Section 99-01.3-02-13 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license1. The attorney general may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or a permit of an organization, distributor, or manufacturer: a. When the applicant has: (1) Violated, failed, or refused to comply with any provision of the gaming law or rules or any other law of North Dakota or has knowingly allowed, caused, aided, abetted, or conspired with another person to cause the person to violate any provision of the gaming law or rules or any other law of North Dakota;(2) Falsified information on a license application or obtained a license by fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or mistake; (3) Denied the attorney general access to a site or manufacturing facility, or failed to timely provide information requested or required by the attorney general, gaming law, or rules; (4) Misrepresented, or failed to disclose, a material fact to the attorney general; or(5) Engaged in any act or practice to defraud or cheat a person, or has used a device or scheme to defraud a person.b. If the attorney general, for any reason, deems it to be in the public interest, such reasons include cases wherein the applicant or licensee, or any person with a "substantial interest" therein:(1) Has previously conducted illegal gambling or gaming activity in any jurisdiction;(2) Has demonstrated willful disregard for complying with ordinances, statutes, administrative rules, or court orders, whether at the local, state, or federal level in any jurisdiction;(3) Possesses a threat to the effective regulation of gambling, or creates or increases the likelihood of unfair or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of gambling activities, as demonstrated by: (f) Knowingly provides or has provided goods or services to an entity that illegally operates gambling activities.2. Upon revocation of a license, an organization, distributor, or manufacturer shall return the license and, if applicable, site authorization to the attorney general.N.D. Admin Code 99-01.3-02-13
Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 369, July 2018, effective 7/1/2018.General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-03, 53-06.1-14, 53-06.1-16