A. A racetrack licensed by the state racing commission pursuant to the Horse Racing Act to conduct live horse races or simulcast races may be issued a gaming operator’s license to operate gaming machines on its premises where live racing is conducted. B. A racetrack’s gaming operator’s license shall automatically become void if: (1) the […]
A. A nonprofit organization may be issued a gaming operator’s license to operate licensed gaming machines on its premises to be played only by active and auxiliary members. B. No more than fifteen gaming machines may be offered for play on the premises of a nonprofit organization gaming operator licensee. C. No gaming machine on […]
A. It is unlawful for a person to operate, carry on, conduct or maintain any form of manufacturing of a gaming device or associated equipment for use or play in New Mexico or any form of manufacturing of a gaming device or associated equipment in New Mexico for use or play outside of New Mexico […]
As used in the Gaming Control Act: A. “affiliate” means a person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a specified person; B. “affiliated company” means a company that: (1) controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a company licensee; […]
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate, carry on, conduct or maintain any form of distribution of any gaming device for use or play in New Mexico or any form of distribution of any gaming device in New Mexico for use or play outside of New Mexico without first obtaining and maintaining a […]
A. The board may determine the suitability of any person who furnishes services or property to a gaming operator licensee under any arrangement pursuant to which the person receives compensation based on earnings, profits or receipts from gaming. The board may require the person to comply with the requirements of the Gaming Control Act and […]
A. The board shall make appropriate investigations to: (1) determine whether there has been any violation of the Gaming Control Act or of any regulations adopted pursuant to that act; (2) determine any facts, conditions, practices or matters that it deems necessary or proper to aid in the enforcement of the Gaming Control Act or […]
The board may issue an emergency order for suspension, limitation or conditioning of a license, registration, finding of suitability or work permit or may issue an emergency order requiring a gaming operator licensee to exclude an individual licensee from the premises of the gaming operator licensee’s gaming establishment or not to pay an individual licensee […]
A. The board shall by regulation provide for the establishment of a list of persons who are to be excluded or ejected from a gaming establishment. The list may include any person whose presence in the gaming establishment is determined by the board to pose a threat to the public interest or licensed gaming activities. […]
A. The board shall develop rules that permit a person who is a compulsive gambler to be voluntarily excluded from a gaming establishment. B. Self-exclusion shall occur through written application made by the compulsive gambler to the board and shall be governed by the following provisions: (1) self-exclusion shall be enforceable upon issuance of a […]
A. Each gaming operator licensee shall adopt internal control systems that shall include provisions for: (1) safeguarding its assets and revenues, especially the recording of cash and evidences of indebtedness; (2) making and maintaining reliable records, accounts and reports of transactions, operations and events, including reports to the board; and (3) a system by which […]
A. A person shall not be employed as a gaming employee unless the person holds a valid work permit issued by the board. B. A work permit shall be issued and may be revoked by the board as provided in regulations adopted by the board. C. Any person whose work permit has been denied or […]
A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not: A. play, be allowed to play, place wagers on or collect winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, any game authorized or offered to play pursuant to the Gaming Control Act; or B. be employed as a gaming employee. History: Laws 1997, ch. 190, […]
In calculating net take from gaming machines, the actual cost to the licensee of any personal property distributed to a patron as the result of a legitimate wager may be deducted as a loss, except for travel expenses, food, refreshments, lodging or services. For the purposes of this section, “as the result of a legitimate […]
A political subdivision of the state shall not impose a license fee or tax on any licensee licensed pursuant to the Gaming Control Act except for the imposition of property taxes, local option gross receipts taxes with respect to receipts not subject to the gaming tax and the distribution provided for and determined pursuant to […]
Gaming activity is permitted in New Mexico only if it is conducted in compliance with and pursuant to: A. the Gaming Control Act; or B. a state or federal law other than the Gaming Control Act that expressly permits the activity or exempts it from the application of the state criminal law, or both. History: […]
All gaming shall be conducted with chips, tokens or other similar objects approved by the board or with the legal currency of the United States. History: Laws 1997, ch. 190, § 42.
A. Any communication or document of an applicant or licensee is confidential and does not impose liability for defamation or constitute a ground for recovery in any civil action if it is required by: (1) law or the regulations of the board; or (2) a subpoena issued by the board to be made or transmitted […]
An application to a court for an order requiring the board to release any information declared by law to be confidential shall be made only by petition in district court. A hearing shall be held on the petition not less than ten days and not more than twenty days after the date of service of […]
The board shall develop and operate a central system into which all licensed gaming machines are connected. The central system shall be capable of: A. monitoring continuously, retrieving and auditing the operations, financial data and program information of the network; B. disabling from operation or play any gaming machine in the network that does not […]
