75-5184. Same; distribution of disposable bingo cards and instant bingo tickets; registration. (a) No person or entity shall sell or distribute any bingo faces, bingo cards or instant bingo tickets to any licensee unless such person or entity has been issued a distributor registration certificate by the administrator. Application for registration shall be submitted to the administrator and shall be accompanied by a fee of $500 and shall be made upon forms prescribed by the administrator.

(b) Each distributor registration certificate shall expire at midnight on June 30 following its date of issuance. Application for renewal of a registration certificate shall be submitted to the administrator and shall be accompanied by a fee of $500 and shall be made upon forms prescribed by the administrator.

(c) The administrator shall establish, by rules and regulations adopted under the Kansas charitable gaming act, reasonable criteria for approval of applications for registration. The administrator shall refuse to register a distributor if any owner, manager or employee thereof, within five years prior to registration, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or illegal gambling violation in this or any other jurisdiction.

(d) All distributors shall maintain for a period of not less than three years full and complete records of all bingo cards, bingo faces and instant bingo tickets sold or distributed to licensees. Such records shall be made available for inspection by any authorized representative of the administrator.

History: L. 2015, ch. 62, § 14; July 1.