Gaming

(a) In General. It is the declared policy of the State of Mississippi that all establishments where gambling games are conducted or operated must be licensed and controlled so as to better protect the public health, safety, morals, good order and welfare of its inhabitants. Any l…

Separate applications are required for each establishment for which a gaming license is sought, irrespective of the ownership of such establishment. (Adopted: 9/25/1991.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 2-1.10 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-73

(a) Simultaneously with the submission of its application for a gaming license, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable application fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) along with all other fees provided for in the Gaming Control Act. These fees shall be payable to the Missi…

(a) License applicants shall submit, simultaneously with submission of their completed application, a timetable for financing arrangements (including applications for approval of public offerings or private placements), and commencement and completion of construction activities a…

(a) A request for withdrawal of an application may be made at any time prior to final action upon the application by the Commission by filing a written request to withdraw with the Executive Director. (b) The Executive Director may, in his discretion, deny the request, or grant t…

(a) In General. This chapter sets forth some criteria which the Commission will consider when deciding whether to issue a license to conduct gaming on an establishment, vessel, or cruise vessel on Mississippi jurisdiction bodies of water. The various criteria set forth may not ha…

(a) Gaming License. A license which authorizes the holder to operate a gaming establishment. A gaming license is granted for a period of no longer than three (3) years from the date of issue. A gaming license may be granted for a period of less than three (3) years within the dis…

With respect to gaming site approval, approval constitutes only the Commissions finding that the location complies with applicable gaming laws and regulations. Gaming site approval does not entitle the recipient to approval to proceed with development, nor does it constitute a li…

With respect to obtaining the Commissions approval to proceed with development, the following information, together with documentation to support this information, shall be submitted to the Commission: (a) Architectural plans or renderings showing details of all proposed construc…

Before any gaming facility may open to the public, all infrastructure requirements must be fully operational. The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved plan and be ready for operation within the gaming site approval time period. Gaming site approval may b…

(a.) Whenever the Commission is acting upon any application of a licensee or registrant, or pursuant to its powers provided in Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-103, and if the Commission determines that circumstances exist which require additional management review by a licensee or regist…

(a) In addition to the information required by Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-73, an applicant shall provide to the Executive Director, on forms furnished by the Executive Director, complete information regarding the proposed operation, including but not limited to, a certification that…

Every application to become a license holder shall contain the following additional information: (a) Give actual establishment, vessel, or cruise vessel blueprints, including a layout of each floor stating the projected use of each area. (b) State whether the establishment, vesse…

(a) No person shall be employed as a gaming employee unless such person is the holder of a valid work permit issued by the Commission. (b) Every licensee, shall, before employing any person in connection with the licensed gaming operation, ascertain that such person holds a valid…

(a) The Mississippi Gaming Commission will process all work permit applications, to include taking photographs and fingerprints from all applicants. The Commission shall conduct background investigations on all work permit applicants. The applicant shall provide any information r…

(a) If the Executive Director denies an application for a work permit and the applicant requests a hearing pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. 75-76-131(5), the hearing examiner shall schedule a hearing as soon as practicable after receipt of the request. (b) At the hearing, the Executiv…

(a) The Executive Director shall recommend that the Commission revoke the work permit of a gaming employee if the gaming employee: 1. is convicted of any violation of the Gaming Control Act or if in investigating an alleged violation of the Gaming Control Act by any licensee the …

(a) If the Executive Director recommends the revocation of a gaming work permit, the matter will be set for hearing before a hearing examiner. The Hearing Examiner shall schedule a hearing as soon as practicable after receipt of the recommendation from the Executive Director. (b)…

(a) An application filed pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-131 for the reconsideration of an objection to the issuance of a work permit or for the reinstatement of a work permit previously revoked must not be entertained by the Commission for a period of one (1) year following …

(a) Annually, on or before the 1st of July, each licensee shall submit an Annual Employee Report to the Executive Director on a form to be furnished by the Executive Director. The report shall identify every individual who is directly or indirectly engaged in the administration o…

(a) No gaming school shall enroll any student or offer any course to the public of this state or do any other business whatsoever in this state whether for compensation or not, relating to the teaching of gaming or playing or dealing techniques unless such gaming school is the ho…

(a) Any of the following shall be cause for suspension, refusal to renew or revocation of a gaming school license of gaming school employee license, although suspension, refusal to renew or revocation may be made for sufficient cause other than those listed:1. Violation of any pr…

(a) Licensure pursuant to Mississippi Gaming Commission Regulations is granted for a term of two years, and for a term of two years for all subsequent renewals within the discretion of the Commission.1. A change in any item that was a condition of the original license or a licens…

(a) No natural person shall be employed by a licensed gaming school as an instructor, administrative employee or sales representative unless he or she has first established his or her qualifications in accordance with Section 75-76-34(K) of the Mississippi Gaming Control Act and …

(a) Each operator required to be licensed in accordance with commission regulations shall, prior to the issuance of a Gaming School License, produce such information, documentation and assurances to establish by clear and convincing evidence: 1. The financial stability, integrity…

(a) The principal(s) of each operator, employee and student must set forth by application that he or she does not fall within any one (1) of the following categories:1. Is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of a felony; 2. Is a fugitive from justice; 3. Is a…

(a) The Commission may, within its discretion, make such inquiry or investigation concerning an operator, employee, student or any other person involved with an applicant or licensee as it may deem appropriate either at the time of the initial application and licensure or at any …

(a) Simultaneously with the submission of its application for a gaming school license, the operator(s) shall pay a non-refundable application/investigation fee of one thousand ($1,000.00) along with all other fees provided for in the Gaming Control Act. These fees shall be payabl…

All employees and students of the gaming school shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (Adopted: 11/04/1992.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 2-11.7 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-155

(a) No person or school, whether or not a governmental agency, shall offer any course or program of instruction or enroll any student in any course or program of instruction unless an approval authorizing such course or program of instruction shall have first been obtained from t…

(a) The physical facilities and equipment of each gaming school shall be sufficient for attainment of the school's purposes and shall be safe and adequate in quality, size and number to effectively accommodate students, faculty and staff. The school shall have sufficient space, e…

(a) Unless a licensee has been granted continuous approval for involvement in foreign gaming, the licensee may apply for preliminary approval for a proposed involvement in foreign gaming. The application shall be made on such forms as may be prescribed by the Executive Director. …

(a) Unless a licensee has been granted continuous approval for involvement in foreign gaming, an application for final approval for involvement in foreign gaming must be filed with the Executive Director as soon as practicable and in no event later than thirty (30) days after the…

(a) A licensee who has been granted continuous approval for involvement in foreign gaming is exempt from compliance with preliminary approval and final approval, unless otherwise required by the Commission. (b) An application for continuous approval for involvement in foreign gam…

(a) Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-271(5), the Mississippi Gaming Commission finds that consistent with the public policy of this state concerning gaming, the requirements of Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-269 through 75-76-277, inclusive, are waived for the following activities: 1…

(a) Each labor organization, union or affiliate thereof representing or seeking to represent employees requiring work permits by the Commission and employed by a licensee, shall register with the Commission annually. (b) The Commission may exempt any labor organization, union or …

(a) No labor organization, union or affiliate thereof required to register with the Commission shall receive any dues from or on behalf of or administer any pension, retirement or welfare funds from or on behalf of any employee holding a work permit and employed by a licensee or …

(a) In order to register, a labor organization, union or affiliate thereof shall file with the Commission a "labor organization registration statement." The registration statement shall be completed and approved by the Executive Director prior to the labor organization becoming t…

A labor organization registration shall be effective for one year. Any such registration may be renewed upon filing of an updated "labor organization registration statement" no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of the current registration. The Commi…

Every registered labor organization shall be under a continuing duty to promptly disclose to the Commission any change in the information contained in the "labor organization registration statement" or otherwise requested by the Commission. (Adopted: 01/20/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. C…

Notwithstanding the reporting requirements imposed by the regulations of the Commission, no labor organization, union, affiliate thereof or person shall be required to furnish any information which is included in a report filed by any labor organization, union, affiliated or pers…

Every officer, agent and principal employee of a labor organization, union or affiliate thereof required to register with the Commission pursuant to this chapter and the regulations of the Commission shall be qualified in accordance with criteria contained in Mississippi Gaming C…

(a) In order to be qualified, every officer, agent and principal employee of a labor organization, union or affiliate thereof required to register with the Commission pursuant to the regulations of the Commission shall file with the Commission a "labor organization individual dis…

Notwithstanding the qualification requirements as to any such officer, agent or principal employee, the Commission may waive any disqualification criteria upon a finding that the interests of justice so require. (Adopted: 01/20/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 2-13.8 Miss. Code Ann…

Neither a labor organization, union, or affiliate thereof nor its officers, agents and principal employees not otherwise individually holding work permits in accordance with the Gaming Control Act and employed by a licensee may hold any financial interest whatsoever in the licens…

(a) Cruise Vessel: 1. Complies with all U.S. Coast Guard regulations; 2. Has a minimum overall length of one hundred fifty feet (150'); 3. Has a minimum draft of six feet (6'); and 4. Is certified by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry at least two hundred (200) passengers. (b) Vessel:…

It is the policy of the Mississippi Gaming Commission to require, as a condition of licensure, that cruise vessels utilized for gaming on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, in the Biloxi Bay or in the Bay of St. Louis, that are not self-propelled, to be moored to withstand a Category 4 …