Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Any individual not holding a valid sports
betting employee license issued by the director may not be employed by a permit
holder or sports betting supplier to work within the borders of the
Commonwealth as a sports betting employee.
B. The director may issue a sports betting
employee license to an individual upon:
1.
Payment of all required application/license and background investigation
fees;
2. Submission of a completed
license application to the director;
3. Disclosure of all personal and background
information and other information required by department staff;
4. Signed consent for investigation required
under this chapter;
5. Unless
exempt, issuance of any applicable bond required under this chapter;
6. Receipt of at least a conditional offer of
employment as a sports betting employee from a permit holder or sports betting
supplier that has:
a. Obtained a bond if
required under this chapter; and
b.
Performed, at a minimum, criminal, credit, and tax checks, employment
verification, and a national database search;
7. Provided confirmation that within the 365
days before the application is submitted, the applicant has not served as a
Virginia Lottery Board member or been employed by the department; and
8. Provided the director with sufficient
information, documentation, and assurances to establish by clear and convincing
evidence that the individual (i) meets the applicable requirements of the laws
of Virginia and this chapter and (ii) is otherwise qualified for a sports
betting employee license.
C. The application/license fee and background
investigation fee for a sports betting employee license or renewal is
$500.
D. A licensed sports betting
employee may not wager on a sports event at or receive winnings from a permit
holder where the individual is employed or that is operated by the individual's
employer, or where the individual is currently assigned to work.
E. A licensee has a continuing duty to inform
the director of any act or omission the licensee knows or should know
constitutes a violation of the Code of Virginia or this chapter.
F. Term and renewal.
1. The term of a sports betting employee
license is three years from the date of initial licensure.
2. Except in the case of a temporary license,
the director may renew the sports betting license if 60 days before the term of
the license expires, the licensee:
a. Applies
for renewal in the format required by the department;
b. Continues to demonstrate compliance with
all licensing requirements;
c.
Maintains employment as a sports betting employee;
d. Submits to a background investigation
under this chapter; and
e. Pays the
fees for licensure and backgrounding as described in this
section.
Statutory Authority: §§
58.1-4007,
58.1-4015.1,
and
58.1-4030 through
58.1-4047
of the Code of Virginia.
