Eligibility for Licenses

PURPOSE: This rule establishes which persons are not eligible for licenses. (1) No person shall be licensed as a lottery game retailer who— (A) Has been convicted of a felony; (B) Is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter; (C) Has been convicted of bookmaking or any other form of illegal gambling; (D) Has been convicted of a crime involving fraud or misrepresentation; (E) Has purchased a federal tax stamp for wagering or gambling activity; (F) Has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to any illegal gambling activity; (G) Has had a retail license to sell lottery tickets revoked by the commission; (H) Is an employee of the commission or a spouse, child, brother, sister or parent of an employee of the commission or a commissioner; (I) Is under the age of twenty-one (21); (J) Is a lottery contractor or a lottery vendor or has a direct interest in any lottery contractor or lottery vendor. For purpose of this subsection a direct interest shall mean a ten percent (10%) or greater interest by shares or percentage of partnership in any lottery contractor or vendor; and (K) Owes any debt to the state of Missouri. For purposes of this subsection, the state of Missouri shall not include any city or county. (2) Person is defined as any natural person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity possessing a Department of Revenue retail sales license, as provided by law. (3) For purposes of licensing “person” refers to the principal owner of a sole proprietorship, principal partner(s) of a partnership, manager of the lottery account within a corporation, or limited liability company, and top two (2) officers of a nonprofit organization. AUTHORITY: section 313.220(2), RSMo Supp. 2014, and section 313.260, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Sept. 4, 1985, effective Sept. 14, 1985. Amended: Filed March 17, 1987, effective June 11, 1987. Amended: Filed Jan. 12, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed July 15, 2014, effective Feb. 28, 2015. *Original authority: 313.220(2), RSMo 1985, amended 1988, 1993, 1995, 2003 and 313.260, RSMo 1985.