5-602. Gaming certification and enforcement; powers; duties; deputy director
A. The department of gaming shall certify, as provided in tribal-state compacts, prospective gaming employees, facility support employees, tribal gaming office employees, financiers, management contractors, providers of gaming services and manufacturers and distributors of gaming devices to ensure that unsuitable individuals or companies are not involved in Indian gaming permitted under the tribal-state compacts. In carrying out the duties prescribed in this section, the department shall seek to promote the public welfare and public safety and shall seek to prevent corrupt influences from infiltrating Indian gaming.
B. Certification pursuant to this chapter is a privilege and not a right.
C. The department of gaming shall execute the duties of this state under the tribal-state compacts in a manner that is consistent with this state's desire to have extensive, thorough and fair regulation of Indian gaming permitted under the tribal-state compacts.
D. The department of gaming shall establish a certification and enforcement unit charged with the investigative duties relevant to tribal-state compacts, including applications for certification, investigations and enforcement, and such other duties as the director of the department of gaming prescribes.
E. To determine the suitability of prospective applicants for any tribal gaming license or state certification, each applicant shall furnish a full set of fingerprints and such fingerprints shall be submitted to the department of public safety for a criminal records check. Each applicant's fingerprints shall also be submitted by the department of public safety to the federal bureau of investigation for a federal criminal records check. The department of gaming is authorized to receive criminal records information from the department of public safety and from the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of evaluating the fitness of applicants for any tribal gaming license, state certification or renewal.
F. Hearings shall be conducted pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, any party who is aggrieved by a final order or decision of the director of the department of gaming may seek judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.
G. The director of the department of gaming may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records and documents necessary for the enforcement of this article and the tribal-state compacts. These subpoenas shall be served and enforced in a manner consistent with title 41, chapter 6, article 10.
H. The director of the department of gaming may establish the position of deputy director of the department of gaming. The deputy director of the department of gaming position is exempt from title 41, chapter 4, articles 5 and 6. Persons holding the position of deputy director of the department of gaming are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611.
I. The director of the department of gaming may enter into a contract or agreement with any public agency for any joint and cooperative action as provided in title 11, chapter 7, article 3.
J. The department of gaming may investigate violations of section 13-3306 that occur on non-Indian lands in this state and may cooperate with appropriate law enforcement authorities and prosecutorial agencies in the investigation and prosecution of these violations.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 5 - Amusements and Sports
§ 5-102 - Arizona racing commission; members; appointment; terms
§ 5-103.01 - Prohibited activities
§ 5-104 - Arizona racing commission; director; division; powers and duties
§ 5-104.01 - Audits and special investigations; exemption
§ 5-105 - Appointment of personnel; tests; reports; detention of animals; testing facilities
§ 5-106 - Supervisor of mutuels; pari-mutuel auditors; other employees; stewards
§ 5-107.02 - Qualification for eligibility of racing meeting operator
§ 5-107.03 - Separate financial records of permittee and concessionaire; violations
§ 5-108 - Issuance of permit or license; grounds for refusal to issue; nontransferable; renewal
§ 5-108.02 - Revocation of permits; penalties
§ 5-108.04 - Restrictions on loans; exemptions
§ 5-108.05 - Revocation and suspension of licenses; probation; civil penalties; exception
§ 5-109 - Identification of animals; exemptions
§ 5-109.01 - Requirements of permittee regarding Arizona bred horses; powers of commission
§ 5-110 - Racing days, times and allocations; emergency transfer; county fairs; charity days
§ 5-111 - Wagering percentage to permittee and state; exemptions
§ 5-111.01 - Breakage; definition; tax; disposition
§ 5-111.04 - Repayment of nonapproved expenditures of capital monies; judicial review
§ 5-112.01 - Defense to a charge of false arrest
§ 5-113 - Disposition of revenues and monies; funds; committee
§ 5-113.01 - Racing regulation fund; exemption
§ 5-114 - Races exclusively for Arizona bred horses; breeders' awards; certification; fee
§ 5-115 - Violation; classification; civil penalties
§ 5-117 - Ejection or exclusion from racing meeting or racetrack enclosure; due process; rules
§ 5-118 - Authorization to own or lease new additional wagering facilities; written consent
§ 5-131 - Compact; authority to join
§ 5-222 - Application of this chapter
§ 5-224 - Division of boxing and mixed martial arts regulation; powers and duties
§ 5-225 - Regulation of boxing contests, tough man contests and mixed martial arts
§ 5-226 - Levy of tax on gross receipts; disposition; verification and financial audit; definition
§ 5-227 - Jurisdiction of commission
§ 5-228 - Persons required to procure licenses; requirements; background information; fee; bond
§ 5-229 - Promoters; licenses; bond; proof of financial responsibility
§ 5-230 - License fees; expiration; renewal
§ 5-231 - Financial interest in boxer prohibited
§ 5-234 - Attendance by peace officers; duty of chief of police or sheriff
§ 5-235.01 - Disciplinary action; grounds; civil penalty; emergency suspension; injunction
§ 5-236 - Violation; classification
§ 5-237 - Selection of referees
§ 5-238 - Sham boxing; withholding a purse
§ 5-302 - Application of chapter
§ 5-311 - Powers and duties of the commission
§ 5-321 - Numbering; registration fees; exemption from taxation; penalty; procedures
§ 5-321.01 - Staggered watercraft registration; rules
§ 5-322 - Motorized watercraft to be numbered; exceptions
§ 5-325 - Investment of temporary monies; earned interest
§ 5-326 - Nonresidents; registration; payment of fees; exemption
§ 5-327 - Nonresident boating safety infrastructure fees
§ 5-331 - Personal flotation devices; requirements; exception
§ 5-333 - Classification of watercraft; lights
§ 5-343 - Speed restrictions; excessive wake
§ 5-347 - Interference with navigation or launching areas
§ 5-348 - Dumping refuse, rubbish or debris on waterways
§ 5-349 - Watercraft casualties; violation; classification
§ 5-350 - Personal watercraft; requirements for operation; definition
§ 5-361 - Uniform navigational marking of waters; intergovernmental agreements
§ 5-371 - Boat liveries; requirements
§ 5-382 - State lake improvement fund; administration; report
§ 5-391 - Enforcement; violation; classification
§ 5-392 - Seizure and forfeiture of watercraft
§ 5-393 - Inspection for stolen watercraft; violation; classification
§ 5-395.02 - Admissibility of breath test or other records
§ 5-395.03 - Test for alcohol concentration or drug content; refusal; civil penalty
§ 5-395.04 - Preliminary breath tests; authority
§ 5-398 - Reimbursement of incarceration costs
§ 5-398.01 - Waiver of fine, surcharge or assessment
§ 5-398.02 - Records of convictions and judgments; abstract of record; reports
§ 5-399.01 - Abandoned watercraft; notice of intent to transfer ownership
§ 5-399.02 - Unclaimed watercraft; transfer of ownership; violation; classification
§ 5-399.03 - Abandoned watercraft processing rules; fees
§ 5-402 - Licensing authority; powers; duties
§ 5-403 - Qualification for license; renewal; transfer
§ 5-403.01 - License location transfers
§ 5-404 - Application for license
§ 5-405 - Form of license; display
§ 5-406 - Persons allowed to conduct games; premises; equipment; expenses; compensation
§ 5-407 - Statement of receipts; expenses; penalty
§ 5-408 - Examination of books and records
§ 5-409 - Forfeiture of license; ineligibility to apply for license; classification
§ 5-410 - Violation; classification
§ 5-411 - Credentials and authority of employees of the licensing authority
§ 5-412 - Preemption by state of bingo taxation
§ 5-413 - License classification; requirements
§ 5-415 - Excessive gross receipts; change of license class
§ 5-532 - Authorization of state lottery revenue bonds
§ 5-533 - Issuance and sale of bonds; state lottery revenue bond proceeds fund; use of bond proceeds
§ 5-534 - State lottery revenue bond debt service fund
§ 5-535 - Securing principal and interest; refunding bonds
§ 5-537 - Bond purchase; cancellation
§ 5-539 - Investment of monies; funds
§ 5-541 - Effect of changing circumstances of bonds; agreement of state
§ 5-543 - State officials to comply with agreements
§ 5-553 - Executive director; appointment
§ 5-554 - Commission; director; powers and duties; definitions
§ 5-555 - Apportionment of revenue
§ 5-556 - Powers and duties of director
§ 5-557 - Monthly reports; annual reports
§ 5-558 - Studies and investigations
§ 5-559 - Contracts; limitation; restrictions
§ 5-560 - Security operations; powers; peace officer status
§ 5-561 - Department of public safety; investigation; authority; payment
§ 5-562 - Licenses to sell tickets or shares; fee; conditions; definitions
§ 5-562.01 - Prosecution; payment of costs
§ 5-563 - Right to prize not assignable; exceptions
§ 5-564 - Sale at unauthorized price or by unauthorized persons; violation; classification
§ 5-565 - Sale of tickets or shares to underage persons; violation; classification
§ 5-565.02 - Purchase of lottery tickets or shares by minors
§ 5-566 - Alteration of lottery tickets; violation; classification
§ 5-567 - Purchase of tickets and receipt of prizes by certain persons prohibited
§ 5-568 - Disposition of unclaimed prize money
§ 5-569 - Lottery redemption agents
§ 5-570 - Award of prize to certain persons prohibited
§ 5-572 - Use of monies in state lottery fund; report
§ 5-575 - Prizes; setoff for debts to state agencies; definitions
§ 5-576 - Lottery; advertising; professional sports; prohibition
§ 5-601 - Gambling on Indian reservations; tribal-state compacts; tribal-state compact fund
§ 5-601.02 - New standard form of tribal-state gaming compact; effects
§ 5-602 - Gaming certification and enforcement; powers; duties; deputy director
§ 5-602.01 - Rules; civil penalties
§ 5-603 - Department of gaming investigators; peace officer status
§ 5-605 - Tribal-state compacts; 2021 compact trust fund; annual report; definition
§ 5-702 - Posting passenger information signs
§ 5-703 - Posting ski information signs
§ 5-704 - Additional duties of ski area operators
§ 5-705 - Duties of skiers in any action against the ski area operator
§ 5-706 - Release of liability
§ 5-802 - Formation of authority
§ 5-804 - Administrative powers and duties
§ 5-805 - Executive director; duties
§ 5-806 - Gift ban; principals and lobbyists; exemptions
§ 5-807 - Constructing and operating multipurpose facility
§ 5-808 - Major league baseball spring training facilities; local financial participation
§ 5-810 - Regulating sale, use and consumption of alcoholic beverages
§ 5-811 - Conflicts of interest; violation; classification
§ 5-813 - Disadvantaged business enterprise participation goals; contractor employment requirements
§ 5-814 - Monthly report; appearance before joint legislative budget committee
§ 5-815 - Intercollegiate football national championship and playoff games
§ 5-832 - General fund; investments
§ 5-833 - Construction account
§ 5-834 - Facility revenue clearing account
§ 5-835 - Tourism revenue clearing account
§ 5-837 - Cactus league promotion account
§ 5-838 - Youth and amateur sports facilities account; reserve
§ 5-839 - Car rental surcharge
§ 5-1132 - General fund; investments
§ 5-1133 - Excise tax on car rentals
§ 5-1134 - Excise tax on hotels and motels
§ 5-1135 - Tax on restaurants and bars
§ 5-1136 - Tax on amusements and sporting events
§ 5-1138 - Administration of tax
§ 5-1139 - Conditional reduction of district taxes
§ 5-1432 - General fund; investments
§ 5-862 - Authorization of bonds
§ 5-863 - Issuance and sale of bonds; notice
§ 5-864 - Bond proceeds subaccount
§ 5-865 - Debt service account
§ 5-866 - Securing principal and interest
§ 5-868 - Bond purchase; cancellation
§ 5-870 - Use of surplus monies
§ 5-871 - Investment of monies in the bond proceeds subaccount
§ 5-872 - Investment of monies in debt service account
§ 5-873 - Authorized investments of monies
§ 5-874 - Deposit and disbursement of monies
§ 5-876 - Effect of changing circumstances on bonds; agreement of state
§ 5-877 - Validity of bonds; legal opinion
§ 5-1162 - Obligation for the bonds
§ 5-1163 - Authorization of bonds
§ 5-1164 - Issuance and sale of bonds
§ 5-1165 - Bond proceeds account
§ 5-1166 - Debt service account
§ 5-1167 - Securing principal and interest
§ 5-1169 - Bond purchase for cancellation
§ 5-1171 - Investment of monies in the bond proceeds account
§ 5-1172 - Investment of monies in the debt service account
§ 5-1173 - Authorized investment of monies
§ 5-1174 - Deposit and disbursement of monies
§ 5-1175 - Characteristics of bonds; negotiability; legal investments; exemption from taxation
§ 5-1176 - Effect of changing circumstances on bonds; agreement of state
§ 5-1177 - Validity of bonds; legal opinion
§ 5-1462 - Obligations for the bonds
§ 5-1463 - Authorization of bonds
§ 5-1464 - Issuance and sale of bonds
§ 5-1465 - Bond proceeds account
§ 5-1466 - Debt service account
§ 5-1467 - Securing principal and interest
§ 5-1469 - Bond purchase for cancellation
§ 5-1471 - Investment of monies in the bond proceeds account
§ 5-1472 - Investment of monies in the debt service account
§ 5-1473 - Authorized investment of monies
§ 5-1474 - Deposit and disbursement of monies
§ 5-1475 - Characteristics of bonds; negotiability; legal investments; exemption from taxation
§ 5-1476 - Effect of changing circumstances on bonds; agreement of state
§ 5-1477 - Validity of bonds; legal opinion
§ 5-1102 - Formation of district; board of directors; duties
§ 5-1103 - Sports authority; establishment; authority board
§ 5-1104 - Sports authority plan; authority board powers and duties; advisory board
§ 5-1105 - Executive director; duties
§ 5-1106 - Major league baseball spring training facilities; local financial participation
§ 5-1107 - Youth sports and recreation; local financial participation
§ 5-1108 - Gift ban; exemptions
§ 5-1109 - Regulating sale, use and consumption of alcoholic beverages
§ 5-1110 - Conflicts of interest
§ 5-1112 - Quarterly report; appearance before joint legislative budget committee
§ 5-1202 - Fantasy sports contests; exceptions; rules; licensure
§ 5-1203 - Prohibited employees; procedures and controls
§ 5-1204 - Financial responsibility
§ 5-1205 - Prohibitions; exception
§ 5-1206 - Problem gambling; self-exclusion list; program; liabilities
§ 5-1207 - Department of gaming; authority
§ 5-1209 - Revocation, suspension or denial of license; grounds; definitions
§ 5-1210 - Violations; classification; penalties
§ 5-1212 - Fantasy sports contest fund
§ 5-1213 - Conditional enactment; notice
§ 5-1302 - Department of gaming; powers; duties
§ 5-1303 - Event wagering; license required; exception
§ 5-1304 - Licensure; application
§ 5-1305 - License review; approval; fees; material change; exemption; display; transferability
§ 5-1306 - License revocation; suspension; denial; grounds; definitions
§ 5-1307 - Limited event wagering operator licenses; definition
§ 5-1309 - Management services provider license
§ 5-1311 - License restrictions; prohibited licensees; violation; classification
§ 5-1314 - Event wagering authorized
§ 5-1316 - Integrity; reporting prohibited or suspicious conduct; investigations
§ 5-1317 - Sports governing body agreements
§ 5-1318 - Fees; event wagering fund
§ 5-1319 - Financial responsibility
§ 5-1320 - Problem gambling; self-exclusion list; program; liabilities
§ 5-1321 - Conditional enactment; notice
§ 5-1402 - Formation of authority
§ 5-1404 - Administrative powers and duties
§ 5-1405 - Executive director; duties
§ 5-1406 - Conflicts of interest
§ 5-1407 - Gift ban; exemption
§ 5-1408 - Regulating sale, use and consumption of alcoholic beverages
§ 5-1409 - Annual report; appearance before joint legislative budget committee