                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE PERMIT APPLICATION (§ 58.1-4120)

A. The Department shall promptly consider any application for a service permit
and issue or deny such service permit on the basis of the information in the
application and all other information provided, including any investigation it
considers appropriate. If an application for a service permit is approved, the
Department shall issue a service permit containing such information as the
Department considers appropriate.

B. The Department shall deny the application and refuse to issue the service
permit, which denial shall be final unless an appeal is taken under §
58.1-4105, if it finds that the issuance of such service permit to such
applicant would not be in the best interests of the Commonwealth or would
reflect negatively on the honesty and integrity of casino gaming in the
Commonwealth or that the applicant:

   1. Has knowingly made a false statement of a material fact in the application
   or has deliberately failed to disclose any information requested by the
   Department;

   2. Is or has been guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent practice or conduct in
   connection with gaming operations in the Commonwealth or any other state;

   3. Has knowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the
   regulations promulgated hereunder;

   4. Has had a service permit to engage in activity related to casino gaming
   denied for cause, suspended, or revoked in the Commonwealth or any other
   state, and such denial, suspension, or revocation is still in effect;

   5. Is unqualified to perform the duties required for the service permit
   sought; or

   6. Has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony involving unlawful conduct of
   wagering, fraudulent use of a gaming credential, unlawful transmission of
   information, touting, bribery, embezzlement, distribution or possession of
   drugs, excluding misdemeanor possession of marijuana, or any crime considered
   by the Department to be detrimental to the honesty and integrity of casino
   gaming in the Commonwealth.

C. The Department may refuse to issue a service permit if for any reason it
determines the granting of such service permit is not consistent with the
provisions of this chapter or its responsibilities or any regulations
promulgated by any other agency of the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248; 2022, cc. 589, 590.