Current through September 9, 2024
(a)
Licenses issued by the
board.
(1) Association License. Any
person or business organization who, in Connecticut, shall operate off-track
betting, greyhound racing or jai alai shall obtain an association license from
the board.
(2) Association
affiliate license. Any affiliate of an association licensee shall obtain an
association affiliate license from the board.
(3) Licensure. The board shall issue licenses
pursuant to Chapter 226 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b)
Licenses issued by the
division.
(1) Totalizator license. Any
person or business organization that shall provide totalizator equipment or
services to the off-track betting system or at an off-track betting facility,
or a facility in conjunction with a racing or jai alai meet shall obtain a
totalizator license from the executive director.
(2) Concessionaire license. Any person or
business organization that shall operate any concession at an off-track
betting, racing or jai alai facility shall obtain a concessionaire license from
the executive director.
(3)
Totalizator and concessionaire affiliate license. Any affiliate of a
totalizator or concessionaire licensee shall obtain the appropriate totalizator
or concessionaire license from the executive director.
(4) Occupational license. The following
persons connected with association, concessionaire, totalizator, or affiliate
(either board or division licensed) licensees shall obtain occupational
licenses from the executive director:
(A) All
employees involved in pari-mutuel operations in the state;
(B) All officers, directors, partners,
trustees, or owners whether located in or out of the state; and
(C) Any stockholder, key executive, agent, or
other person who in the judgement of the executive director shall exercise
control in or over any such above licenses.
(5) Licensure. The executive director shall
issue licenses pursuant to chapter 226 of the Connecticut General Statutes. No
license granted by the executive director shall be effective for longer than a
period to be determined by the division.
(c)
Temporary licenses.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the administrative regulations of
the division, the executive director or designee may issue temporary
occupational licenses subject to the following conditions:
(1) Temporary licenses shall not be issued
for a period greater than seven (7) days, however, they may be renewed for good
cause;
(2) Before a temporary
license may be issued, an application for license must be filed with the
division;
(3) A temporary license
may be revoked or suspended without cause upon notice to the temporary
licensee; and
(4) A temporary
license shall not be valid unless a preliminary security clearance is obtained
before the issuance of the temporary license.
(d)
Durational licenses.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the administrative regulations of
the division, where the circumstances require, and where the executive director
determines that it shall be in the best interest of the state of Connecticut
and the legalized gambling industry, the executive director in his discretion
may issue durational totalizator, concessionaire, vendor and occupational
licenses subject to the following conditions:
(1) Durational licenses shall not be issued
for a period greater than ninety 90 days, however, they may be renewed for good
cause; and
(2) Before a durational
license may be issued, an application for license must be filed, and the
application must be processed in the same manner as an ordinary license
application.
(e)
Limitation on outstanding licenses. In the interest of the public
safety and convenience either the board or the executive director may in their
discretion limit the number of outstanding licenses in a particular
category.
(f)
Conditional
licenses. The power to license includes the power to attach reasonable
conditions to the grant of a license. Where the board or executive director
finds that it shall be in the best interests of the state of Connecticut, of
the public safety and convenience, and of the legalized gambling industry, the
board or the executive director may attach reasonable conditions to a license
which they are authorized to grant. A conditional license may be issued pending
final action on a license application. Such a license becomes automatically
void upon disapproval of the application.
(g)
Liability insurance. Any
association authorized to conduct any pari-mutuel activity including any OTB
facility operator authorized to operate an off-track betting facility shall
indemnify and save harmless the state of Connecticut against any actions,
claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature which the state may sustain or
incur by reason or in consequence of issuing such license. Before any license
shall be issued the association and any OTB facility operator shall deposit
with the division a comprehensive liability insurance policy. The insurance
shall be under terms and in an amount approved by the board and the division
and provide coverage for such contingencies, hazards, and liabilities as the
board and division may reasonably require. Said insurance shall be kept in
force by an association and any OTB facility operator at all times during the
duration of the license, and shall be subject to annual review by the division.
The policy shall name the state of Connecticut as additional insured.
(h)
Surety.
(1) An association which is granted a license
to conduct any pari-mutuel activity shall give to the state of Connecticut
before said license is issued surety in amount sufficient to cover such
possible damages as the board or the division shall determine might result from
embezzlement, fraud, theft, forgery, misrepresentation, falsification of
pari-mutuel records and operations, and for all taxes, fines, fees, revenues or
other monies which may be due or which under statute may revert to the state
from pari-mutuel operations or otherwise from the association.
(2) Surety shall be in a form approved by the
board and the division and may include bonds, pledged securities, restricted
accounts or other approved devices. Furthermore such surety shall be kept by an
association year round and will be subject to annual review.
(i)
Pari-mutuel
taxes. All pari-mutuel taxes imposed shall be due and payable by the
close of the next banking day after each day's pari-mutuel activity. If any
such tax is not paid when due, the executive director may impose a delinquency
assessment plus interest in accordance with section
12-575
of the Connecticut General Statutes. Failure to pay any such delinquent tax on
demand may be considered cause for revocation of the association
license.
