296 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 296-3.004

Current through September 17, 2024

Section 296-3.004 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES

3.004.01 The following persons are required to hold an occupational license:

3.004.01A A person employed by an Authorized Gaming Operator or Management Company and whose duties are to be performed on the Gaming Facility.

3.004.01B All security personnel.

3.004.01C Managers or supervisory personnel.

3.004.01D Employees whose duties are performed off the Gaming Facility and whose duties include the handling of money or performing accounting and auditing functions that involve money obtained as a result of gaming or other operations on the Gaming Facility.

3.004.01E Individuals whose duties directly impact the integrity of sports wagering, including:

(i) Any individual who has the capability of affecting the outcome of sports wagering through deployment of code to production for any critical components of a sports wagering system defined by the technical standards and specifications adopted by the Commission;

(ii) Any individual who can deploy code to production and directly supervises individuals who have the capability of affecting the outcome of sports wagering through deployment of code to production for other than read-only or the equivalent access to any critical components of a sports wagering system defined by the technical standards and specifications adopted by the Commission;

(iv) Any other individual who directly impacts the integrity of sports wagering as determined by the Commission, which shall include but not be limited to, any individual who has the capability to directly affect the outcome of a sports wager or a payout to a patron.

3.004.02 An occupational license, Level 1 is the highest level of occupational license. An occupational licensee may perform any activity included within the occupational licensee's level of occupational license or any lower level of occupational license.

3.004.03 An employee of an Authorized Gaming Operator or Management Company who does not hold an occupational license shall not perform any duties on the Gaming Facility at any time.

3.004.04 A person under nineteen (19) years of age will not hold an occupational license of any level if said license requires presence on the gaming floor. Applicants for Occupational License Level I must be at least nineteen (19) years of age.

3.004.05 An application for an occupational license will not be processed by the Commission unless the applicant has an agreement or a statement of intent to hire with an Authorized Gaming Operator licensee or applicant, documenting that the applicant will be employed upon receiving the appropriate occupational license.

3.004.06 Employees of an Authorized Gaming Operator who perform the following functions, regardless of title, will obtain an Occupational license, Level 1:

3.004.06A Audit director;

3.004.06B Internal audit director;

3.004.06C Chief regulatory compliance officer;

3.004.06D Information technology director and managers;

3.004.06E Casino director;

3.004.06F Surveillance director;

3.004.06G Chief financial officer or controller, or both;

3.004.06H Gaming operation director;

3.004.06I Electronic gaming device director;

3.004.06J Human resources director;

3.004.06L Marketing director;

3.004.06M Table games director;

3.004.06N Sports wagering director.

3.004.O General manager;

3.004.06P Assistant general manager;

3.004.06Q Support operations director;

3.004.06R Any other employee of an Authorized Gaming Operator whom the Commission deems necessary, to ensure compliance with the Act and these rules, to hold an occupational license, Level 1.

3.004.07 A person holding a Level I license employed by an Authorized Gaming Operator or Management Company may not be employed concurrently by a Gaming-Related Vendor, except that a person holding a Level I license may be employed by a licensed Management Company that is also licensed as a Gaming-Related Vendor.

3.004.08 Employees of Authorized Gaming Operators who perform the following functions, regardless of title, will obtain an occupational license, Level 2:

3.004.08A Security personnel and surveillance personnel;

3.004.08B Any employee of an Authorized Gaming Operation whose duties are performed on the Gaming Facility and whose employment duties affect gaming;

3.004.08C Any employee of an Authorized Gaming Operator whose duties are performed on or off the Gaming Facility and whose employment duties affect the flow of money obtained as a direct result of gaming operations or other operations on the Gaming Facility;

3.004.08D Any employee of an Authorized Gaming Operator whose duties include accounting and auditing functions and whose duties relate to money obtained as a result of gaming or other operations on the Gaming Facility;

3.004.08E Any other employee of an Authorized Gaming Operator whom the Commission deems necessary, to ensure compliance with the Act and these rules, to hold an occupational license, Level 2.

3.004.09 Employees of Authorized Gaming Operators who perform the following functions, regardless of title, will obtain an occupational license, Level 3:

3.004.09A Any employee of an Authorized Gaming Operation whose duties are performed on a Gaming Facility and who are not employees described in subsection 3.004.07 or 3.004.08;

3.004.09B Any other employee whose job functions require them to have regular access to a Gaming Facility whom the Commission deems necessary, to ensure compliance with the Act and this title, to hold an occupational license, Level 3.

3.004.010 The term of all occupational license levels is three years. Occupational license level 1 requires an initial license application fee not to exceed $5,000.00 and an annual license fee not to exceed $1,000. Occupational license levels 2 and 3 require an initial application fee not to exceed $250.00 and an annual license fee not to exceed $125.00.

296 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 296-3.004

Adopted effective 5/16/2022

Amended effective 2/1/2023