Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-282
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Organization Gaming License Fees - Oklahoma Horse Racing
Official statutory text
Commission Gaming Regulation Revolving Fund - Occupation Gaming
License Fees.
A. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is authorized to charge
an application fee of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to each
organization licensee which desires to conduct gaming pursuant to
the State-Tribal Gaming Act or which receives any funds as a
"recipient licensee" as that term is defined by the State-Tribal
Gaming Act and desires to conduct pari-mutuel wagering in this
state. Such fee must be paid prior to any organization licensee
being authorized by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to conduct
gaming pursuant to the State-Tribal Gaming Act.
B. In addition to the application fee authorized in subsection
A of this section and the fees authorized in subsection F of this
section, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is hereby authorized
to assess a fee upon each organization licensee authorized by the
State-Tribal Gaming Act to conduct gaming authorized by the State-
Tribal Gaming Act to provide adequate funding to the Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission for the regulation of such gaming in this state.
C. The assessment authorized by subsection B shall be
proportional to the number of player terminals an organization
licensee is licensed to operate pursuant to the State-Tribal Gaming
Act.
D. The Commission may provide that each licensee shall pay any
assessment levied pursuant to subsection B of this section on a
quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. Notice of the assessment
shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each
licensee. Each licensee shall pay the amount assessed to the
Commission for deposit to the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission
Operational Expenses Revolving Fund. The Commission shall establish
the dates by which such assessment shall be due.
E. The application fee authorized in subsection A of this
section and any assessment authorized in subsection B of this
section and any fee authorized in subsection F of this section
collected by the Commission shall be deposited in the "Oklahoma
Horse Racing Commission Operational Expenses Revolving Fund". On
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 120
the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission
Gaming Regulation Revolving Fund shall be closed and any
unencumbered balance shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission Operational Expenses Revolving Fund created by
Section 1 of this act.
F. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall issue occupation
gaming licenses and charge to the applicants therefore the related
license application fees, investigative fees and fingerprint fees
authorized in this subsection. An occupation gaming license is any
of the following gaming licenses issued by the Commission.
Manufacturer License $10,000.00
Distributor License $5,000.00
Manufacturer/Distributor License $10,000.00
Independent Testing Laboratory License $5,000.00
Vendor License $500.00
Key Executive License $250.00
Gaming Employee License $50.00
Manufacturer, Distributor, or
Manufacturer/Distributor Employee
License $50.00
Vendor Employee License $50.00
Background Investigative fee for the following occupation gaming
license categories:
Manufacturer, Distributor,
Manufacturer/Distributor, Independent
Testing Laboratory, Racetrack Gaming
Operator, Key Executive $50.00 per hour
plus expenses
Background Investigative fee for the following occupation gaming
license categories:
Gaming Employee, Vendor Employee $50.00
Fingerprint fees shall be charged as required by the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
License Fees.
A. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is authorized to charge
an application fee of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to each
organization licensee which desires to conduct gaming pursuant to
the State-Tribal Gaming Act or which receives any funds as a
"recipient licensee" as that term is defined by the State-Tribal
Gaming Act and desires to conduct pari-mutuel wagering in this
state. Such fee must be paid prior to any organization licensee
being authorized by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to conduct
gaming pursuant to the State-Tribal Gaming Act.
B. In addition to the application fee authorized in subsection
A of this section and the fees authorized in subsection F of this
section, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is hereby authorized
to assess a fee upon each organization licensee authorized by the
State-Tribal Gaming Act to conduct gaming authorized by the State-
Tribal Gaming Act to provide adequate funding to the Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission for the regulation of such gaming in this state.
C. The assessment authorized by subsection B shall be
proportional to the number of player terminals an organization
licensee is licensed to operate pursuant to the State-Tribal Gaming
Act.
D. The Commission may provide that each licensee shall pay any
assessment levied pursuant to subsection B of this section on a
quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. Notice of the assessment
shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each
licensee. Each licensee shall pay the amount assessed to the
Commission for deposit to the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission
Operational Expenses Revolving Fund. The Commission shall establish
the dates by which such assessment shall be due.
E. The application fee authorized in subsection A of this
section and any assessment authorized in subsection B of this
section and any fee authorized in subsection F of this section
collected by the Commission shall be deposited in the "Oklahoma
Horse Racing Commission Operational Expenses Revolving Fund". On
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 120
the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission
Gaming Regulation Revolving Fund shall be closed and any
unencumbered balance shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission Operational Expenses Revolving Fund created by
Section 1 of this act.
F. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall issue occupation
gaming licenses and charge to the applicants therefore the related
license application fees, investigative fees and fingerprint fees
authorized in this subsection. An occupation gaming license is any
of the following gaming licenses issued by the Commission.
Manufacturer License $10,000.00
Distributor License $5,000.00
Manufacturer/Distributor License $10,000.00
Independent Testing Laboratory License $5,000.00
Vendor License $500.00
Key Executive License $250.00
Gaming Employee License $50.00
Manufacturer, Distributor, or
Manufacturer/Distributor Employee
License $50.00
Vendor Employee License $50.00
Background Investigative fee for the following occupation gaming
license categories:
Manufacturer, Distributor,
Manufacturer/Distributor, Independent
Testing Laboratory, Racetrack Gaming
Operator, Key Executive $50.00 per hour
plus expenses
Background Investigative fee for the following occupation gaming
license categories:
Gaming Employee, Vendor Employee $50.00
Fingerprint fees shall be charged as required by the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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