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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.307 - Equipment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 307.
(1) Only
				  authorized equipment may be used at a millionaire party.
(2) Authorized equipment used in the conduct
				  of millionaire parties shall be maintained in good repair and sound working
				  condition.
(3) The utilization of
				  equipment and methods of play shall be such that each player is afforded an
				  equal opportunity to win.
(4) The
				  licensee may not obtain millionaire party equipment from the location owner or
				  the lessor.
(5) Unless being used
				  during a millionaire party, authorized equipment must be stored in an
				  inoperable manner when not in use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.308 - Rules of the game

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 308. The executive director shall approve each game
					 and the rules of each game that may be played at a millionaire party. The
					 executive director shall set the rules of the game to include, but not limited
					 to, method of play, odds, types of wagers, bet limits, and pools. The executive
					 director may withdraw approval of a game or change the rules of the
					 game.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.309 - Imitation money and chips

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 309.
(1)
				  During the conduct of a millionaire party, only imitation money or chips must
				  be used by the participants. Imitation money or chips must be used solely for
				  wagering or redemption purposes.
(2) Imitation money or chips must not be used
				  for tipping or the purchase of food, beverages, raffle tickets, charity game
				  tickets, numeral game tickets, or non-gaming items.
(3) Imitation money or chips must only be
				  sold by the millionaire party licensee.
(4) Imitation money or chips must not be sold
				  by dealers.
(5) Imitation money or
				  chips must only be redeemed at authorized redemption areas.
(6) Only imitation money and chips that have
				  received the executive director's prior approval may be used at a millionaire
				  party.
(7) The executive director
				  may set the maximum amount of chips or imitation money that a millionaire party
				  licensee may sell to an individual at a millionaire party.
(8) Unless otherwise permitted by law, each
				  millionaire party licensee shall not have more than $20,000.00 in imitation
				  money or chips in a demarcated area.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.310 - Millionaire party conduct

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 310.
(1) A
				  millionaire party licensee may conduct only those games approved by the
				  executive director. All games must be conducted pursuant to the rules set by
				  the executive director. If approved by the executive director, only games
				  marked on the application can be conducted at an event.
(2) The qualified organization shall perform
				  the duties concerning the millionaire party as directed by the executive
				  director.
(3) Millionaire parties
				  must only be conducted during the hours and the date or dates stated on the
				  license.
(4) A copy of the current
				  license application and any changes must be onsite and available for
				  review.
(5) Unless approved by the
				  executive director, 2 bona fide members shall be present at all times during an
				  event.
(6) A qualified organization
				  shall provide the names of its bona fide members who will be participating in
				  the millionaire party to the executive director with its license
				  application.
(7) Unless allowed by
				  written authorization of the executive director, only bona fide members of the
				  millionaire party licensee may perform any of the following duties at an event
				  conducted under the license:
(a) Counting,
				  distributing, handling, selling, or redeeming chips.
(b) Receiving, handling, or counting
				  cash.
(c) Collecting the house
				  rake.
(d) Paying out cash
				  prizes.
(e) Completing the
				  millionaire party game records and financial statement.
(f) Ensuring only authorized individuals are
				  present in the demarcated area.
(g)
				  Monitoring the games and verifying all games have been conducted in conformance
				  with the rules of the game.
(h)
				  Verifying the age of the players.
(i) Any other duty authorized by the
				  executive director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.312 - Limitation on redemptions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 312. A licensee shall not redeem imitation money or
					 chips having a total value exceeding the amount sold by the millionaire party
					 licensee for that day. A millionaire party licensee shall not redeem imitation
					 money or chips in an amount exceeding the limitations as prescribed by the act.
					 This limitation does not include the value of prizes won through raffles,
					 charity game tickets, or numeral games.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.313 - Worker compensation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 313.
(1) A
				  qualified organization shall not compensate a worker who is a bona fide member
				  at a millionaire party, except that it may give him or her 1 of the following,
				  or both:
(a) Credit for tuition, dues, or
				  similar item of value approved by the executive director.
(b) Food and beverages to consume while
				  working.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.314 - Dealers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 314.
(1) A
				  dealer shall not be an employee of the location owner or lessor, unless that
				  individual is a bona fide member of the qualified organization and is dealing
				  during an event at that organization's location.
(2) Only those individuals authorized by the
				  executive director may serve as a dealer at the licensed millionaire party
				  event.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.315 - Game records; retention

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 315.
(1) Game
				  records pertaining to the millionaire party must be completed and maintained in
				  a current and accurate manner in accordance with the act, these rules, terms of
				  probation, and directives. A licensee may be required to complete game records
				  on forms prescribed by the executive director.
(2) Game records must include a copy of the
				  current license application and any changes.
(3) Game records and all documents supporting
				  entries made in the records must be available and onsite at the occasion and at
				  other times to authorized representatives of the executive director for
				  review.
(4) Game records and all
				  documents and supporting entries made in the records must be accessed, entered,
				  amended, and submitted by the qualified organization only.
(5) Game records and all documents supporting
				  entries made in the records must be maintained by the qualified organization
				  for at least the current calendar year plus 3 years or as directed in writing
				  by the executive director.
(6) An
				  invoice showing the cost per item for all millionaire party equipment must be
				  available and onsite at the occasion to authorized representatives of the
				  executive director for review.
(7)
				  Game records and all documents supporting entries made in the records may be
				  removed by authorized representatives of the executive director for
				  review.
(8) Game records may be
				  maintained using a computer if they cannot be remotely accessed and are
				  maintained in accordance with the act, these rules, and directives.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.316 - Accountability; lawful use of proceeds; reasonable expenditures; deposit of proceeds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 316.
(1) The
				  millionaire party licensee is accountable for all cash, prizes, imitation money
				  or chips, raffle tickets, charity game tickets, and numeral game
				  tickets.
(2) The entire net
				  proceeds of the millionaire party must be devoted exclusively to the lawful
				  purpose of the qualified organization.
(3) To ensure that all proceeds are used for
				  the lawful purpose of the qualified organization, each qualified organization
				  shall maintain a separate checking account that must be under its exclusive
				  control. The organization shall only deposit its millionaire party proceeds in
				  the account and shall only make expenditures as authorized under the act and
				  these rules.
(4) Each check written
				  from the checking account under the qualified organization's exclusive control
				  into which proceeds from the millionaire party are deposited must meet all of
				  the following requirements:
(a) Be preprinted
				  with the name of the licensee.
(b)
				  Be signed by an authorized individual or individuals.
(c) Be made payable to a specific individual,
				  business, partnership, corporation, or account.
(d) Not be made payable to cash or bearer and
				  must not be drawn in blank.
(e)
				  Contain a brief description of the expense on the memo line.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.317 - Rent and rental location agreement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 317.
(1) A
				  qualified organization shall not pay a location owner or a lessor more than
				  $250.00 per day to rent a location for a millionaire party. The rental fee must
				  not include any consideration or commission from revenues raised from the
				  millionaire party gaming.
(2) A
				  qualified organization shall not enter into agreements with the location owner
				  or lessor other than those addressed in the written rental agreement approved
				  by the executive director.
(3) A
				  location owner or lessor shall not make any payments to, or accept any payments
				  from, a supplier for anything directly or indirectly related to a millionaire
				  party.
(4) A location owner or
				  lessor shall not make the lease or rental of its demarcated area dependent on
				  the use of a particular supplier or particular dealers and shall not vary the
				  rental or lease fee that it charges based on an organization's use of a
				  particular supplier or particular dealers.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.319 - Advertising

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 319.
(1)
				  Expenditures by the millionaire party licensee for advertising the millionaire
				  party must be necessary and reasonable.
(2) A millionaire party licensee may
				  advertise a millionaire party by using current and accurate information. The
				  advertising must include all of the following:
(a) Name of the millionaire party
				  licensee.
(b) License
				  number.
(c) Purpose for which the
				  net proceeds will be used.
(d) Date
				  or dates of the millionaire party licensee's event.
(e) Location name.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.320 - Millionaire party financial records; retention

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 320. All of the following financial records shall be
					 available to authorized representatives of the executive director for review
					 and shall be kept for at least the current calendar year plus 3 years or as
					 directed in writing by the executive director:
(a) A copy of the financial statement as
				  prescribed by
				  R
				  432.321.
(b) Bank validated deposit slips for all
				  proceeds from the millionaire party.
(c) Bank statements from the checking account
				  where proceeds from the millionaire party were deposited.
(d) Cancelled checks or copies of checks, as
				  prescribed by R 432. 316(8), from the checking account under the qualified
				  organizations exclusive control into which proceeds from the millionaire party
				  are deposited.
(e) Invoices or
				  receipts with the date, vendor's name, and a description of the item or service
				  for all expenditures made from the checking account where proceeds from the
				  millionaire party were deposited.
(f) Documents, including, but not limited to,
				  invoices and receipts supporting the preapproved expenditures.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 3 - MILLIONAIRE PARTY › Section R. 432.321 - Financial statement requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 321.
(1) A
				  millionaire party licensee shall submit a financial statement to the executive
				  director on a form, provided by or approved in writing by the executive
				  director, by the tenth day of the month following the month that the
				  millionaire party was held.
(2) The
				  financial statement shall be signed by the principal officer of the qualified
				  organization certifying that the information on the financial statement is
				  true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.401 - Supplier license application

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 401.
(1) A
				  written application for a supplier license shall be approved by the executive
				  director before a person sells or rents authorized equipment to a millionaire
				  party licensee.
(2) The supplier
				  license application shall include additional information as directed by the
				  executive director.
(3) The
				  supplier license application shall be accompanied by the appropriate
				  fee.
(4) An applicant shall
				  disclose to the executive director whether any owner, shareholder of the
				  privately held corporation, partner, officer, person residing in the same
				  household as the applicant, or agent of the applicant has ever been convicted
				  or becomes convicted of, or forfeited bond upon a charge of, or pled guilty to
				  any of the following offenses:
(a) A
				  felony.
(b) A gambling
				  offense.
(c) Criminal
				  fraud.
(d) Forgery.
(e) Larceny.
(f) Filing a false report with a governmental
				  agency.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.402 - Additional eligibility factors

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 402. In addition to the requirements of the act, the
					 executive director shall consider all of the following factors when reviewing a
					 supplier license application or renewal application:
(a) The honesty and integrity of the
				  applicant.
(b) The veracity and
				  accuracy of any information supplied to the executive director by the
				  applicant.
(c) The applicant's
				  indebtedness to local, state, or federal government.
(d) A pending lawsuit or bankruptcy
				  proceeding involving the applicant or any owner, shareholder of the privately
				  held corporation, partner, or officer of the applicant.
(e) The current or past history of compliance
				  of the applicant or any owner, shareholder of the privately held corporation,
				  partner, officer, person residing in the same household as the applicant, or
				  agent of the applicant with the act, these rules, terms of probation,
				  directives, public policy of the state of Michigan, or any other local, state,
				  or federal laws or regulations.
(f)
				  Criminal convictions of the applicant or any owner, shareholder of the
				  privately held corporation, partner, officer, person residing in the same
				  household as the applicant, or agent of the applicant for any of the following
				  offenses:
(i) A violation of the
				  act.
(ii) A felony.
(iii) A gambling offense.
(iv) Criminal fraud.
(v) Forgery.
(vi) Larceny.
(vii) Filing a false report with a
				  governmental agency.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.403 - Supplier license renewal; supplier license void on ownership change

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 403.
(1) A
				  supplier license is renewable annually upon the submission of a renewal
				  application, provided by, or approved in writing by the executive director,
				  unless summarily suspended, suspended, denied, or revoked by the executive
				  director.
(2) If the ownership
				  changes or any portion of ownership of the privately held corporation,
				  partnership, or sole proprietorship acting as a licensed supplier changes,
				  except for deletion of owners or changes in percentage of ownership, then the
				  license issued to that privately held corporation, partnership, or sole
				  proprietorship is void and must be returned to the executive director without
				  delay.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.404 - Supplier license terms and conditions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 404.
(1) Upon
				  the issuance of a supplier license, the licensed supplier agrees to all of the
				  following terms and conditions:
(a) To be
				  bound by and comply with the act, these rules, terms of probation, directives,
				  public policy of this state, and any other local, state, and federal laws and
				  regulations.
(b) To not assign or
				  transfer the supplier license. A privately held corporation, partnership, or
				  sole proprietorship acting as a licensed supplier shall not attempt to sell or
				  transfer an interest in the business without the prior written approval of the
				  executive director.
(c) To
				  immediately report to the executive director in writing any change in the
				  information stated on, or attached to, the supplier license
				  application.
(d) To only accept
				  checks from a licensee's account for the payment of equipment or
				  dealers.
(e) To not reveal
				  investigative information to any licensee.
(f) To hold the executive director and this
				  state harmless from any liability, including, but not limited to, taxes and
				  legal expenses.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.405 - Equipment; sale and rental

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 405.
(1) Only
				  equipment authorized in writing by the executive director and in sound working
				  condition may be sold or rented to licensees.
(2) Unless being used during a millionaire
				  party, gaming equipment shall be stored in an inoperable manner when not in
				  use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.406 - Authorization to purchase and sell charity game tickets and sell approved numeral game tickets

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 406. The issuance of a supplier license does not
					 include the authorization to purchase and sell charity game tickets or sell
					 approved numeral game tickets.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.407 - Prohibitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 407.
(1) A
				  licensed supplier or any owner, shareholder of the privately held corporation,
				  partner, officer, person residing in the same household as a licensed supplier,
				  agent, or employee of a licensed supplier shall not be involved with the
				  millionaire party. This subrule does not apply to the dealers or delivery,
				  repair, and the set up of the millionaire party equipment.
(2) A licensed supplier or any owner,
				  shareholder of the privately held corporation, partner, officer, person
				  residing in the same household as a licensed supplier, agent, or employee of a
				  licensed supplier shall not do any of the following:
(a) Be an officer of a qualified organization
				  conducting a millionaire party for which the supplier is providing equipment or
				  services.
(b) Play millionaire
				  party games at the location where he or she works or assists.
(c) Share in a prize, purchase, play, or
				  accept charity game tickets or numeral game tickets offered for sale by the
				  licensee at any time at the location where he or she is working or
				  assisting.
(d) Split a prize with a
				  player.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.408 - Invoices for equipment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 408.
(1) A
				  licensed supplier shall record every sale, rental, return, dealer cost, or any
				  other type of transfer of equipment to or from licensees by completing a sales
				  invoice or credit memo.
(2) All
				  invoices for equipment and dealers shall be sequentially numbered and issued in
				  sequential order or as directed in writing by the executive director.
(3) An invoice for equipment and/or dealers
				  supplied to a licensee shall be given to the licensee before the millionaire
				  party.
(4) The invoice shall
				  contain all of the following:
(a) The amount
				  of each sale.
(b) All
				  credits.
(c) All
				  exchanges.
(d) All sales
				  premiums.
(e) All rebates or
				  discounts.
(f) The net amount of
				  each sale.
(g) Any other
				  information as directed in writing by the executive director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Millionaire Parties › Part 4 - SUPPLIERS › Section R. 432.409 - Supplier records; retention

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 409.
(1) The
				  licensed supplier shall maintain current and accurate records of all
				  operations.
(2) The records and all
				  documents supporting entries made in the records shall be available to the
				  authorized representatives of the executive director for review.
(3) The records and all documents supporting
				  entries made in the records shall be kept for at least the current calendar
				  year plus 3 years or as directed in writing by the executive
				  director.
(4) A licensed supplier
				  shall report to the executive director, on a form provided by or approved in
				  writing by the executive director, the number of and total amount paid to the
				  licensed supplier for dealers and the type and total amount of sales and
				  rentals of authorized equipment.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.511 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 511. As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means the fantasy contests consumer
				  protection act, 2019 PA 157, MCL
				  432.501 to
				  432.516.
(b) "Advertisement" means any notice,
				  communication, or other dissemination of information to the public or
				  individuals, whether by broadcasting, digital or online media, a fantasy
				  contest platform, social media, publication, or any other means of
				  dissemination, by or on behalf of a fantasy contest operator or licensed
				  management company that is intended or designed to promote the fantasy contest
				  business of the fantasy contest operator or licensed management company or
				  solicit or entice fantasy contest players to enter or participate in fantasy
				  contests offered by the fantasy contest operator or licensed management
				  company. An advertisement includes a promotion and any promotional giveaways,
				  games, and other similar activities.
(c) "Affiliate" means any of the following:
(i) A person that is a holding company, as
				  that term is defined in section 2 of the act, MCL
				  432.502.
(ii) A corporation, firm, partnership,
				  limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other form of
				  business organization that is not an individual and that directly or indirectly
				  does either of the following:
(A) Holds an
				  ownership interest of 5% or more, as determined by the board, in a licensed
				  management company or an applicant.
(B) Holds voting rights with the power to
				  vote 5% or more of the outstanding voting rights of a licensed management
				  company or an applicant.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.513 - Board duties, jurisdiction, and authority

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 513.
(1) To
				  execute and administer the act for the purpose of licensing, regulating, and
				  enforcing lawful fantasy contests, the board may do all of the following:
(a) Determine its practices and internal
				  policies or procedures.
(b)
				  Delegate to the executive director all powers and authority to act in the name
				  of the board with respect to all reasonable, necessary, and appropriate actions
				  to administer and carry out the administrative and executive functions of the
				  board including, but not limited to, the power to do any of the following:
(i) Execute and enter into contracts on
				  behalf of the board.
(ii) Hire and
				  fire employees of the board and administer oaths.
(iii)Issue subpoenas for the attendance of
				  witnesses and the production of documents.
(iv)Issue and renew licenses.
(v) Conduct investigations, inspections, and
				  audits, share information with law enforcement agencies, conduct hearings, and
				  settle alleged violations of the act and these rules.
(vi)Engage in other functions necessary to
				  the proper administration and enforcement of the act and these rules.
(vii) Grant requests and waivers, answer
				  inquiries, issue interpretations, and otherwise take any action that is
				  reasonably requested by an applicant, licensed management company, or fantasy
				  contest operator in furtherance of, and consistent with, the efficient
				  administration and enforcement of the act and these rules, as determined to be
				  necessary or appropriate by the executive director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.514 - Denial or non-renewal hearings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 514.
(1) A
				  person whose application for a license or a transfer of ownership has been
				  denied, whose license has not been renewed, or who has been denied an approval
				  from the board required in these rules may request a denial or non-renewal
				  hearing. The hearing must be de novo.
(2) The person must submit an original denial
				  or non-renewal hearing request, pleading, or other written document to the
				  board, serve each party or attorney of record, and provide a proof of service
				  on each party or attorney of record.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.514a - Denial or non-renewal hearings; request for hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 514a.
(1) A
				  request for a denial or non-renewal hearing must meet all of the following
				  requirements:
(a) Be in writing.
(b) State the name, current address, and
				  current telephone number of the petitioner.
(c) State in detail the reasons why, and the
				  facts upon which the petitioner will rely to show that, the petitioner's
				  application for a license should not have been denied, the license should have
				  been renewed, the transfer of ownership should have been approved, or approval
				  should have been granted.
(d) Be
				  signed, verified, and dated. A petitioner must have the verification notarized
				  and include a certification stating, "Under the penalty of perjury, the
				  undersigned has examined this request for hearing and to the best of my
				  knowledge and belief, it is true, complete, and correct."
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.514b - Denial or non-renewal hearings; proceedings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 514b.
(1) The
				  burden of proof in a denial or non-renewal hearing is at all times on the
				  petitioner. The petitioner has the affirmative responsibility of establishing,
				  by clear and convincing evidence, any of the following:
(a) The petitioner should have been awarded a
				  license.
(b) The license should
				  have been renewed.
(c) The transfer
				  of ownership should have been approved.
(d) Approval should have been
				  granted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.514c - Prohibition on ex parte communication

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 514c. A party or the party's attorney must not
					 communicate directly or indirectly with a hearing officer regarding any pending
					 matter, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. A
					 party that engages in ex parte communication with a hearing officer may be
					 subject to sanctions and penalties.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.514d - Denial or non-renewal hearings; sanctions and penalties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 514d.
(1) The
				  hearing officer in a denial or non-renewal hearing may recommend sanctions and
				  penalties if the hearing officer finds that a party has failed to appear at a
				  scheduled hearing, has acted in bad faith for the purpose of delay, or has
				  otherwise abused the hearing process. Sanctions and penalties include, but are
				  not limited to, a fine or default judgment or a directed finding on 1 or more
				  issues.
(2) If a petitioner
				  refuses to testify on his or her own behalf with respect to any question
				  propounded to him or her, the hearing officer may infer that the testimony or
				  answer would have been adverse to the case of the petitioner.
(3) If the petitioner or attorney of record
				  fails to answer a subpoena or refuses to testify fully at the request of the
				  board, the failure may be considered independent grounds for a finding that the
				  petitioner should have been denied a license, renewal, transfer of ownership,
				  or approval. The hearing officer may also infer from the failure to answer a
				  subpoena or refusal to testify fully that the testimony would have been adverse
				  to the petitioner.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.514e - Recording proceedings; transmittal of record and board action

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 514e.
(1)
				  Oral proceedings involving contested issues must be recorded to ensure the
				  preservation of the testimony. A party may request a transcript of the
				  proceedings. The requesting party must pay for the transcript.
(2) Unless otherwise specified by the board,
				  within 60 days after the conclusion of the hearing or the submission of
				  post-hearing briefs or proposed findings of fact, the hearing officer shall
				  issue, to the board and to the parties, written findings of fact, conclusions
				  of law, and recommendations. Findings of fact must be based exclusively on
				  testimony, evidence, and matters within the record. The findings of fact must
				  be stated separately.
(3) Unless
				  otherwise agreed to by the parties or as set by the hearing officer, the
				  parties have 21 days after the service of the findings of fact, conclusions of
				  law, and recommendations of the hearing officer to file objections.
(4) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties
				  or as set by the hearing officer, the parties may file a response to the
				  objections within 21 days after service of the objections.
(5) After the time period for the parties to
				  file objections and responses to those objections, the hearing officer must
				  transmit the entire record to the board.
(6) Before issuing a final order, the board
				  must consider the record as a whole.
(7) After considering the record as a whole,
				  the board may take any of the following actions:
(a) Affirm the written recommendations,
				  findings of fact, and conclusions of law submitted by the hearing officer as
				  the final board order.
(b) Issue a
				  final order modifying the written recommendations, findings of fact, and
				  conclusions of law submitted by the hearing officer.
(c) Issue a final order rejecting the written
				  recommendations, findings of fact, and conclusions of law submitted by the
				  hearing officer.
(d) Issue an order
				  remanding the matter, with instructions, to the hearing officer for further
				  proceedings.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.515 - Request for declaratory ruling; form; contents

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 515.
(1) A
				  person that requests a declaratory ruling from the board as to the
				  applicability to an actual set of facts of a statute, rule, resolution, or
				  order administered, promulgated, or issued by the board, must do so in
				  writing.
(2) The written request
				  must contain the relevant and material facts along with a reference to the
				  statute, rule, resolution, or order applicable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.515a - Declaratory ruling; notice of issuance; request for information or arguments; hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 515a.
(1)
				  Within 90 days after the receipt of a request for a declaratory ruling, the
				  board shall issue a written notification by first-class mail to the petitioner
				  and the petitioner's legal counsel, if any, stating whether or not a
				  declaratory ruling will be issued.
(2) If the board decides to issue a
				  declaratory ruling, the board may do any of the following:
(a) Request more information from the
				  petitioner.
(b) Request information
				  from other interested parties.
(c)
				  Request information from experts outside the board.
(d) Request oral or written arguments from
				  interested parties.
(e) Hold a
				  hearing upon proper notice to all interested parties.
(f) Decline to issue a declaratory
				  ruling.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.516 - Reasons for investigation of, or disciplinary action against, a fantasy contest operator or licensed management company; disciplinary hearing procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 516.
(1) The
				  board may initiate an investigation of or a disciplinary action against, or
				  both, a fantasy contest operator or licensed management company if the board
				  has reason to believe that 1 or more of the following apply:
(a) The licensed fantasy contest operator or
				  licensed management company is not maintaining suitability for licensure as
				  provided by the act.
(b) The
				  licensed fantasy contest operator or licensed management company is not
				  complying with licensure conditions.
(c) The fantasy contest operator or licensed
				  management company is not complying with all laws, rules, orders, and
				  resolutions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.516a - Disciplinary hearings; hearing officer sanctions and penalties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 516a.
(1) A
				  hearing officer in a disciplinary hearing may recommend sanctions and penalties
				  if the hearing officer finds that a party has failed to appear for a scheduled
				  hearing, has acted in bad faith for the purpose of delay, or has otherwise
				  abused the hearing process.
(2) If
				  a respondent fails to testify on the respondent's own behalf with respect to
				  any question propounded to the respondent, the hearing officer may infer that
				  the testimony or answer would have been adverse to the case of the
				  respondent.
(3) If the respondent
				  or attorney of record fails to answer a subpoena or refuses to testify fully at
				  the request of the board, the failure may be considered independent grounds for
				  a finding that the respondent should be disciplined. The hearing officer may
				  also infer that the testimony would have been adverse to the
				  respondent.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.516b - Disciplinary hearings; actions available to the board

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 516b. The board may take any of the following
					 disciplinary actions against a fantasy contest operator or licensed management
					 company:
(a) Suspend, revoke,
				  restrict, or place conditions on the license of a licensed fantasy contest
				  operator or licensed management company.
(b) Prohibit a fantasy contest operator from
				  continuing to offer fantasy contests under the act.
(c) Require the removal of an employee of a
				  fantasy contest operator or licensed management company.
(d) Require the removal of a third-party
				  provider used by a fantasy contest operator or licensed management
				  company.
(e) Impose a civil penalty
				  of not more than $20,000 for each violation of the act, these rules, an order,
				  or a resolution.
(f) Any other
				  action considered necessary by the board to ensure compliance with the act or
				  these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.517 - Special proceedings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 517.
(1) The
				  board may without notice or hearing suspend a license or otherwise prohibit a
				  fantasy contest operator from continuing to offer fantasy contests under the
				  act if the board determines that the safety or health of persons or employees
				  or the integrity of fantasy contests is jeopardized by continuing fantasy
				  contest operations or that the action is necessary for the immediate
				  preservation of the integrity of fantasy contests, public peace, health,
				  safety, morals, good order, or general welfare.
(2) The suspension or prohibition may remain
				  in effect until the board determines that the cause for the suspension or
				  prohibition has been abated.
(3)
				  Following a hearing, the board may revoke the license upon a determination that
				  satisfactory progress toward abating the hazard has not been made.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.518 - Waiver of requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 518. The board may, in writing, waive, restrict, or
					 alter any requirement or procedure set forth in these rules, if the board
					 determines any of the following:
(a)
				  That the requirement or procedure is impractical or burdensome.
(b) That the waiver, restriction, or
				  alteration is in the best interest of the public and fantasy
				  contests.
(c) That the waiver,
				  restriction, or alteration is not outside the technical requirements necessary
				  to serve the purpose of the requirement or procedure.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521 - Required notification of anticipated or actual changes in key persons

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521. A licensee or applicant must notify the board
					 within 5 business days of any change in a key person. If the change results in
					 a new key person who was not previously found eligible and suitable as part of
					 the relevant licensee's license or the relevant applicant's application, the
					 new key person must file an application and disclosure forms, in the manner and
					 form prescribed by the board, within 30 days of the change. If the board finds
					 that the new key person is ineligible or unsuitable for licensure under the act
					 and these rules, the person must not perform any duties or exercise any powers
					 of the position that resulted in the person's classification as a key
					 person.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521a - Notification by licensees, applicants, and affiliates required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521a.
(1) A
				  licensee, applicant, or affiliate must notify the board, as soon as practicable
				  after it becomes aware that, with regard to the licensee, applicant, or
				  affiliate, any person has any of the following:
(a) Beneficially acquired more than 5% of any
				  class of the licensee's, applicant's, or affiliate's equity
				  securities.
(b) Acquired voting
				  rights with the power to vote 5% or more of the licensee's, applicant's, or
				  affiliate's outstanding voting rights.
(c) The ability to control the licensee,
				  applicant, or affiliate.
(d) The
				  ability to elect 1 or more directors of the licensee, applicant, or
				  affiliate.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521b - Required notification of formation, dissolution, or transfer of subsidiaries

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521b.
(1) A
				  licensee, applicant, or affiliate must report, in writing, to the board, as
				  soon as practicable, the formation or dissolution of, or any transfer of, a
				  nonpublicly traded or publicly traded interest in the licensee, applicant, or
				  affiliate.
(2)A publicly traded
				  corporation is considered to have complied with this rule if it has complied
				  with the reporting requirements in
				  R 432.521c.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521c - Publicly traded corporation reporting requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521c.
(1) A
				  publicly traded corporation or other person that applies for or holds a license
				  under the act and these rules and is a public reporting company under the
				  securities exchange act of 1934,
				  15 USC
				  78a to
				  78qq, or the securities act of
				  1933, 15 USC
				  77a to
				  77aa, must submit a copy of all
				  submissions required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to the
				  board in a format prescribed by the board. The submissions are due within 14
				  days of the filing dates required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
				  Commission.
(2) If a publicly
				  traded corporation or other person that applies for or holds a license under
				  the act and these rules receives any material document filed with the U.S.
				  Securities and Exchange Commission by any other person relating to the publicly
				  traded corporation, the person must file 1 copy of the document with the board
				  within 14 days after receipt of the document.
(3) A publicly traded corporation or other
				  person that applies for or holds a license under the act and these rules must
				  file a list of record holders of its voting securities with the board
				  annually.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521e - Transfer of ownership interest; board approval required; exceptions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521e.
(1) An
				  interest in a licensee may only be transferred in accordance with this
				  part.
(2) Except as stated in
				  subrules (4) and (5) of this rule, the following persons must provide notice to
				  the board 30 days before the execution of a transfer:
(a) A person that intends to transfer or
				  acquire greater than a 5% interest in a licensee.
(b) A person that, as a result of an
				  acquisition, will acquire an interest totaling greater than 5% in a
				  licensee.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521f - Transfer of ownership interest; application

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521f.
(1) A
				  person desiring to acquire an ownership interest in a licensee must complete
				  and submit application and disclosure forms, in the manner and form prescribed
				  by the board.
(2) A person desiring
				  to acquire an interest in a licensee must present evidence that the person
				  desiring to acquire the interest is eligible and suitable under the standards
				  and criteria for licensure set forth in the act and these rules.
(3) A licensee that is attempting to transfer
				  an ownership interest must submit any information or documentation considered
				  necessary by the board to ensure compliance with the act and these
				  rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.521i - Review of information at licensee's or applicant's premises; costs to licensee or applicant

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 521i.
(1) The
				  board may review, at the premises of the custodian of the information, any
				  information that the act or these rules provide for from any of the following:
(a) A licensee.
(b) An applicant.
(c) A key person.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 2 - LICENSING › Section R. 432.522 - License classifications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 522.
(1) The
				  following licenses may be issued under the act and these rules:
(a) Fantasy contest operator
				  license.
(b) Management company
				  license.