1. A. The division shall determine whether manufacturer and gaming supplier applicants and/or permittees are legitimate ongoing businesses. In making such determination the division shall consider any or all of the following nonexclusive factors:

   1. 1. years in business providing goods and/or services procured by a licensee or casino operator;
   2. 2. number of employees;
   3. 3. total customer base;
   4. 4. dollar volume of all sales compared to sales to licensees;
   5. 5. existence and nature of warehouse and storage facilities;
   6. 6. existence and number of commercial delivery vehicles owned or leased;
   7. 7. existence and nature of business offices, equipment and facilities;
   8. 8. whether the goods and/or services provided to the licensee are brokered, and if so, whether the actual supplier distributes through brokers as a common business practice;
   9. 9. registration with and reporting to appropriate local, state and federal authorities, as applicable.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15 and 24.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 38:1618 (July 2012).