LAC 42:III.2169. Additional Manufacturer and Gaming Supplier Permit Criteria

A. The division shall determine whether manufacturer and gaming supplier applicants and/or permittees are legitimate ongoing businesses. In making such determination the division shall consider any or all of the following nonexclusive factors: 1. years in business providing goods and/or services procured by a licensee or casino operator; 2. number of employees; 3. total customer base; 4. dollar volume of all sales compared to sales to licensees; 5. existence and nature of warehouse and storage facilities; 6. existence and number of commercial delivery vehicles owned or leased; 7. existence and nature of business offices, equipment and facilities; 8. whether the goods and/or services provided to the licensee are brokered, and if so, whether the actual supplier distributes through brokers as a common business practice; 9. registration with and reporting to appropriate local, state and federal authorities, as applicable.