§ 1312. Requests for applications. 1. The board shall issue within ninety days of a majority of members being appointed a request for applications for a gaming facility license in regions one, two and five in zone two; provided, however, that the board shall not issue any requests for applications for any region in zone one under this title; and further provided that the board shall not issue any requests for applications with respect to any gaming facility subsequently legislatively authorized until seven years following the commencement of gaming activities in zone two, unless such request for application with respect to any subsequently legislatively authorized gaming facility adheres to the procedure as described in section one thousand three hundred eleven of this title. All requests for applications shall include:(a) the time and date for receipt of responses to the request for applications, the manner they are to be received and the address of the office to which the applications shall be delivered;
(b) the form of the application and the method for submission;
(c) a general description of the anticipated schedule for processing the application;
(d) the contact information of board employees responsible for handling applicant questions; and
(e) any other information that the board determines. 2. Board activities shall be subject to section one hundred thirty-nine-j and section one hundred thirty-nine-k of the state finance law. 3. Requests for applications pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation and on the official internet website of the commission and the board. 4. The board shall establish deadlines for the receipt of all applications. Applications received after the deadline shall not be reviewed by the board.
