Code of Colorado Regulations
200 - Department of Revenue
207 - Division of Gaming - Rules promulgated by Gaming Commission
1 CCR 207-1 - GAMING REGULATIONS
4 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF LICENSEES
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
30-401 Responsibility of licensee.
Responsibility for the employment and maintenance of lawful methods of operation rests with the licensee, and willful or persistent use or toleration of methods of operation considered unlawful by the Commission is prohibited. Each licensee shall fully and timely perform each and every term, condition and duty required by the rules and regulations of the Commission.
30-402 Discovery of violations.
Each licensee must immediately notify the Division of the discovery of a violation or of a suspected violation of article 30 of title 44, C.R.S., or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Amended 12/15/16, corrected 5/3/17
30-403 Unauthorized games.
No licensee may permit the operation of any game other than authorized games in a licensed retail establishment.
30-404 List of personnel.
Prior to opening for business, a retail licensee must furnish to the Director on a form, or other medium required by the Division, a list of all persons, permanently or temporarily on property, licensed and unlicensed, including birth dates, employed by the retail licensee. Additionally, the retail licensee must by the first day of each month submit changes to its lists of employees, unless the Director, in writing, demands more frequent notification or allows less frequent notification. (amend perm 03/30/03)
30-405 Information to be furnished by licensee.
30-406 Inspections.
A retail licensee, licensed manufacturer or distributor, licensed associated equipment supplier and licensed operator must immediately make available for inspection by the Commission, Director, or its agents or investigators, local sheriffs, or their agents or investigators, and police departments upon demand, all papers, books, and records produced, used or kept in connection with limited gaming, and all portions of the premises where gaming is conducted or where gambling devices or equipment are manufactured, sold, used, displayed, kept, or distributed. Upon demand, employees and agents of the Commission, Division, local sheriffs, and police departments, must be given immediate access to any portion of the premises of a retail licensee, manufacturer or distributor, associated equipment supplier, or operator for the purpose of inspecting or examining records or documents, gaming devices or equipment, or the conduct of gaming activity.
30-407 Access to premises and production of records.
No applicant or licensee, or applicant or licensee's employee or agent may neglect or refuse to produce records or evidence or to give information on lawful demand by the Commission or the Division. No applicant or licensee shall interfere or attempt to interfere with lawful efforts by the Commission or Division to obtain or produce such information.
30-408 Employee on premises.
When a licensed game or a slot machine is available for play by the public, each licensee must have a licensed employee of the retail licensee present on the premises to supervise the operation of the game or machine.
30-409 Support and key licensee identification. Amended 12/15/16
Every person licensed as a support or key employee licensee must wear in plain view identification issued by the Commission or Division. This section shall not apply to proposition players playing in poker games or to employees engaged in undercover security operations for the licensee, except that such licensees must have their license identification badges in their possession while working and must present them to division employees upon demand. (30-409 Amended 10/30/97)
30-410 Display of license.
All persons licensed as retail licensees must display their licenses, in a manner plainly visible to the public, on the licensed premises.
30-411 Use of lammers. Amended 12/15/16
(Former Regulation 30-411 was relocated to Regulation 30-1001 (4) through (5).
30-412 Payment of winners - reserves.
All retail licensees shall at all times have available sufficient financial reserves to promptly pay winners of, or participants in, limited gaming activities conducted or offered by that retail licensee. Payment must be made to winners and participants by cash or by check drawn upon a bank, or other financial institution in Colorado, chartered by the State of Colorado or any other state or the United States Government, within 24 hours of any bona-fide demand by a winner or participant for payment. Any check issued by a retail licensee to any winner of a limited gaming activity must, at the time of issuance and until cashed or three months has expired (whichever is earlier), be backed by and drawn upon sufficient funds to cover the full amount of the check.
30-413 Publication of payoffs.
Payoff schedules applicable to every licensed game or slot machine must be displayed at all times either on the table or machine or in a conspicuous place immediately adjacent to it.
Payoff schedules must accurately state actual payoffs applicable to the particular game and may not be worded in a manner which misleads or deceives the public. Maintenance of misleading or deceptive matter on a payoff schedule or failure on the part of a licensee to make payment in strict accordance with posted payoff schedules is prohibited.
30-414 Player rules.
A retail licensee must post the following rules on the licensed areas:
30-415 Visibly intoxicated persons.
30-416 Advertising.
No licensee shall allow, conduct, or participate in any false or misleading advertising concerning its limited gaming operations.
30-417 Patron disputes.
In a patron dispute, a licensee must notify the disputing patron that the patron has a right to contact the Division regarding the dispute.
If a licensee refuses payment of alleged winnings to a patron, the licensee and the patron are unable to resolve the dispute to the patron's satisfaction, or the dispute involves at least $1,250, the licensee must immediately notify the Division. The Director shall conduct whatever investigation is necessary and must determine whether or not payment should be made. An agent of the Division may investigate the dispute and may report either to the Commission or to the Director for a decision.
The Director must notify the licensee and the patron in writing of the Director's decision regarding the dispute, within ten business days after the completion of the investigation.
Failure immediately to notify the Division of a dispute, or to notify a patron of the patron's rights or failure to pay after an adverse decision, is a violation by the licensee.
30-418 Special rules of conduct.
A retail licensee may establish rules of conduct for players and spectators on its licensed site. Any such rules must be posted. The Director shall have the authority to immediately terminate any or all of such rules in any retail establishment.
30-419 Procedure upon dissolution.
Upon dissolution of a corporation, partnership, or association, the licensee must surrender the license to the Commission within 10 days following the date of the dissolution.
30-420 Transfers of interest.
Except as provided in Rule 4.5, no person may sell, lease, purchase, convey, or acquire an interest in a retail, operator, associated equipment supplier, manufacturer or distributor licensee, or business without the prior approval of the Commission. 30-420 temp. 7/1/93, perm. 8/30/93; Amended 11/30/03, Amended 2/14/14; Amended 2/14/2019
30-421 Termination of qualifying licensee, manager, or agent.
Upon the termination of a manager's or agent's affiliation with the licensee, the licensee must name one or more new managers or agents, including temporary appointments until a permanent appointment is made, and notify the Division within seven days.
30-422 Termination of employment of support licensee.
(Deleted effective 10/31/99)
30-423 Post-termination matters.
Upon termination of a retail or operator license for any reason, no further gaming activity shall be conducted by said licensee or on the previously licensed premises. After such termination, at a date designated by the Director, said licensee shall submit to the Division a final accounting and surrender the license.
30-424 Restrictions on time, place, and structures.
Limited gaming conducted pursuant to article 30 of title 44, C.R.S. and these rules shall be permitted 24 hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year. During leap years, this shall be three hundred and sixty-six days a year. Limited gaming may only take place within the licensed premises of a retail establishment possessing a license to conduct such gaming.
30-425 Activities which constitute fraud.
30-426 Foreign gaming.
Any licensee, and any parent company or subsidiary company of the licensee, who has applied to a foreign jurisdiction for licensure or other permission to conduct gaming in such jurisdiction, or who possesses a license to conduct foreign gaming, shall notify the Division of such application. Upon request, the licensee shall make available to the Division all executed copies of all application forms and related documents filed with the foreign jurisdiction by or on behalf of the applicant or by any entity affiliated with the applicant. (amended 03/30/00)
30-427 Strategy cards.
30-428 Acceptance of tips.
30-429 Payment of winning wagers.
BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR RULE 4.5
The purpose of Rule 4.5 is to establish specific reporting procedures and approval requirements for transfers of interests and other involvement with publicly traded corporations directly or indirectly involved in gaming in Colorado. The statutory basis for Rule 4.5 is found in sections 44-30-201, C.R.S., 44-30-203, C.R.S., 44-30-302, C.R.S., 44-30-503, C.R.S., 44-30-510, C.R.S., and 44-30-801, C.R.S.