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A. An application for a social game permit shall be denied if the
Director of the Bureau of Licenses finds:
1. That within 5 years of the present application date, the applicant
or any person having a financial interest in the private business, private
club, or place of public accommodation, or any of the applicant’s officers or
principal managing employees has been convicted of, or if evidence exists that
supports a finding by a preponderance of evidence, that such person has
committed any felony or misdemeanor under federal or state law or this Code
relating to theft, fraud, gambling, controlled substances, or prostitution
activities; or
2. That the applicant or any person having a financial interest in the
private business, private club, or place of public accommodation, or any of
the applicant’s officers or principal managing employees has falsified any
statement in the application for permit.
3. That any violation of federal or State law or this Code relating
to gambling has occurred on the premises described in the application. It
shall be prima facie evidence of such violation if any person has forfeited
bail on, pleaded nolo contendere to, or been convicted of any offense in
violation of federal or State law or this Code relating to gambling or
gambling devices where the act charged occurred on the premises described in
the permit application.
4. That the applicant has permitted the commission of any criminal act
on the premises described in the application or has failed to maintain the
premises in conformance with all the requirements of this
Code.
B. If one or more grounds for denial of a permit as described in
Subsection A. of this Section are not established after investigation of the
application by the Director with assistance from the Bureau of Police, then the
permit shall be issued as soon as practicable.
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