R 432.613 Board duties, jurisdiction, and authority.

Rule 613. (1) To execute and administer the act for the purpose of licensing, regulating, and enforcing lawful internet gaming, the board may do all of the following: (a) Determine its practices and internal policies or procedures. (b) Delegate to the executive director all powers and authority to act in the name of the board with respect to all reasonable, necessary, and appropriate actions to administer and carry out the administrative and executive functions of the board including, but not limited to, the power to do any of the following: (i) Execute and enter into contracts on behalf of the board. (ii) Hire and fire employees of the board and administer oaths. (iii) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. (iv) Issue and renew licenses. (v) Register vendors. (vi) Conduct investigations, inspections, and audits, share information with law enforcement agencies, conduct hearings, and settle alleged violations of the act and these rules. (vii) Engage in other functions necessary to the proper administration and enforcement of the act and these rules. (viii) Grant requests and waivers, answer inquiries, issue interpretations, and otherwise take any action that is reasonably requested by applicants, licensees, and vendors in furtherance of, and consistent with, the efficient administration and enforcement of the act and these rules, as determined to be necessary or appropriate by the executive director. (2) The board may set hiring standards for employees. (3) The board has general responsibility for the implementation of the act. The board’s duties include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Deciding in a reasonable period of time all license applications. (b) Investigating applicants for licenses or registration. The board may grant licenses or register persons in accordance with the act and these rules. (c) Supervising internet wagering authorized by the act. (d) Investigating alleged violations of the act or these rules and taking appropriate disciplinary action against a licensee or any other person, or instituting appropriate legal action for enforcement, or both. (e) Conducting investigative and contested case hearings, issuing subpoenas, and administering oaths and affirmations to the witnesses to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the board under the act. (f) Revoking or suspending licenses and registrations, and imposing fines as the board considers necessary and in compliance with applicable laws of this state. (g) Imposing fines against individuals, internet gaming operators and internet gaming suppliers for engaging in a fraudulent practice, for each violation of the act, these rules, or any resolution or order of the board, or for any other action that the board determines is a detriment or impediment to internet gaming. (h) Taking any other action as may be reasonable or appropriate to enforce the act and these rules. (4) The board may seek and shall receive the cooperation and assistance of other departments and agencies in conducting background investigations and in fulfilling its responsibilities under the act.