As Amended
| 75-76-1. | Short Title. |
| 75-76-3. | Construction of Gaming Control Act; legislative findings and declarations. |
| 75-76-5. | Definitions. |
| 75-76-7. | State Tax Commission to exercise powers and duties of Gaming Commission temporarily; Mississippi Gaming Commission created; members of commission; qualifications. |
| 75-76-9. | Appointment of members; terms; chairman; vacancies; conflicts of interest; per diem. |
| 75-76-11. | Executive director to furnish services and equipment to commission; costs. |
| 75-76-13. | Meetings of commission; quorum requirements. |
| 75-76-15. | State Tax Commission to appoint temporary director; qualifications of executive directors; salary. |
| 75-76-17. | Enforcement Division and Investigation Division created; authority of executive director to create additional divisions; division directors. |
| 75-76-19. | Files and records to be maintained by executive director; confidentiality of information; commission to report to legislature. |
| 75-76-21. | Power of executive director in pursuit of attainment of objectives and purposes of Gaming Control Act; costs of administration; authority to employ employees. |
| 75-76-23. | Duties of executive director with respect to directing and supervising administrative and technical activities of commission. |
| 75-76-25. | Attorney General to represent and advise commission and executive director. |
| 75-76-27. | Provisions of Gaming Control Act to be administered for protection of public and in public interest; powers of executive director relative to licensing; powers of commission and executive director with respect to issuance of subpoenas and compelling testimony; power to appoint hearing examiners. |
| 75-76-28. | Powers, duties and responsibilities of commission with respect to Charitable Bingo Law. |
| 75-76-29. | Executive director to investigate applicants and licensees; authority to make recommendations concerning applicants and licensees; authority of commission with respect to licenses; licenses as revocable privilege; finality of decision of commission. |
| 75-76-31. | Right of commission and executive director to refuse to reveal identity of informants and information obtained. |
| 75-76-33. | Authority of commission to adopt, amend or repeal regulations; particular regulations specified; regulations licensees required to comply with. |
| 75-76-34. | Regulation of schools and training institutions that teach or train gaming employees; public schools prohibited from training persons to be gaming employees. |
| 75-76-35. | Exclusion or ejection of certain persons from gaming establishments. |
| 75-76-37. | Notice to persons excluded or ejected; notice to all gaming licensees. |
| 75-76-39. | Hearing on exclusion or ejection. |
| 75-76-41. | Penalties for failure to exclude or eject persons required to be excluded or ejected. |
| 75-76-43. | Penalty for person excluded or ejected who enters licensed gaming establishment. |
| 75-76-45. | Minimum procedures for licensees to adopt to exercise control over internal fiscal affairs of licensees. |
| 75-76-47. | Financial reports required from licensees. |
| 75-76-49. | Audits of financial statements of licensees; costs of audits. |
| 75-76-51. | Commission to adopt regulations prescribing manner of computing and reporting winnings, compensation and gross revenues. |
| 75-76-53. | Powers of commission relative to sale of securities of licensees. |
| 75-76-55. | Acts prohibited of owners, licensees or employees without first obtaining gaming license. |
| 75-76-57. | Prohibited acts; exceptions; exemption of holding company from licensing requirements; information required for exceptions; persons subject to suitability finding and licensing requirements; licensees prohibited from contracting with persons found unsuitable. |
| 75-76-59. | Declaration of exemption from federal laws prohibiting gaming devices. |
| 75-76-61. | Persons with power to exercise influence over licensee required to be licensed; termination of agreements upon failure to obtain license. |
| 75-76-63. | Other persons subject to findings of suitability and licensing; termination of agreements upon finding of unsuitability or failure to obtain license. |
| 75-76-65. | Conducting tournaments or contests in which persons pay fee for privilege of participating for prizes. |
| 75-76-67. | Application for license or finding of suitability; qualifications; disqualifications; qualifications for license to operate gaming establishment; statements relevant to licensing or suitability finding absolutely privileged; licensing of corporations and limited partnerships. |
| 75-76-69. | Suitability finding and licensing when interest in gaming establishment made subject matter of revocable trust; filing of copy of trust instrument with executive director. |
| 75-76-71. | Person denied gaming license or found unsuitable not entitled to profit from investment; divestiture of interests; enforcement. |
| 75-76-73. | Form of applications for gaming license or other commission action; supplemental forms. |
| 75-76-75. | Continuation of existing operations pending ruling on applications; executive director to investigate applicants; time for making recommendation on application; new application not barred by recommendation of denial of application. |
| 75-76-77. | Executive director to present recommendations to commission; commission action on recommendations; failure of commission to act; written decision required when application denied. |
| 75-76-79. | Unlawful to operate any form of manufacture, selling or distribution of gaming device without required licenses; exceptions; manufacturer's or distributor's licenses; application of sections 75-76-199 through 75-76-265; effect of finding of unsuitability; license fees; findings of suitability; inspections of gaming devices and associated equipment; inspection fees. |
| 75-76-81. | Chairman of State Tax Commission to collect all taxes, fees, penalties, etc.; due date of gross revenue fees; application of sales tax law. |
| 75-76-83. | Appeal of decision of State Tax Commission. |
| 75-76-85. | Issuance of license; records; bond or security requirements. |
| 75-76-87. | Confidentiality of applications, returns and information; exceptions. |
| 75-76-89. | Merger of multiple licenses issued to same person; more than one licensed operation at single establishment prohibited; permission required to establish sports pool or race book on premises of licensed establishment. |
| 75-76-91. | Licenses to be posted by licensees; inspection by authorized state, county and municipal officials. |
| 75-76-93. | Continuation of licenses upon payment of fees, taxes and penalties; penalty for late payments; penalties for failure to pay fees. |
| 75-76-95. | Licensees to maintain current report on file with executive director; commission to review current report. |
| 75-76-97. | Unlawful to have any relationship with licensee with respect to gaming operation except in accordance with regulations. |
| 75-76-99. | Operating or maintaining gaming device not approved for testing or operation prohibited; list of approved devices; regulations. |
| 75-76-101. | Use of chips, tokens, etc. or legal tender required for all gaming; physical presence of patrons on licensed premises required for participation. |
| 75-76-103. | Reasons for investigations by executive director; complaint by executive director; commission to appoint hearing examiner; review by commission; order of commission; automatic revocation of license or finding of suitability upon felony conviction. |
| 75-76-105. | Emergency orders of commission. |
| 75-76-107. | Requirements of complaint; service of complaint upon respondent; answer of respondent; failure to answer or appear; time and place of hearing; notice. |
| 75-76-109. | Issuance of subpoenas for hearing; witness fees, mileage and expenses; payment of costs; depositions. |
| 75-76-111. | Proceedings at hearing before hearing examiner; rules relating to evidence and witnesses; official notice of certain information; affidavits. |
| 75-76-113. | Stenographic or phonographic report of hearings required. |
| 75-76-115. | Amended or supplemental pleadings authorized. |
| 75-76-117. | Contempt of hearing. |
| 75-76-119. | Written decisions and recommendation of hearing examiner; review of decision and recommendation by commission; decision or order of commission. |
| 75-76-121. | Circuit court review of decision or order of commission; enforcement of decision or order not stayed. |
| 75-76-123. | Record on review; filing with reviewing court. |
| 75-76-125. | Motion requesting taking of additional evidence by commission; modification of decision or order by commission; standard of review; grounds for reversing decision or order of commission. |
| 75-76-127. | Supreme Court review of circuit court decision; availability of judicial review of particular decisions or orders of commission; availability of writs or equitable proceedings. |
| 75-76-129. | Deposit of taxes, fees, interest, etc. into General Fund. |
| 75-76-131. | Executive Director to maintain records on all gaming employees; work permits for gaming employees; denial; appeals; confidentiality of records; expiration of permit; notice. |
| 75-76-133. | Communication or document of applicant or licensee absolutely privileged; privileged not waived; disclosure of privileged information prohibited. |
| 75-76-135. | Summary suspension of work permit. |
| 75-76-137. | Revocation of work permit; grounds; issuance of work permit to person whose permit was revoked or not renewed; judicial review of revocation. |
| 75-76-139. | Applicants to make full and true disclosure of all information. |
| 75-76-141. | Confidentiality of information relating to termination of gaming employee; exceptions. |
| 75-76-143. | Provision regarding responsibility for fees and taxes required in certain contracts. |
| 75-76-145. | Civil actions to restrain violations of Gaming Control Act. |
| 75-76-147. | Proceedings or actions to enforce provisions of Gaming Control Act; referral of matter to district attorney or Attorney General. |
| 75-76-149. | Penalty for possession of device, equipment or material manufactured, sold or distributed in violation of Gaming Control Act. |
| 75-76-151. | Law enforcement divisions to furnish all information obtained during investigation or prosecution of violations of laws related to gaming. |
| 75-76-153. | Motion for release of confidential information. |
| 75-76-155. | Age requirement for patrons and gaming employees; penalties for violations; belief as to person's age no excuse. |
| 75-76-157. | Gaming debts not evidenced by credit instrument not enforceable; exception. |
| 75-76-159. | Resolution of claim by patron for payment of gaming debt not evidenced by credit instrument; investigation and decision of executive director. |
| 75-76-161. | Resolution of claim by patron; appeal of decision of executive director to commission; hearing. |
| 75-76-163. | Resolution of claim by patron; burden of proof at hearing; decision of hearing examiner. |
| 75-76-165. | Resolution of claim by patron; payment of claim; deposit of amount of claim upon judicial appeal by licensee; withdraw by licensee of amount deposited. |
| 75-76-167. | Resolution of claim by patron; judicial review of decision of commission; petition for review. |
| 75-76-169. | Resolution of claim by patron; judicial review; record on review. |
| 75-76-171. | Resolution of claim by patron; judicial review; taking of additional evidence; standard of review; grounds for reversal of decision of commission. |
| 75-76-173. | Resolution of claim by patron; judicial review; appeal to Supreme Court of decision of circuit court; judicial review provided as exclusive method of review; costs of record on review. |
| 75-76-175. | Acceptance of credit instruments by licenses. |
| 75-76-177. | License fee based on gross revenues of licensee; penalty for failure to pay fee. |
| 75-76-179. | Income tax credit for license fees paid. |
| 75-76-181. | Face value of credit instrument included in computation of gross revenue; exceptions; cash received in payment of debt not included in gross revenue. |
| 75-76-183. | Application fee and annual license fee for license to conduct gaming aboard cruise vessel. |
| 75-76-185. | Imposition of fee based on value of unpaid collectible credit instruments. |
| 75-76-187. | Continuing operations and transfer of license; credit for prepaid license fees. |
| 75-76-189. | Penalty for failing to pay or evading payment of license fees. |
| 75-76-191. | Additional license fee imposed on applicants for state gaming license based on number of games operated. |
| 75-76-193. | Calculation of gross revenues; certain expenses not deductible. |
| 75-76-195. | License fee based on gross revenues of licensee imposed by municipalities and counties; penalty for failure to pay fee. |
| 75-76-197. | Distribution of fees collected under provisions of section 75-76-195. |
| 75-76-199. | Issuance of gaming licenses to corporations, limited partnerships, holding companies or intermediary companies or publicly traded corporations; definitions applicable to sections 75-76-199 through 75-76-265. |
| 75-76-201. | State policy with respect to issuance of gaming license to corporations; waiver of requirements. |
| 75-76-203. | Eligibility requirements for corporations. |
| 75-76-205. | Additional requirements for corporations. |
| 75-76-207. | Approval of commission required for any disposition of securities of licensed corporation; finding of unsuitability of individual owner of security; effect of finding of unsuitability; certificate evidencing security to bear statement of restrictions. |
| 75-76-209. | Information required of corporations applying for gaming license. |
| 75-76-211. | Officers and directors of corporation required to be licensed; other persons required to be licensed. |
| 75-76-213. | Report of proposed issuance or transfer of corporate securities; report of change in corporate officers and directors; approval of commission. |
| 75-76-215. | Report of changes in corporate key executives; furnishing annual profit and loss statement, balance sheet and federal income return. |
| 75-76-217. | Failure of corporate employee to obtain or retain license; notice of new employee replacing terminated employee. |
| 75-76-219. | State policy with respect to issuance of gaming licenses to limited partnerships; waiver of requirements. |
| 75-76-221. | Eligibility requirements for limited partnerships. |
| 75-76-223. | Approval of commission required for any disposition of any interest in licensed limited partnerships; finding of unsuitability of individual to hold interest; effect of finding of unsuitability; certificate of limited partnership to bear statement of restrictions. |
| 75-76-225. | Information required of limited partnership applying for gaming license. |
| 75-76-227. | Partners of limited partnership required to be licensed; other persons required to be licensed. |
| 75-76-229. | Report of changes in limited partnership key executives; furnishing annual profit and loss statement, balance sheet and federal income tax return. |
| 75-76-231. | Failure of employee of limited partnership to obtain or retain license; notice of new employee replacing terminating employee. |
| 75-76-233. | Holding companies and intermediary companies; application of sections 75-76-235 through 75-76-241. |
| 75-76-235. | Requirements of holding companies and intermediary companies having subsidiary with gaming license; investigations; findings of unsuitability; certificate evidencing security in company to bear statement of restrictions; approval required for public offering of securities; additional requirements. |
| 75-76-237. | Officers, directors, etc. of holding company or intermediary company required to be found suitable; licensing requirements; failure to obtain or maintain suitability finding or license. |
| 75-76-239. | Information required of holding company and intermediary company. |
| 75-76-241. | Penalties for failure of corporate or limited partnership licensee or holding company or intermediary company to comply with laws and regulations. |
| 75-76-243. | Legislative declarations with respect to corporate acquisitions, repurchases of securities and corporate defense tactics. |
| 75-76-245. | State policy with respect to corporate acquisitions; repurchases of securities and corporate recapitalizations. |
| 75-76-247. | Regulations for review and approval of corporate acquisitions, repurchase of securities and corporate defense tactics. |
| 75-76-249. | Exemptions for publicly traded corporations; application of alternative provisions. |
| 75-76-251. | Application of foreign corporation to register as publicly traded corporation; investigation by executive director; cost of investigation. |
| 75-76-253. | Considerations in determining whether to recommend application to register as publicly traded corporation; hearing before executive director not required. |
| 75-76-255. | Requirements of publicly traded corporation owning or controlling licensed corporation, limited partnership or holding company. |
| 75-76-257. | Officers, directors and employees of publicly traded corporations subject to findings of suitability and licensing; failure to obtain or maintain suitability or license. |
| 75-76-259. | Information required from publicly trade corporations; alternative information required of publicly traded foreign corporation. |
| 75-76-261. | Failure of publicly traded corporation or its subsidiary corporation or limited partnership to comply with laws and regulations. |
| 75-76-263. | Certain persons controlling ownership interest in publicly traded corporation subject to finding of suitability; reports required to be filed with commission. |
| 75-76-265. | Effect of failure of person connected with corporate licensee, holding company or intermediary company to obtain or maintain finding of suitability or license. |
| 75-76-267. | Penalties for violation of Gaming Control Act. |
| 75-76-269. | Foreign gaming; definitions applicable to sections 75-76-271 through 75-76-277. |
| 75-76-271. | Approval required for involvement of licensee in foreign gaming; exceptions. |
| 75-76-273. | Application for approval to participate in foreign gaming. |
| 75-76-275. | Factors to be considered in decision to grant or deny approval to conduct foreign gaming operations; imposition of conditions of approval. |
| 75-76-277. | Penalty for continued participation in foreign gaming operations after termination of approval. |
| 75-76-279. | Temporary exemption of cruise vessel or vessel licensed under Gaming Control Act from ad valorem taxes; Tax Commission to recommend method of taxing cruise vessels and vessels. |
| 75-76-281. | Officials not to derive benefit as result of duties under Gaming Control Act; penalties. |
| 75-76-301. | Particular unlawful activities. |
| 75-76-303. | Use or possession of certain devices at gaming establishment prohibited. |
| 75-76-305. | Use or manufacture of slugs or counterfeit chips or tokens prohibited; possession of certain devices prohibited. |
| 75-76-307. | Cheating prohibited. |
| 75-76-309. | Manufacture, sale or distribution of gaming materials intended for illegal use prohibited; altering equipment prohibited; instructing others in cheating prohibited. |
| 75-76-311. | Additional penalties for violating Secs. 75-76-301 through 75-76-313. |
| 75-76-313. | Questioning of person suspected of violating gaming provisions; immunity from suit for questioning. |
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