Section 296-3.002 - CATEGORIES OF LICENSES; TERMS3.002.01 The Commission may create categories of licenses and establish a fee structure for license categories not to exceed the maximum fee for each category as set forth in this chapter. In its discretion, the Commission may establish classifications within a license category to establish a license fee structure for the category that reflects cost of administration and regulation need for each classification of license. The Commission will review its license fee structure annually and include an analysis in its annual report. Applicants for each category of license must apply on forms approved by the Commission to be accompanied by the corresponding license application fee. All application fees are non-refundable.3.002.02 Categories of Licenses The Commission may classify an activity to be licensed in addition to, different from, or at a different level than, the following license classifications:3.002.02A Authorized Gaming Operator License authorizes an Authorized Gaming Operator or Management Company to conduct Authorized Games as defined by the Act under the regulation, implementation, and enforcement of the Commission. The License authorizes the approved Authorized Gaming Operator to acquire, own, lease, possess, and operate Gaming Devices at a Licensed Racetrack Enclosure. The term of a Gaming Operator License is a minimum of twenty (20) years for a fee of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) on each authorized gaming operator for each licensed racetrack enclosure payable to the commission. The license fee may be paid over a period of five years with one million dollars due at the time the license is issued. Authorized Gaming Operator is subject to an annual review by the commission and receipt by the commission of a fifty-thousand-dollar annual review fee, with no more than one such authorized gaming operator license granted for any licensed racetrack enclosure within the state; 3.002.02B Gaming Facility License authorizes an Authorized Gaming Operator to operate a Gaming Facility, but also serves as a mechanism for the Commission to issue assessments and will complement but not supersede the Authorized Gaming Operator License fee to reimburse the Commission for its operational costs. The Authorized Gaming Operator will apply for a Gaming Facility License annually. Assessments will be calculated per annum and will be paid by the Authorized Gaming Operator holding the Gaming Facility License on at least a quarterly basis. An Authorized Gaming Operator will not pay any assessment for the first year of operation.3.002.02C Gaming-Related Vendor License The following will obtain and hold a Gaming-Related Vendor license: 3.002.02C(i) Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or any other group of individuals (however organized) who supplies gaming-related equipment, goods, or services to an Authorized Gaming Operator or Gaming Facility that are directly related to or affect gaming activity authorized by the Act, including but not limited to, the manufacture, sale, distribution, or repair of gaming devices and equipment related to table games, as defined in the Act; and3.002.02C(ii) Any Management Company owning gaming devices, supplies, and equipment.3.002.02C(iii) Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or any other group of persons (however organized) that leases or otherwise permits an Authorized Gaming Operator to use a Gaming Facility to conduct or participate in the conduct of gaming authorized under the Act.3.002.03 The Commission may require employees of a Gaming-Related Vendor licensee whose presence on a Gaming Facility is required to install, service, or repair gaming equipment, related devices, or systems to obtain an occupational license, Level 3.3.002.04 An employee of a Gaming-Related Vendor licensee that will be present on a Gaming Facility regularly may be required to obtain an occupational license of a category to be determined by the Commission.3.002.05 The term of a Gaming-Related Vendor License is three (3) years and requires an initial license application fee not to exceed $5,000.00, and an annual license fee, payable in the first year following initial licensure, not to exceed $2,000.00.296 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 296-3.002
Adopted effective 5/16/2022Amended effective 2/1/2023