate or other evidence of beneficial interest therein to be registered in its books or records in the name of any nominee, agent, trustee or any other person oth…

Except as and to the extent provided in these regulations pertaining to emergency situations, no money or other thing of value constituting any part of the consideration for the transfer or acquisition of any interest in a licensed gaming operation, in a licensee or in a holding …

If a transfer of an interest in a licensed gaming operation, in a licensee or in a holding company, is contemplated and, in the opinion of the Commission, the exigencies of the situation require that the proposed transferee or transferees be permitted to make available funds or c…

(a) A proposed transferee of an interest who desires to make available funds or credit for use in the operation of the licensed establishment or games prior to actual completion of the transfer of interest in accordance with the foregoing regulations shall make written applicatio…

After receipt of a proper application for permission to participate and such additional information as the Executive Director or the Commission may require, and after such investigation as the Executive Director or the Commission deems necessary, the Commission may grant emergenc…

(a) Pending final action on the application of a proposed transferee, the existing licensee or licensees will be held responsible for the conduct of the licensed games or establishment, for all license fees payable, and for all acts or omissions of proposed transferees participat…

Any proposed transferee to whom emergency permission to participate has been granted shall, within ten (10) days thereafter if he has not already done so, make formal application for licensing, registration, or approval as required by law and these regulations. (Adopted: 09/25/19…

(a) It is the policy of the Commission to require that all establishments wherein gaming is conducted in this state be operated in a manner suitable to protect the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the State of Mississippi. (b) Re…

(a) Except as limited by subsection (b), the term "finder's fee" means any compensation in money in excess of the sum of $10,000, or real or personal property valued in excess of the sum of $10,000 which is paid or transferred or agreed to be paid or transferred to any person in …

(a) Only bonded, duly licensed collection agencies, or a licensee's employees, junket representatives, attorneys, or affiliated or wholly-owned corporation and their employees may collect, on the licensee's behalf and for any consideration, gaming credit extended by the licensee.…

Each licensee shall immediately notify the Commission by telephone of the discovery of any violation or suspected violation of any criminal statute of this state or the United States, the Act or any regulation promulgated thereunder. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R.…

Each licensed gaming establishment shall maintain, in such manner and amount as the Executive Director may approve or require, cash or cash equivalents in an amount sufficient to reasonably protect the licensee's patrons against defaults in gaming debts owed by the licensee; and …

Each licensed gaming establishment shall conspicuously post on the premises the address of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-1.14 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-3

(a) All licensees charging an admission fee must give a ticket good for one admission to each person having entered the casino operation for the purpose of gambling. Said ticket shall be valid for a period of the next twenty-four (24) hours after the patron's initial admission an…

The Commission deems any activity on the part of any licensee, his agents or employees, that is inimical to the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the people of the State of Mississippi or that would reflect or tend to reflect discredit upon the Stat…

No licensee shall permit any game other than those specifically named in the Act as a "game" or "gambling game" to be operated without first applying for and receiving permission from the Commission to operate such game and, if permission is granted, thereafter obtaining all requ…

(a) The Commission will issue to all nonrestricted licensees a certificate of payment of fees indicating the actual games authorized to be exposed for play in the establishment. When a licensee wishes to change games he shall request permission of the Executive Director and obtai…

(a) No gambling games shall be operated upon the premises of a licensee, nor shall a licensee expose in an area accessible to the public any game, or gaming device which may be used in the operation of a gambling game without first having paid all current fees and taxes applicabl…

Each licensee shall conspicuously display the rules of each gambling game it exposes for play. This section may be satisfied if published rules are maintained in a location readily accessible to players and notice of the location of such rules is posted conspicuously in the casin…

(a) Payoff schedules or award cards applicable to every licensed game or slot machine shall be displayed at all times either on the table or machine or in a conspicuous place immediately adjacent thereto. In the case of crap, keno and faro games the foregoing requirement will be …

(a) Except as provided in Subsection 2, no officer, director, owner, general manager, or key employee of an entity which holds a gaming license in this state, or of an affiliate or an affiliated company of an entity which holds a gaming license in this state, shall play or place …

(a) Except as provided in this regulation, a licensee shall remit the total prizes awarded to a patron as the result of conducting any game, including a tournament, contest, or promotional activity (hereinafter collectively referred to as "gaming or promotional activity") conduct…

The following words and terms, when used in these regulations concerning self-exclusion procedures J., shall have the following meanings: (a) Self-exclusion means voluntarily having oneself barred from the premises of any licensed gaming establishment (hereinafter casino) in Miss…

(a) Any person may request self-exclusion pursuant to these regulations by appearing personally at any office of the Mississippi Gaming Commission where he or she shall: 1. Present valid identification credentials containing: i. His or her signature; and ii. Either a photograph o…

(a) The Commission shall maintain the official self-exclusion list and shall notify each casino of any addition to or deletion from the list. (b) The notice provided by the Commission to all casinos concerning any person whose name shall be either added to or deleted from the sel…

(a) Each casino shall have and make available to all patrons the Self-Exclusion Form developed and provided by the Commission. (b) Each casino shall designate a person or persons to be the contact person with the Commission for purposes of self-exclusion procedures, including rec…

(a) Except for those persons choosing a lifetime self-exclusion, removal from the self-exclusion shall be automatic upon expiration of the period of self-exclusion specified under Section 2(c)(2) above. (b) Upon the expiration of the self-exclusion period, the Commission shall de…

Each casino shall implement procedures for training for all new employees, and annual retraining for all employees who directly interact with gaming patrons in gaming areas. That training shall, at a minimum, consist of information concerning the nature of problem gambling, the p…

(a) Any casino violating any requirements of these regulations on self-exclusion may be subject to disciplinary action by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. (b) Any self-excluded person violating the terms of his or her self-exclusion agreement during the self-excluded period may…