New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Violation of any provision of the act or of this title by a licensee, its agent, or employee is deemed contrary to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare and constitutes grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, or imposition of a fine, or both. B. It is the…

The board is charged by law with the duty of observing the conduct of all licensees for the purpose of ensuring that licenses shall not be held by unqualified or disqualified persons, unsuitable persons, or persons who conduct gaming operations in an unsuitable manner Such invest…

A. Each licensee shall immediately notify the board's enforcement division by telephone and in writing of the discovery of any violation or suspected violation of the act, rules promulgated under the act, or of any other state or federal law on the licensed premises or related to…

A. No unlicensed or unauthorized games shall be operated at the gaming establishment, nor shall a licensee offer for sale, distribution, or play any gaming device that shall be used in gaming without first having obtained all necessary licenses and having paid all current fees an…

A. Persons under 21 years of age are prohibited from entering the gaming premises. B. Licensees shall display posters in full public view at both the entrance to and inside the licensed premises stating, at a minimum, "THESE PREMISES ARE RESTRICTED BY LAW TO PERSONS 21 YEARS OF A…

A. No racetrack gaming operator licensee shall allow, conduct, or participate in any false or misleading advertising concerning gaming on its licensed premises. Any advertising by the nonprofits shall advertise that gaming is for members only. B. All advertising by any gaming ope…

A. None of the following members of a nonprofit operator licensee, or of any affiliate of the licensee, shall play any gaming device made available to members and auxiliary members by that licensee or on a gaming establishment that is owned or operated in whole or in part by that…

A. In addition to any other requirements for identification set forth in this title, a gaming operator licensee shall affix the following items in a prominent place to each gaming machine offered for play or display the information on signs approved by the board and placed in at …

Payoff schedules applicable to every licensed gaming machine shall be displayed at all times on the machine or in a conspicuous place immediately adjacent to it. Payoff schedules shall accurately state actual payoffs applicable to the particular machine and shall not be worded in…

This rule applies to all gaming operator licensees, applicants for licensure as gaming operators, and other persons involved in gaming activity under the New Mexico Gaming Control Act.

A. Additional payouts and personal property awards shall be conducted in a manner that promotes responsible gaming. All advertising (any printed, television, newspapers, posters, direct mail, etc., excluding radio) shall include an appropriate responsible gaming message and toll …

A. Gaming operator licensees shall implement and maintain security measures that shall ensure safe and honest operation of the gaming establishment. B. Security personnel shall possess and maintain valid work permit cards at all times while on duty. C. A sufficient number of secu…

A. Each gaming operator licensee shall install, maintain and continuously operate a surveillance system at its licensed gaming establishment. The purpose of the surveillance system is to assist the gaming operator licensee and the state in safeguarding the licensee's assets, in d…

A. Limited gaming permitted pursuant to Section 60-2E-2(A) of the act shall include only the play of approved games on licensed gaming machines. Table games, side bets, unapproved games, and all other forms of unauthorized gaming are expressly prohibited. B. No game shall be play…

A. No gaming machine offered for play by a nonprofit operator licensee shall award a prize that exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Nonprofit operator licensees shall not offer periodic payments of cash or non-cash winnings and shall remit the total winnings and non-cash priz…

A. Periodic payments of winnings and non-cash prizes awarded to a patron as the result of any licensed game offered by a racetrack gaming operator licensee shall be made if one of the following is established as the method of funding the periodic payments: (1) an irrevocable sure…

A. Gaming operator licensees shall redeem credit slips or tokens presented by a player in accordance with procedures proposed by the licensee and approved by the board before opening the licensed premises for gaming activity. Such procedures shall be modified at the direction of …

In the event a dispute arises with a patron concerning payment of alleged winnings or promotional prizes including any jackpot or credits, the gaming operator licensee ("licensee") and the patron shall abide by the following procedures: A. the licensee shall provide the patron wi…

A. Whenever the board determines that special circumstances exist that require additional management review by a licensee, the board may impose a condition upon any licensee to require implementation of a compliance review and reporting system by the licensee. B. The terms of the…

Section 60-2E-7(B)(3) of the Gaming Control Act authorizes the board to develop, adopt and promulgate all regulations necessary to implement and administer the provisions of the Gaming Control Act. Section 60-2E-8(C) (6) directs the board to adopt regulations defining the area, g…

A. Every licensee shall report to the board, on a quarterly basis, the full name and address of every person, including lending agencies, who has any right, direct or indirect, to share in the profits of such licensed gaming activities, or to whom any interest or share in the pro…

A. No applicant or licensee shall fail or refuse to produce records or evidence or to give information upon demand by the board or its agent. No applicant or licensee shall interfere or attempt to interfere with any effort by the board or its agent to obtain such records or evide…

A. A nonprofit operator licensee may utilize up to sixty five percent of net take, after payment of the gaming tax, to pay allowable expenses in reasonable amounts for conducting gaming activities on its licensed premises. If the nonprofit operator licensee has entered into a val…

A. If a gaming operator licensee enters into a management contract with any person, the management contract shall: (1) provide that only gaming activity allowed pursuant to the act will be conducted on the licensed premises; (2) list the responsibilities of each of the parties, i…

A. Upon discovery of theft from or damage to a gaming device that affects operation of the device, the licensee or owner of the gaming device shall request an investigation by the board's agents, the department of public safety, or local law enforcement and shall immediately noti…

A. Any license granted or renewed by the board may not be transferred. For purposes of this section, "transfer" includes assigning the license. B. A transfer of license ownership that occurs after the board has issued the license shall automatically terminate the license as of th…

A. Every gaming employee and key executive must wear his or her valid work permit or key executive identification where easily visible at all times when engaged in the conduct of gaming activities. B. A work permit or key executive identification is not valid if it does not inclu…

A. A licensee may establish house rules applicable to the operation of gaming machines or other gaming activities as long as the rules do not conflict with the act or this title. Before any licensee enacts or adopts any house rules, the rules shall be submitted to the board for a…

All licenses issued under the act shall be posted by the licensee and kept posted at all times in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

The gaming operator license shall post in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises a notice in boldface type, clearly legible and in substantially the following form: "Any gaming operator licensee or any of his officers, employees or agent who have reasonable cause for believ…

Permanent.

The board may prescribe all forms called for or required by the act or this title, and all flings with the board must be accompanied by such affidavits, documents, and other supporting data as the board requires.

A. Providing, allowing, contracting for or arranging to provide alcohol or food for no charge or at reduced prices as an incentive or enticement for patrons to game is prohibited. B. Activities that constitute incentives or enticements to game include, but are not limited to, any…

A. A racetrack gaming operator's license shall become automatically void if the racetrack fails to maintain a minimum of four live race days a week with at least nine live races on each race day during its licensed race meet. B. Maintaining fewer than four live race days or nine …

A. Any gaming operator licensee that ceases gaming activities for more than seven consecutive days and has not requested and received authorization from the board under Subsection B of 15.1.10.43 NMAC, shall surrender its gaming operator's license to the board within 10 days of c…

A. Only racetrack gaming operator licensees are eligible to allocate gaming machines or receive allocated gaming machines. B. Gaming machines shall be allocated only pursuant to a valid allocation agreement. The allocation agreement must: (1) specify the number of gaming machines…

A. A nonprofit gaming operator and distributor licensee jointly shall submit any contract or lease agreement between the nonprofit gaming operator licensee or distributor licensee and any other licensee to the board for review not less than 30 calendar days before the contract or…

A. A distributor licensee may receive a percentage of net take from a particular gaming machine as a payment pursuant to a lease or other arrangement for furnishing the gaming machine to a racetrack gaming operator in an amount as agreed to by the parties, but in no event more th…

A. Player tracking systems shall be approved by the board or its designee in accordance with rules governing approval of associated equipment. B. A gaming operator licensee shall delete a player's name from the system immediately upon the player's request. C. Names deleted from t…

A. Any licensee may seek a variance of any provision of the board rules or minimum internal control standards. The licensee shall submit the request in writing to the board's legal division on a form provided by the Board. B. The variance request shall include: (1) the licensee's…

January 29, 2016, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes standards for the conduct of gaming activities authorized by the Gaming Control Act.

Unless otherwise defined below, terms used in this rule have the same meanings as set forth in the Gaming Control Act: A. "act" means the Gaming Control Act; B. "additional payout" means a supplemental cash payout, based on a jackpot, that is not reflected in the gaming machine p…

A. All gaming establishments shall be operated in a manner suitable to protect the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the public. B. It is the responsibility of the licensee to employ and maintain suitable methods of operation consistent with state policy.

Any activity by any licensee or its agents or employees that is contrary to the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public, shall be deemed an unsuitable method of operation. Without limitation, the following shall be determined to be unsuitable methods of operation: A. fai…

New Mexico Gaming Control Board.

A. After the board has determined that an individual should be placed on the involuntary exclusion list, notice of the determination shall be given to the person by personal service or by certified mail to the person's address last known to the board, or by service by publication…

A. The procedures, rights, and remedies specified in Section 60-2E-59(B) of the act and rule 15.1.14 NMAC promulgated by the board shall apply to any hearings provided to the candidate for placement on the involuntary exclusion list. As used in those provisions, "petitioner" mean…

A. Any person who, after a final determination by the board, has been placed on the involuntary exclusion list may petition the board in writing and request that his or her name be removed from the list. The petition shall be verified and state the specific grounds believed by th…