§ 19857 Gambling License Eligibility

No gambling license shall be issued unless, based on all of the information and documents submitted, the commission is satisfied that the applicant is all of the following: (a) A person of good character, honesty, and integrity. (b) A person whose prior activities, criminal record, if any, reputation, habits, and associations do not pose a threat to the public interest of this state, or to the effective regulation and control of controlled gambling, or create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of controlled gambling or in the carrying on of the business and financial arrangements incidental thereto. (c) A person that is in all other respects qualified to be licensed as provided in this chapter. (Added by renumbering Section 19848A by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2003.)