(a) The Executive
Director shall recommend that the Commission revoke the work permit of a gaming
employee if the gaming employee:
1. is
convicted of any violation of the Gaming Control Act or if in investigating an
alleged violation of the Gaming Control Act by any licensee the Executive
Director or the Commission finds that a gaming employee employed by the
licensee has been guilty of cheating.
(b) The Executive Director may recommend that
the Commission revoke the work permit of a gaming employee if, subsequent to
being issued a work permit, the gaming employee:
1. fails to disclose, misstates or otherwise
misleads the Commission with respect to any fact contained within any
application for a work permit.
2.
commits, attempts or conspires to do any of the acts prohibited by the Gaming
Control Act;
3. knowingly possesses
or permits to remain in or upon any licensed premises any cards, dice,
mechanical devise or any other cheating device whatever the use of which is
prohibited by statute or ordinance;
4. conceals or refuses to disclose any
material fact in any investigation by the Executive Director or the
Commission;
5. commits, attempts or
conspires to commit larceny or embezzlement against a gaming licensee or upon
the premises of a licensed gaming establishment;
6. is convicted in any jurisdiction other
than Mississippi of any offense involving or relating to gambling;
7. accepts employment without prior
commission approval in a position for which he is required to be licensed under
this chapter after having been denied a license for a reason involving personal
unsuitability or after failing to apply for licensing when requested to do so
by the Commission or the Executive Director;
8. is refused the issuance of any license,
permit or approval to engage in or be involved with gaming in any jurisdiction
other than Mississippi, or had any such license, permit or approval revoked or
suspended;
9. is prohibited under
color of governmental authority from being present upon the premises of any
gaming establishment for any reason relating to improper gambling activities or
any illegal act;
10. contumaciously
defies any legislative investigative committee or other officially constituted
bodies acting on behalf of the United States or any state, county or
municipality which seeks to investigate crimes relating to gaming, corruption
of public officials, or any organized criminal activities; Or,
11. is convicted of any felony or
misdemeanor, other than one constituting a violation of the Gaming Control
Act.
(c) A work permit
shall not be issued to a person whose work permit has previously been revoked
pursuant to this section or to whom the issuance or renewal of a work permit
has been denied, except with the unanimous approval of the Commission members.
Applicants who have been denied or revoked pursuant to Rule 10.2(d) are not
eligible to request unanimous approval. (Adopted: 10/22/1998.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
75-76-137
