Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024
Section 15.1.5.9 - LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONSA. Licenses include: (1) manufacturer's license, which authorizes the approved licensee to manufacture, fabricate, assemble, produce, program, make modifications to, or sell to licensed distributors or licensed gaming operators, any gaming machine or associated equipment in accordance with the act and board rules;(2) distributor's license, which authorizes the approved licensee to buy, sell, distribute or market any gaming machine or associated equipment in or outside the State in accordance with the act and board rules;(3) gaming operator's license, which authorizes the approved licensee to acquire, own, lease, possess, and operate gaming devices on its licensed premises; a gaming operator's license may be issued to a nonprofit organization or to a racetrack licensed by the state racing commission pursuant to the New Mexico Horse Racing Act;(4) gaming machine license, pursuant to which an approved gaming machine is licensed for the play of authorized games on a licensed premises under a gaming operator's license; and(5) a limited use distributor's license which authorizes the approved licensee to sell, on a limited basis, gaming machines and associated equipment.B. Certifications, registrations, and other approvals include:(1) certification of finding of suitability, which is a determination by the board that the applicant is suitable to be associated with a licensee for the specific involvement sought;(2) approval of gaming machine, associated equipment, modification, or game, under which a particular brand and type of gaming device, an equipment modification, or a game, is authorized for sale, distribution, and operation;(3) if a company applicant or licensee is or becomes a subsidiary, registration of each non-publicly traded holding company and intermediary company with respect to the subsidiary company;(4) approval to amend a gaming operator's license to show a change in the number of authorized gaming machines on the licensed premises; and(5) work permit, which authorizes the employment of the holder as a gaming employee.11/30/98; 15.1.5.9 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.5.9, 3/31/00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, June 30, 2016, eff. 6/30/2016