(A) Form. All applications for gaming licenses shall be made to the city upon blanks supplied by the city.
(B) Prerequisites to filing. As a prerequisite to filing, all of the following must be completed and presented:
(1) Application form, under oath, in duplicate, for the individual or business entity along with the appropriate application fee;
(2) Personal history record, under oath, in duplicate, including criminal record for each individual, partner, joint venturer, trustee, or corporate officer who has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in the business entity, said personal history to be deemed a part of the application form;
(3) Two fingerprint cards for each individual, partner, or corporate officer; and
(4) Two copies of each of the following, if applicable:
(a) Articles of incorporation and certificate of incorporation;
(b) Partnership agreement;
(c) Trust agreement;
(d) Joint venture agreement;
(e) Purchase agreement;
(f) Lease agreement;
(g) Bill of sale; and
(h) Management agreement.
(C) Submittal; fees. Gaming licenses under this subchapter shall only be issued upon application for such license delivered to the City Clerk/Treasurer, together with the license fees as hereinafter set forth, together with a nonrefundable application fee to be set by resolution of the City Council to be paid into the General Fund. The application fee shall not apply to fraternal or nonprofit organizations applying for temporary licenses as hereinafter set forth.
(D) Investigation. Upon receipt of such application and the appropriate application fee, the city will make or cause to be made a thorough investigation as to the qualifications of the applicant and the suitability of the premises for operating a gambling game.
(E) Additional information. Each applicant shall promptly furnish the city with all additional information pertaining to the application or to the applicant which the city may require. Failure to supply the information requested within five days after the request has been received by the applicant shall constitute grounds for delaying consideration of the application.
(F) Separate applications required. A separate application is required for each establishment for which a license is sought, irrespective of the ownership of such establishment.
(G) Number of individuals on application limited. The city may, whenever it deems public interest to so require in a particular case, limit the number of individuals who may be named in any initial application for a license or in any application to add new parties to, or for approval of new interest under an existing license.
(H) Corporate applications. A corporate application shall be accompanied by a sworn statement showing the names of all the owners of all issued stock of such corporation, together with the amount of stock owned by each stockholder and the residence addresses of said owners.
(I) State corporation. No gaming license shall be issued to a foreign corporation or to a state corporation unless a majority of the issued stock of said state corporation is owned by persons who have been residents of the state for a period of one year immediately before making application for a gaming license.
(J) Issuance. If, upon such investigation, it appears that the applicant is qualified under the law and that the premises are suitable for conducting gambling games under the laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the city, the city will issue a gaming license if all other requirements of the laws and these rules and regulations are fulfilled.
(2015 Code, § 2-7-4)