C.R.S. Section 44-30-501
Licenses

  • types
  • rules

(1)

The commission may issue six types of licenses as follows:

(a)

Slot machine manufacturer or distributor.
A slot machine manufacturer or distributor license is required for all persons who import, manufacture, or distribute slot machines in this state, or who otherwise act as a slot machine manufacturer or distributor. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(a) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule.

(b)

Operator license.

(I)

An operator license is required for all persons who permit slot machines on their premises or who engage in the business of placing and operating slot machines on the premises of a retailer. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule. A licensed operator shall obtain slot machines only from, and shall return or sell slot machines only to, a licensed manufacturer or distributor.

(II)

This subsection (1)(b) shall not apply to persons holding retail gaming licenses issued pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(c)

Retail gaming license.
A retail gaming license is required for all persons permitting or conducting limited gaming on their premises. A retail gaming license may only be granted to a retailer. Each person licensed as a retailer shall have and maintain sole and exclusive legal possession of the entire premises for which the retail license is issued. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(c) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule. A licensed retailer shall obtain slot machines only from, and shall return or sell slot machines only to, a licensed manufacturer or distributor. Slot machine transfers between licensed retailers directly and completely owned by the same person are allowed, if proper notification is given to the division.

(d)

Support license.
A support license is required for all persons employed in the field of limited gaming and by all gaming employees. No person required to hold a support license shall be an employee of, or assist, any licensee until the person obtains a valid support license. Persons licensed as key employees need not obtain support licenses. The commission may deny a support license to any person discharged for cause from employment by any licensed gaming establishment in this or any other country. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(d) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule.

(e)

Key employee license.
Every retail gaming licensee shall have a person in charge of all limited gaming activities available at all times when limited gaming is being conducted. The person in charge shall hold a key employee license. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(e) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule.

(f)

Associated equipment supplier license.
An associated equipment supplier license is required for a person who imports, manufactures, or distributes associated equipment in this state, or who otherwise acts as an associated equipment supplier. Slot machine manufacturers or distributors who are licensed in this state and who import, manufacture, or distribute associated equipment need not obtain a separate associated equipment supplier license. Each license issued under this subsection (1)(f) expires two years after the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The commission shall promulgate rules to establish the fees for an initial license and renewal licenses.

Source: Section 44-30-501 — Licenses - types - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-44.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

44‑30‑101
Short title 44‑30‑102
Legislative declaration 44‑30‑103
Definitions 44‑30‑104
Limited gaming - sports betting - authorization - regulation 44‑30‑105
Limited gaming - cities - commercial districts 44‑30‑106
Exceptions 44‑30‑201
Division of gaming - creation 44‑30‑202
Functions of division - repeal 44‑30‑203
Director - qualification - powers and duties 44‑30‑204
Investigator - peace officers 44‑30‑205
Division of gaming - access to records 44‑30‑206
Repeal of division - review of functions 44‑30‑301
Colorado limited gaming control commission - creation 44‑30‑302
Commission - powers and duties - rules 44‑30‑401
Conflict of interest 44‑30‑501
Licenses - types - rules 44‑30‑502
Key employee - determination of status 44‑30‑503
Licenses - revocable - nontransferable 44‑30‑504
Operator, slot machine manufacturer or distributor, associated equipment supplier, key employee, support licensee, or retailer - qualifications for licensure 44‑30‑505
Considerations for licensure 44‑30‑506
Temporary or conditional licenses 44‑30‑507
Delegation of licensing duties 44‑30‑508
Licensed premises - retail floor plan - definition 44‑30‑509
License - disqualification - criteria 44‑30‑510
Applicants and licensees - providing information - criminal history record check 44‑30‑511
Application - fee - waiver of confidentiality 44‑30‑512
Supplier of licensee - licensure requirements 44‑30‑513
Application - authorization for background investigations 44‑30‑514
License - grounds for approval or denial 44‑30‑515
Licensed premises - safety conditions - fire and electrical 44‑30‑516
Buildings - accessible to persons with disabilities 44‑30‑517
Waiver from liability - state of Colorado - disclosures or publications 44‑30‑518
Renewal of licenses 44‑30‑519
Denial of application 44‑30‑520
Appeal of final action of commission 44‑30‑521
Executive and closed meetings 44‑30‑522
Communications - privileged and confidential 44‑30‑523
Summary suspension 44‑30‑524
Suspension or revocation of license - grounds - penalties 44‑30‑525
Commission hearings - testimony 44‑30‑526
Records - confidentiality - exceptions 44‑30‑527
Executive director and director have access to files and records 44‑30‑528
Licensees - duty to maintain records 44‑30‑529
5) 44‑30‑530
Payments of winnings - intercept 44‑30‑531
Responsible gaming - advertising and promotional efforts - reports of certain licensees required - confidential records 44‑30‑601
Gaming tax 44‑30‑602
Return and remittance 44‑30‑603
Violations of taxation provisions - penalties 44‑30‑604
Returns and reports - failure to file - penalties 44‑30‑605
Local jurisdiction 44‑30‑701
Limited gaming fund - created - repeal 44‑30‑702
Revenues attributable to local revisions to gaming limits - extended limited gaming fund - identification - separate administration - distribution - legislative declaration - definitions 44‑30‑703
Audits and annual reports 44‑30‑704
Enforcement 44‑30‑705
Attorney general - duties 44‑30‑801
Limited gaming equipment manufacturers or distributors, operators, associated equipment suppliers, retailers, key employees, support licensees, persons contracting with the commission or division - criteria 44‑30‑802
False statement on application - violations of rules or provisions of article as felony 44‑30‑803
Slot machines - shipping notices 44‑30‑804
Persons prohibited from interest in limited gaming 44‑30‑805
Responsibilities of operator 44‑30‑806
Gaming equipment - security and audit specifications 44‑30‑807
Gaming equipment - not subject to exclusive agreements 44‑30‑808
Restriction upon persons having financial interest in retail licenses 44‑30‑809
Age of participants - penalties - applicability 44‑30‑810
Employee twenty-one years or older required on premises 44‑30‑811
Persons conducting limited gaming 44‑30‑812
Employee of licensed person - good moral character 44‑30‑813
Minimum payback - limit to a slot machine 44‑30‑814
Key employee - support license 44‑30‑815
Extension of credit prohibited 44‑30‑816
Authorized amount of bets 44‑30‑817
Failure to pay winners 44‑30‑818
Approval of rules for certain games 44‑30‑819
Exchange - redemption of chips - unlawful acts 44‑30‑820
Persons in supervisory positions - unlawful acts - rules 44‑30‑821
Cheating - penalty - definition 44‑30‑822
Fraudulent acts 44‑30‑823
Use of device for calculating probabilities 44‑30‑824
Use of counterfeit or unapproved chips or tokens or unlawful coins or devices - possession of certain unlawful devices, equipment, products, or materials - penalty 44‑30‑825
Cheating game and devices - penalty 44‑30‑826
Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices associated with limited gaming - unlawful instruction 44‑30‑828
Detention and questioning of person suspected of violating article - limitations on liability - posting of notice 44‑30‑829
Failure to display operator and premises licenses 44‑30‑830
Authority, duties, and powers - department of revenue and department of public safety 44‑30‑831
Violation of article as misdemeanor 44‑30‑832
Agreements, contracts, leases - void and unenforceable 44‑30‑833
Financial interest restrictions 44‑30‑834
Revocation or expiration of license - requirement of notification 44‑30‑835
Personal pecuniary gain or conflict of interest 44‑30‑836
False or misleading information - unlawful 44‑30‑837
Conducting gaming activities without a license 44‑30‑901
Events sponsored by charitable organizations 44‑30‑902
Terms of sponsorship 44‑30‑903
Notice of sponsorship 44‑30‑1101
Exemption from federal law 44‑30‑1102
Shipments of devices and machines deemed legal 44‑30‑1103
Ownership or possession of slot machines - rules 44‑30‑1201
State historical fund - administration - legislative declaration - state museum cash fund - rules - definition 44‑30‑1202
Expenditures from the state historical fund - legislative declaration 44‑30‑1301
Definitions - local government limited gaming impact fund - rules - report - legislative declaration 44‑30‑1302
Local government limited gaming impact advisory committee - creation - duties 44‑30‑1401
Definitions 44‑30‑1402
Independent restoration and preservation commission - appointments - qualifications - new appointments - appointments without nominations 44‑30‑1403
Funding - compensation 44‑30‑1404
Officers - bylaws - rules 44‑30‑1405
Meetings 44‑30‑1406
Quorum - action 44‑30‑1407
Final agency action - judicial review 44‑30‑1501
Definitions - rules 44‑30‑1502
Conflict of interest - participants in sports or athletic events 44‑30‑1503
Licenses - rules 44‑30‑1504
Disclosure of information by corporate applicants - license required - investigation - criminal history record check - rules - definition 44‑30‑1505
License classifications - number of licenses - designated sports betting operators - qualifications - rules 44‑30‑1506
Operations - eligibility to place bets - record-keeping - information sharing 44‑30‑1507
Records - confidentiality - exceptions 44‑30‑1508
Sports betting tax - rules 44‑30‑1509
Sports betting fund - wagering revenue recipients hold-harmless fund - creation - rules - definitions - repeal 44‑30‑1510
Audits 44‑30‑1511
Unlawful acts 44‑30‑1512
Penalties 44‑30‑1513
Other laws inapplicable 44‑30‑1516
Duties of licensees under the gambling payment intercept act 44‑30‑1601
Short title 44‑30‑1602
Applicability of common provisions 44‑30‑1603
Definitions 44‑30‑1604
Rules 44‑30‑1605
Registration 44‑30‑1606
Licensing - rules 44‑30‑1607
Consumer protections 44‑30‑1608
Duty to maintain records 44‑30‑1609
Authorization to conduct fantasy contests 44‑30‑1610
Grounds for discipline 44‑30‑1611
Civil fines 44‑30‑1612
Applicability 44‑30‑1613
Hearings 44‑30‑1701
Definitions 44‑30‑1702
Responsible gaming grant program - creation - rules - application process - cash fund created - repeal 44‑30‑1703
Exclusion of certain individuals from participation in gaming activities - duties of division - mechanism for self-exclusion - confidential records - rules
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 44-30-501’s source at colorado​.gov