Mississippi Administrative Code

(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 …

(a) DEFINITIONS. As used in this regulation. 1. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR: The individual in the local area responsible for coordination and leadership in developing civil preparedness and emergency management. 2. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER: A central location us…

(a) The legislature has declared gaming operations legal if licensed by the Commission and conducted upon establishments, vessels and cruise vessels located in certain statutorily described areas where voters have not voted to prohibit gaming. The Commission, as authorized by law…

The Executive Director may recommend that an application for a license be denied if the Executive Director believes that the place or location for which the license is sought is unsuitable for the conduct of gaming operations. The Commission may deny an application for a state ga…

(a) Fire Safety Standards. Any establishment to be constructed for dockside gaming that will be permanently moored or on a land based structure, will be required to meet (1) the fire safety standards of the Mississippi Fire Prevention code, Section 45-11-101, (2) additional requi…

(a) Whenever any person intends to apply for a gaming license pursuant to the Act, he shall file a notice of intent to apply for a gaming license with the Commission. (b) The notice of intent must completely and accurately describe the proposed gaming establishment, including its…

A licensee shall not change its establishment or its vessel, the location of its establishment or vessel, home port of its vessel, or the routes, frequency, or duration of any excursions without the prior approval of the Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Di…

(a) Prohibition. No state gaming license, finding of suitability, or approval, the granting of which requires an application to be made to the Commission, shall be held by nor granted to any person holding office in, or employed by, any agency of the State of Mississippi or any o…

The Commission will not ordinarily grant a state gaming license or finding of suitability to an individual under twenty-one years of age. This policy would not affect the licensing or finding of suitability of a trust where the settlor or beneficiary is under the age of twenty-on…

(a) Whenever the Commission receives a completed application for a gaming license proposing to operate a gaming establishment in a particular county or municipality, the Executive Director shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of the application, notify the board of superviso…

The Executive Director shall investigate all applications for licenses or other Commission approvals and report all material facts to the Commission. The Executive Director may investigate, without limitation, the background of the applicant, the suitability of the proposed premi…

An applicant shall waive any statutory or common law privilege afforded by the laws of the State of Mississippi or of any other jurisdiction in which the applicant or any information pertaining to the application is located. Refusal to waive such a privilege shall constitute grou…

The Executive Director or Commission may summon any person named in an application to appear and testify before them or their agents at such time and place as they may designate. All such testimony shall be under oath and may embrace any matter which the Commission, the Executive…

The Executive Director shall give written notice to all applicants of his recommendation regarding their applications and the time and place that their application for a gaming license will be considered by the Commission. If the Executive Director recommends denial of an applica…

When a general partnership or joint venture applies for any license, registration, or finding of suitability required or permitted to be granted by the Commission, each individual partner and joint venturer must file a complete application with the Executive Director and be separ…

The general partnership or joint venture which applies for a license, registration or finding of suitability is required to file only one $5,000.00 application fee, but each individual partner and joint venturer is required to pay investigative fees and each partner or joint vent…

As used in this regulation, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Control," "controlling," and "controlled by" mean a relationship between two entities whereby one possesses, indirectly or directly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and …

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each individual must be found suitable to hold a gaming license before he may: 1. Own an equity security issued by a corporate licensee, or 2. Hold any security issued by a corporate licensee which gives the holder voting rights in the co…

The reports required pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-213 shall consist of applications signed by the President and the Secretary of the corporate licensee on a form provided by the Executive Director. The information required on the form shall include, but not be limited to, …

(a) The Commission may request persons, affiliated entities and greater than 5% equity owners to submit an application for finding of suitability pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-76-211(1972). (b) Any person, entity and greater than 5% equity owner required or requested to …

The following transactions involving corporate licensees are ineffective unless approved in advance by the Commission: (a) Any act or transaction by virtue of which any other corporation or other form of business organization becomes a controlled affiliate of a corporate licensee…

The statement required by Mississippi Code Annotated 75-76-207 shall be substantially as follows: (a) The sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of this security is ineffective unless approved in advance by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. If at any time such c…

As used in this regulation: (a) "Contribution" means cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a partner contributes to a limited partnership in his capacity as a partner. (b)"D…

After granting delayed licensing to any limited partner, the Executive Director and Commission may exercise, without limitation, any of the following powers: (a) The Executive Director may at any time recommend to the Commission that the Commission activate the licensing process …

Delayed licensing approval shall be personal to the limited partner granted delayed licensing. A limited partner's interest that is held under delayed licensing may not be transferred, assigned, encumbered or hypothecated in any manner without the prior approval of the Commission…

Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-223, the following provisions must be included in the Certificate of Limited Partnership of every limited partnership that applies for or holds a state gaming license: (a) "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, expressed or implied in this …

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-219 and this regulation, the Commission may waive licensing of certain limited partners and, in lieu thereof, grant approval of delayed licensing for a limited partner. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 2-6.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-219