1. (a) A person, municipality, or qualified organization that conducts gaming for a permittee must hold an operator's license under AS 05.15.122, except as provided in (b) of this section.

2. (b) A person is not required to hold an operator's license to

   1. (1) work in gaming as an employee of a licensed operator or registered vendor;
   2. (2) work in gaming as an employee or a volunteer for a permittee, if the person does not work as a manager of gaming for more than one gaming entity in a calendar year, whether a permittee or multiple-beneficiary permittee;
   3. (3) sell pull-tabs as a registered vendor with an endorsement issued under AS 05.15.188(b); or
   4. (4) sell raffle, classics, dog mushers contest, or fish derby tickets on behalf of a permittee, if the person does not promote, pay expenses for, or otherwise conduct the raffle.

3. (c) A person is an employee of a permittee, operator, or registered vendor if

   1. (1) the person's compensation is subject to income tax withholding by the permittee, operator, or registered vendor under federal law;
   2. (2) the wages, indirect compensation, or gifts received by the person from the permittee, operator, or registered vendor are not directly related to the gross receipts or profitability of a specific gaming activity; and
   3. (3) the person has no financial interest in any property sold, leased, or rented to the permittee, operator, or registered vendor for use in conducting gaming activity.

(Eff. 7/30/94, Register 131; am 11/10/96, Register 140; am 1/1/2003, Register 164)

Authority: AS 05.15.060, AS 05.15.122, AS 05.15.188