(a)(1) The Office shall not grant any license pursuant to this subchapterif evidence satisfactory to the Office exists that the applicant has:

(A) Knowingly made a false statement of a material fact to the Office;

(B) Been suspended from operating a gambling game or operation, sports wagering device, sports wagering operation, or other related suspension;

(C) Had a license revoked by a governmental authority responsible for regulation of gaming and sports wagering;

(D) Been convicted of a felony and has not received a pardon or been released from parole or probation for at least 5 years;

(E) Been convicted of a gambling-related offense or a theft or fraud offense; or

(F) Whether an individual, group of individuals, or entity, been directly employed by an illegal or offshore sports wagering operator that serviced the United States or otherwise accepted black market wagers from individuals located in the United States.

(2) The Office may deny a license to an applicant or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:

(A) Has not demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Office, financial responsibility sufficient to adequately meet the requirements of the proposed activity;

(B) Is not the true owner of the business or the sole owner and has not disclosed the existence or identity of other individuals, groups of individuals, or entities that have an ownership interest in the business; or

(C) Is a corporation that sells more than 5% of a licensee's voting stock, more than 5% of the voting stock of a corporation that controls the licensee, sells a licensee's assets, other than those bought and sold in the ordinary course of business, or an interest in the assets, to an individual, group of individuals, or entity not already determined by the Office to have met the qualifications of a licensee pursuant to this subchapter, or is a non-corporate entity where an individual, group of individuals, or entity not already determined by the Office to have met the qualifications of a licensee pursuant to this subchapter holds more than a 10% interest in the non-corporate entity.

(Mar. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 3-172, § 312; as added May 3, 2019, D.C. Law 22-312, § 2(e), 66 DCR 1402.)

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-312: § 7177 of D.C. Law 23-16 amended § 5(a) of D.C. Law 22-312 to repeal the delayed applicability affecting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-312 has been implemented.

Section 7177 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91) amended § 5 of D.C. Law 22-312 removing the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the amendment of this section by D.C. Law 22-312 has been given effect.

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-312: § 5 of D.C. Law 22-312 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(e) of D.C. Law 22-312 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(e) of the Sports Wagering Lottery Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 23-43, Apr. 15, 2019, 66 DCR 5273).

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(e) of the Sports Wagering Lottery Emergency Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-630, Jan. 30, 2019, 66 DCR 1745).