(a) The commission, by regulation or order, may require that the following persons register with the commission, apply for a finding of suitability as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 19805, or apply for a gambling license:
(1) Any person who furnishes any services or any property to a gambling enterprise under any arrangement whereby that person receives payments based on earnings, profits, or receipts from controlled gambling.
(2) Any person who owns an interest in the premises of a licensed gambling establishment or in real property used by a licensed gambling establishment.
(3) Any person who does business on the premises of a licensed gambling establishment.
(4) Any person who is an independent agent of, or does business with, a gambling enterprise as a ticket purveyor, a tour operator, the operator of a bus program, or the operator of any other type of travel program or promotion operated with respect to a licensed gambling establishment.
(5) Any person who provides any goods or services to a gambling enterprise for compensation that the commission finds to be grossly disproportionate to the value of the goods or services provided.
(6) Every person who, in the judgment of the commission, has the power to exercise a significant influence over the gambling operation.
(b) The department may conduct any investigation it deems necessary to determine whether a publicly traded corporation is, or has, engaged in activities specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a), and shall report its findings to the commission. If a publicly traded corporation is engaged in activities described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a), the commission may require the corporation and the following other persons to apply for and obtain a license or finding of suitability:
(1) Any officer or director.
(2) Any owner, other than an institutional investor, of 5 percent or more of the outstanding shares of the corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 6. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)