Section 68IAC2-2-1. Supplier's license required

   (a) The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Applicant" means an applicant for a supplier's license.

(2) "Casino license applicant" means a person who has submitted an application for one (1) of the following:

(A) A riverboat license under IC 4-33-6.

(B) An operating agent contract under IC 4-33-6.5.

(C) A gambling game license under IC 4-35-5.

  (b) An application for a supplier's license shall not be processed by the commission unless the applicant has an agreement with or a statement of intent from a casino licensee or a casino license applicant stating that the applicant will be supplying the casino with goods and services upon the applicant receiving a supplier's license. Nothing in this rule prevents a potential applicant from negotiating, prior to application for licensure, with a casino licensee or a casino license applicant to supply goods and services to the casino once the potential applicant has obtained a supplier's license.

  (c) The following persons or business entities are required to hold a supplier's license:

(1) The gaming operations manager if the manager is a business entity. If the gaming operations manager is an individual, the applicant shall hold a Level 1 occupational license. All employees of a gaming operations manager who have any duty, authority, or function relating directly or indirectly to a casino gambling operation will be required to hold an occupational license in accordance with 68 IAC 2-3-1.

(2) All manufacturers of:

(A) electronic gaming devices;

(B) chips;

(C) cards;

(D) dice;

(E) roulette wheels;

(F) keno balls;

(G) keno ball or number selection devices;

(H) shuffling devices; and

(I) any other equipment that the commission determines directly affects gaming;

shall be licensed as a supplier. All suppliers under this subdivision shall be manufacturers of the devices listed in this subdivision.

(3) A supplier of gaming equipment maintenance or repair.

(4) A supplier of security services, security systems, and surveillance systems.

(5) A lessor of a riverboat or dock facilities, or both, unless the lessor of the riverboat or dock facilities, or both, is a county, municipality, or political subdivision.

(6) A supplier of goods or services where payment is calculated on a percentage of a casino gambling operation's revenues.

(7) Any other purveyor of goods or services to a casino gambling operation that the commission deems necessary to ensure compliance with IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.

  (d) The applicant's key persons, substantial owners, and any other persons deemed necessary to allow the commission to ensure the applicant meets the statutory criteria for licensure set forth in IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title must complete and submit a Personal Disclosure Form 1 application for occupational license under 68 IAC 2-3-1.

  (e) A supplier licensee shall continue to maintain suitability for licensure. The supplier licensee is subject to action by the commission, including, but not limited to:

(1) suspension;

(2) revocation;

(3) restriction; and

(4) nonrenewal;

under IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.

  (f) A supplier licensee shall not distribute gaming supplies and equipment that do not conform to the standards for gaming supplies and equipment set forth in IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.

  (g) Casino licensees shall not purchase goods or services covered by this rule from a person who does not hold a supplier's license issued by the commission.

  (h) A manufacturer of electronic gaming devices, chips, cards, dice, roulette wheels, keno balls, keno ball or number selection devices, shuffling devices, or any other equipment that the commission determines directly affects gaming shall not be paid by a casino licensee based:

(1) on a percentage of the revenue received from the use of the gaming equipment; or

(2) upon the amount of play or use that the gaming equipment receives.

(Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 2-2-1; filed Nov 10, 1994, 11:00 a.m.: 18 IR 488; errata filed Nov 1, 1995, 8:30 a.m.: 19 IR 353; filed Oct 22, 1997, 8:45 a.m.: 21 IR 922; errata filed Feb 6, 1998, 10:30 a.m.: 21 IR 2128; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:35 p.m.: 25 IR 1060; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; filed Dec 23, 2008, 1:32 p.m.: 20090121-IR-068080327FRA; filed Jul 21, 2010, 2:21 p.m.: 20100818-IR-068100052FRA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFA; filed Nov 13, 2015, 2:37 p.m.: 20151209-IR-068150113FRA)