(h) Taking any other action as may be reasonable or appropriate to enforce the act
and these rules.
(4) The board may seek and shall receive the cooperation and assistance of other
departments and agencies in conducting background investigations and in fulfilling its
responsibilities under the act.
History: 2020 MR 22, Eff. Dec. 2, 2020.
R 432.613a Member, employee, or agent of board; conduct generally.
Rule 613a. (1) By January 31 of each year, each member, the executive director,
and all employees of the board shall file 1 or more board disclosure forms. The board
shall determine the contents of the form, but it must include such information as
necessary to ensure the integrity of internet gaming and disclosure of all relevant
financial information. The form may be combined with similar forms required by other
acts or rules.
(2) If a member, the executive director, an employee, or an agent of the board
negotiates for, or acquires by any means, any interest in a licensee, applicant, or person
affiliated with a licensee or applicant, he or she must immediately provide written notice
of the details of the interest to the chairperson. The member, executive director,
employee, or agent of the board must not act on behalf of the board with respect to that
licensee, applicant or person affiliated with the licensee or applicant.
(3) A member, the executive director, an employee, or an agent of the board may
enter into any negotiations for employment with a licensee, applicant or affiliate of a
licensee or applicant. The member, executive director, employee, agent, licensee,
applicant, or affiliate must immediately notify the chairman and the executive director
once the invitation to negotiate has been extended. A potential employer asking if an
individual would be interested in a position or explaining the nature of a position does not
constitute negotiations for employment.
Further, an individual completing an
employment application does not constitute negotiations for employment. The member,
executive director, employee, or agent of the board must not take any action on behalf of
the board with respect to that licensee, applicant, or person affiliated with a licensee or
applicant while the negotiations are ongoing. All members, the executive director, board
employees, agents, and contractors must, to the maximum extent possible, avoid
situations, relationships, or associations that may represent or lead to an actual or
perceived conflict of interest.
(4) A member, the executive director, an employee, or an agent, or their spouse, may
not accept any gift, gratuity, compensation, travel, lodging, or anything of value, directly
or indirectly, from any licensee, applicant, or an affiliate or representative of an applicant
or licensee, unless the acceptance conforms to a written policy issued by the chairperson.
The chairman may exempt attendance at a reception, and food and drink for immediate
consumption, from this policy. The policy must be publicly available and shared with all
licensees.
(5) A licensee, applicant, or an affiliate or representative of an applicant or licensee,
shall not, directly or indirectly, give or offer to give any gift, gratuity, compensation,
travel, lodging, or things of value to any member, the executive director, an employee, or
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