Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND APPLICATIONS › Section 633-2-6 - Application - Employees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. An applicant for
				an employee license pursuant to
				8
				M.R.S.A. §1015 shall submit a license
				application on a form approved and supplied by the Board.
2. The application, as well as other
				documents submitted to the Board by or on behalf of the applicant for purposes
				of determining the qualifications of the applicant, shall be sworn to or
				affirmed before a notary public. If any form or document is signed by an
				attorney for the applicant, the signature shall certify that the attorney has
				read the forms or documents and that, to the best of his or her knowledge,
				information and belief, based on diligent inquiry, the contents of the form or
				documents so supplied are true.
3.
				To the extent, if any, that information of a material nature in the application
				or the supplemental information provided by the applicant becomes outdated,
				inaccurate or incomplete, the applicant shall notify the Board in writing as
				soon as it is aware that the information is outdated, inaccurate or incomplete,
				and shall at that time supply the information necessary to make the application
				or supplementary information current, accurate and complete.
4. The applicant shall cooperate fully with
				the Board and the Department in any background investigation of the
				applicant.
5. A waiver may be
				granted in lieu of an employee license pursuant to
				8
				M.R.S.A. §1015. A licensed or applicant
				Slot Machine Operator, Casino Operator, Slot Machine Distributor, Table Game
				Distributor, or Gambling Services Vendor may apply for a waiver of the
				licensing requirement for one or more employees pursuant to
				8
				M.R.S.A. §1015(3). Such
				application must be in writing and document facts sufficient to demonstrate
				that the public interest is not served by licensing requirement. The Board
				shall consider the extent to which the employee has access to slot machine
				equipment, table game equipment, proceeds from slot machine activity or table
				game activity; or is engaged in security or surveillance at the slot machine
				facility or casino; or is engaged in other activities directly related to the
				gambling activity or proceeds. An employee's access or activity in these areas
				is an indication that the public interest would not be served by granting the
				requested waiver. The following duties are examples of duties that fall under
				the categories that would
not
qualify for waiver.
A. Perform, under the supervision of an audit
				department executive, the duties and responsibilities of the internal audit
				department, including, without limitation, the supervision of personnel in the
				internal audit department; the monitoring of compliance with regulations and
				internal controls; and the evaluation of the adequacy of accounting and
				administrative controls;
B.
				Perform, under the supervision of a controller, the duties and responsibilities
				of the accounting department including, without limitation, the supervision of
				personnel in the accounting department; overseeing the review, verification and
				recordation of revenue journal entries; and the processing or control of active
				accounting documents related to gaming activity;
C. Have access to active accounting documents
				related to gaming activity;
D.
				Conduct surveillance investigations and operations;
E. Repair and maintain slot machines, table
				games, associated equipment and bill changers;
F. Assist in the operation of slot machines,
				table games and bill changers, including, without limitation, persons who
				participate in manual jackpot payouts and fill payout reserve containers, or
				supervise such persons;
G. Identify
				patrons or groups of patrons to receive complimentaries based on actual patron
				play, authorize such complimentaries or determine the amount of such
				complimentaries;
H. Analyze slot
				machine operations or casino operations data and make recommendations relating
				to, without limitation, marketing, complimentaries, gaming, special events,
				promotions and player ratings;
I.
				Enter data in gaming-related computer systems or develop, maintain, install or
				operate gaming-related computer software systems;
J. Collect and record patron checks and
				personal checks which are dishonored and returned by a bank;
K. Develop marketing programs to promote slot
				machine operations or casino operations, including, without limitation, coupon
				redemption and other complimentary distribution programs;
L. Distribute, redeem, account for,
				inventory, or assign for distribution complimentary coupons;
M. Process currency or cash
				equivalents;
N. Repair or maintain
				the closed circuit television system equipment of the Slot Machine Facility or
				Casino;
O. Currently training to
				become a surveillance employee;
P.
				Provide physical security on the floor of the gambling facility or in a
				restricted area of the gambling facility;
Q. Control and maintain the slot machine and
				table game inventory, including replacement parts, equipment and tools used to
				maintain slot machines and table games;
R. Repair and maintain slot machines and bill
				changers;
S. Perform as the
				secretary to the supervisor of the surveillance department, internal audit
				department, accounting department or credit department;
T. Repair gaming equipment other than slot
				machines;
U. Perform
				responsibilities associated with the installation, maintenance or operation of
				computer hardware for racino computer systems;
V. Recruit customers as part of Junket
				Services performed for the Slot Machine Operator or Casino Operator;
W. Supervise, at a casino or slot facility, a
				person required to possess an employee license.