Revocation of Work Permit; Procedure

Revocation of Work Permit; Procedure. (a) The Executive Director shall recommend that the Commission revoke the work permit of a gaming employee if the gaming employee: 1. is convicted of any violation of the Gaming Control Act or if in investigating an alleged violation of the Gaming Control Act by any licensee the Executive Director or the Commission finds that a gaming employee employed by the licensee has been guilty of cheating. (b) The Executive Director may recommend that the Commission revoke the work permit of a gaming employee if, subsequent to being issued a work permit, the gaming employee: 1. fails to disclose, misstates or otherwise misleads the Commission with respect to any fact contained within any application for a work permit. 2. commits, attempts or conspires to do any of the acts prohibited by the Gaming Control Act; 3. knowingly possesses or permits to remain in or upon any licensed premises any cards, dice, mechanical devise or any other cheating device whatever the use of which is prohibited by statute or ordinance; 4. conceals or refuses to disclose any material fact in any investigation by the Executive Director or the Commission; 5. commits, attempts or conspires to commit larceny or embezzlement against a gaming licensee or upon the premises of a licensed gaming establishment; 6. is convicted in any jurisdiction other than Mississippi of any offense involving or relating to gambling; 7. accepts employment without prior commission approval in a position for which he is required to be licensed under this chapter after having been denied a license for a reason involving personal unsuitability or after failing to apply for licensing when requested to do so by the Commission or the Executive Director; 8. is refused the issuance of any license, permit or approval to engage in or be involved with gaming in any jurisdiction other than Mississippi, or had any such license, permit or approval revoked or suspended; 9. is prohibited under color of governmental authority from being present upon the premises of any gaming establishment for any reason relating to improper gambling activities or any illegal act; 10. contumaciously defies any legislative investigative committee or other officially constituted bodies acting on behalf of the United States or any state, county or municipality which seeks to investigate crimes relating to gaming, corruption of public officials, or any organized criminal activities; Or, 11. is convicted of any felony or misdemeanor, other than one constituting a violation of the Gaming Control Act. (c) A work permit shall not be issued to a person whose work permit has previously been revoked pursuant to this section or to whom the issuance or renewal of a work permit has been denied, except with the unanimous approval of the Commission members. Applicants who have been denied or revoked pursuant to Rule 10.2(d) are not eligible to request unanimous approval. (Adopted: 10/22/1998.)