2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › GAMING AND RACING (§§ 44-30-101 — 44-33-108) › Article 30 - COLORADO LIMITED GAMING ACT (§§ 44-30-101 — 44-30-1703) › Part 16 - FANTASY CONTESTS (§§ 44-30-1601 — 44-30-1613) › Section 44-30-1606 - Licensing - rules

(1)
(a)
On and after September 1, 2020, an entity shall not operate as a fantasy contest operator unless the entity is licensed by the director. On and after September 1, 2020, an individual who is not operating through an entity shall not operate as a fantasy contest operator unless the individual is licensed as a fantasy contest operator by the director. Notwithstanding any provision of this part 16 to the contrary, the director shall issue a license to operate as a fantasy contest operator to any entity or individual that, as of August 30, 2020, held a valid license issued by the department of regulatory agencies to operate as a fantasy contest operator.
(b)
An applicant for licensure must pay license, renewal, and reinstatement fees established by the director consistent with section
44-30-203
and other authorities. The director may promulgate reasonable rules pertaining to the renewal, expiration, and reinstatement of licenses. The director shall transmit all fees collected to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the sports betting fund created in section
44-30-1509
.
(2)
Applications for licensure as a fantasy contest operator must:
(a)
Be verified by the oath or affirmation of the person or persons as the director may prescribe;
(b)
Be made to the director on forms prepared and furnished by the director; and
(c)
Set forth such information as the director may require to enable the director to determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for licensure under this part 16. The information must include:
(I)
The name and address of the applicant;
(II)
If a partnership, the names and addresses of all of the partners, and if a corporation, association, or other organization, the names and addresses of the president, vice president, secretary, and managing officer, together with all other information deemed necessary by the director; and
(III)
A designation of the responsible party who is the agent for the licensee for all communications with the director.
(3)
(a)
An applicant may not be eligible for licensure or registration as a fantasy contest operator or licensure renewal if the applicant or any of its officers, directors, or general partners has been convicted of or has entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to a felony.
(b)
The director is governed by section
24-5-101
in considering the conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony for any individual subject to a record check pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
(4)
With the submission of an application for a license granted pursuant to this section, each applicant and its officers, directors, and general partners shall submit a complete set of the person's fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The director shall require a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section
22-2-119.3(6)(d)
, for a person who has a record of arrest without a disposition. The director shall use the information resulting from the fingerprint-based criminal history record check or name-based judicial record check to investigate and determine whether an applicant is qualified to hold a license pursuant to this section. The director may verify the information an applicant is required to submit. The applicant shall pay the costs associated with the fingerprint-based criminal history record check to the Colorado bureau of investigation. The applicant is responsible for the costs associated with a name-based judicial record check.
(5)
A fantasy contest operator shall not conduct, operate, or offer a fantasy contest that:
(a)
Utilizes:
(I)
Video or mechanical reels or symbols or any other depictions of slot machines, poker, blackjack, craps, or roulette; or
(II)
Any device that qualifies as or replicates games that constitute limited gaming under section 9 of article XVIII of the Colorado constitution; or
(b)
Includes a high school or youth sporting event.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 114,§61, eff. 4/21/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-125-106
and amended by 2020 Ch. 269,§2, eff. 7/10/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 20-1286), ch. 1307, p. 1307, § 2, effective July 10.
This section is similar to former § 12-125-106 as it existed prior to 2020.