Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license

The lottery may deny, suspend, or revoke a license if the applicant's agent has a disqualifying criminal history record or an applicant or retailer: 1. Obtained a license by failing to complete, failing to disclose information, or misrepresenting data on an application; 2. Violated a lottery law, rule, or term of a license agreement; 3. Failed to meet or maintain eligibility criteria for licensure; 4. Failed to file a required security deposit; 5. Changed the location of a retail business; 6. Failed to demonstrate financial responsibility or maintain a reasonable financial condition of the business, a check issued for payment of a prize on a winning ticket or an electronic funds transfer of money from a retailer's bank account to the lottery was dishonored for any reason, or is delinquent in remitting money owed to the lottery; 7. Filed for, or was involuntarily placed in, bankruptcy or receivership; 8. Acted in a manner or is involved in an activity at a site that is harmful to the public confidence in the integrity, reputation, or image of the lottery; 9. Experienced recurring theft or other negative incidents at the site that endangers the security of the lottery; 10. Failed to produce for review a record, document, or other item required by a lottery law, rule, or term of a license agreement; 11. Knowingly sold a ticket to or redeemed a winning ticket from an individual under age eighteen; 12. Failed to properly redeem or pay a player the proper prize for a winning play; 13. Failed to actively promote sales of tickets or properly display and provided point-of-sale promotional items to the public; 14. Failed to sell a minimum number of tickets as set by the lottery and another retailer adequately serves the public convenience; 15. Failed to maintain an active federal employer identification number and, if necessary, North Dakota sales tax permit number; or 16. Participated in retailer fraud.