New Mexico Administrative Code

A.Any person whose petition for removal from the involuntary exclusion list has been denied may not file another such petition with the board until one (1) year has expired from the date of denial. B.The board may, in its discretion and upon written request for waiver, waive the …

A. The involuntarily excluded person shall be excluded from the area of the gaming establishment designated as the licensed premises. B. Whenever an involuntarily excluded person enters, attempts to enter, or is on the licensed premises, and the licensee or its agent or a gaming …

A. The board may include on the involuntary exclusion list any person whose presence in a gaming establishment is determined by the board to pose a threat to the public interest or licensed gaming activities. B. In determining whether to include a person on the involuntary exclus…

A. Any person may apply to the board to have their name placed on the self-exclusion list. B. A person applying to the board to have their name placed on the self-exclusion list shall file an application on a form supplied and approved by the board, and shall meet the following r…

A. The self-exclusion list shall not be a public record open to inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act. B. The name of a person on the self-exclusion list shall be confidential and shall only be made available to authorized agents of the board and authorized …

A. A self-excluded person shall be excluded from the area of the gaming establishment designated as the licensed premises. B. Whenever a self-excluded person enters, attempts to enter, or is on the licensed premises, and the licensee or its agent or a gaming employee knows or has…

A. Any person who has been placed on the self-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 the petitioner to constitute good cause for removal …

This rule applies to all licensees and gaming establishments under the New Mexico Gaming Control Act.

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-34(A) directs the board to adopt regulations that provide for the es…

Permanent.

December 31, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule provides for the establishment of a list of persons to be excluded or ejected from gaming establishments and grounds for exclusion or ejection.

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. "candidate" means any person whom the board believes should be placed on the list. C. "involuntarily excluded person" m…

A. The board may place on the involuntary exclusion list the name of any person who, because of any of the criteria set forth in this rule, is to be excluded or ejected from a licensed premise, upon the board's determination that such exclusion or ejection is in the best interest…

A. The involuntary exclusion list shall be open to public inspection and shall be distributed by the board to every licensed gaming establishment within the state and to the department of public safety for distribution to law enforcement agencies located in the state. B. The foll…

New Mexico Gaming Control Board.

A. Tokens must be designed, manufactured, and constructed in compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, and policies of the United States, the State, and other states to prevent counterfeiting of the tokens. Tokens must not resemble any current or past coinage of the United …

A. Any gaming operator licensee that permanently removes tokens from use or replaces approved tokens at its gaming establishment or ceases gaming activities must prepare a plan for redeeming discontinued tokens that remain outstanding at the time of discontinuance. The licensee m…

A. The gaming operator licensee must notify the board immediately upon the discovery of counterfeit tokens indicating a loss in excess of $500. B. The board or its agent may take possession of the counterfeit tokens. The board will determine the disposition of any counterfeit tok…

A. Discontinued and counterfeit tokens must be disposed of in a manner that makes them incapable of use. The gaming operator license must notify the board, in writing, at least 30 days before the discontinued or counterfeit tokens are to be disposed of or destroyed. The notice mu…

Each gaming operator licensee must retain the records required by this rule within the State for at least five years.

This rule applies to all gaming operator licensees, licensed manufacturers and distributors of gaming devices, and applicants for such licenses under the Gaming Control Act.

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-40 requires that the board approve any tokens to be used in the cond…

Permanent.

December 31, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to establish specifications and operating requirements for the use of tokens in the play of licensed gaming machines.

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. "person" means a legal entity or individual. C. "State" means the State of New Mexico. D. "token" means a metal represe…

A. No person may sell, distribute, or offer for play any gaming machine that accepts tokens for play, unless the tokens are approved in advance by the board as required in this rule. B. Tokens carry a monetary value evidencing a debt owed to their holder by the licensee that issu…

A. A gaming operator licensee may not issue, sell or redeem any token unless the board has issued written approval of the specifications of the token and of a sample of the token. A gaming operator licensee may not issue, sell or redeem any token that is a modification of a previ…

A. Tokens may be issued to a patron only from a cashier's cage, token dispenser, gaming employees on the licensed premises, or from a gaming machine as change or winnings. B. Tokens may be redeemed only at a cashier's cage on the licensed premises of the gaming operator licensee …

New Mexico Gaming Control Board.

A.The board may, in its discretion, accept and process a renewal application for a gaming operator's, manufacturer or distributor's license, work permit or certification of finding of suitability fled after the deadlines established in 15.1.13.8 NMAC and 15.1.13.13 NMAC. Any such…

No licensee shall engage in any gaming activity unless the licensee has received a renewed license from the board. Any licensee that fails to renew its license as required by the act and this rule shall cease the gaming activity authorized by the license on the date the license e…

All licenses shall expire annually on the anniversary date of the original issuance and will be subject to renewal on an anniversary date basis.

A. A certification of finding of suitability expires three years from the date of issuance. A complete renewal application and payment of all applicable fees for renewal of the certification of finding of suitability shall be filed with the board not less than sixty (60) days pri…

This rule applies to all licensees under the Gaming Control Board.

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)(1) directs the board to adopt regulations prescribing the metho…

Permanent.

December 31, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to establish standards for the annual renewal of licenses issued under the Gaming Control Act.

Unless otherwise defined below, terms used in these regulations have the same meanings as set forth in the Gaming Control Act: A. "Act" means the Gaming Control Act. B. "gaming activity" means any endeavor associated with the manufacture or distribution of gaming devices or the c…

A. Licenses issued under the act, other than gaming machine licenses, expire one (1) year from the date of the issuance of the license, and are subject to annual renewal in accordance with the act and this rule. B. A complete renewal application and payment of all applicable fees…

A. Renewal license fees are as follows: (1) gaming machine manufacturer's license, $2,000; (2) associated equipment manufacturer's license, $400.00; (3) gaming machine or associated equipment distributor's license, $400; (4) gaming operator's license for racetrack, $4,000; (5) ga…

New Mexico Gaming Control Board.

A. If after investigation the board determines that a license, registration, finding of suitability or other prior approval by the board should be limited, conditioned, suspended or revoked, or that a fine should be assessed, the board shall initiate a hearing by issuing a compla…

A. The record of the proceeding will include: (1) all pleadings, motions, and intermediate rulings; (2) evidence received or considered; (3) a statement of matters officially noticed; (4) questions and offers of proof, objections and rulings thereon; (5) proposed findings and con…

A. The board may, subject to the rules of privilege and confidentiality recognized by law, require the furnishing of information, the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, records, papers or other objects necessary and proper for the purposes before it, and may ta…

A. If a respondent fails to testify in its own behalf or asserts a claim of privilege with respect to any question presented to the respondent, the hearing examiner may infer from such refusal that the testimony or answer would have been adverse in the respondent's case. B. If an…

A. The respondent may be represented by any person licensed to practice law in the state. An individual respondent may represent himself. B. The rules of evidence as applied in the courts do not apply in these proceedings. Any relevant evidence may be admitted, and such evidence …

A. In addition to the procedures prescribed by the act, the following procedures shall apply, when appropriate: (1) the board will present its opening statement on the merits. The respondent then will be permitted to make an opening statement on defense; (2) the board will presen…