Licensing by Jurisdiction

By Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C.

The table below provides a broad look at the various licensing requirements and ongoing reporting obligations for suppliers/vendors working with casinos located in a variety of jurisdictions. The jurisdiction names in the first row of the table link to adetailed jurisdictional analysis summarizing the licensing and reporting obligations for each jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction	Gaming License	Non-Gaming License	Vendor License Exemptions Available	Temporary License	Ownership Disclosure Threshold	Institutional Investor Waiver	Fees	State Gaming Lab	Term of License	Deadline to Reapply	Political Contribution Restrictions
International Gaming
Argentina	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency
Australia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Contact Agency	AUD$100 - AUD$1,000	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	No
Czech Republic	No	No	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Public/Private	n/a	n/a	n/a
France	No	No	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mexico	No	No	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Zealand	No	No	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Africa	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	R2,000 - R120,000	Public/ Private	1 Year	Prior to Expiration	No
United Kingdom	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	3%	Yes	GBP 100 - GBP 16,274	n/a	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	No
Canada Gaming
Alberta	Yes	Yes	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	5%	No	C$10,000	Contact Agency	1 - 2 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
British Columbia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Contact Agency	5%	Yes	C$1,000 - C$20,000	Public	1 Year	Prior to Expiration	No
Manitoba	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	C$150 - C$5,000	Public	Up to 5 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Ontario	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	5%	No	C$200 - C$15,000	Public/ Private	4 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Québec	Yes	Yes	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency	Contact Agency
United States Online Gaming
Delaware	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nevada	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Jersey	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pennsylvania	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
United States Tribal Gaming
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Contact Tribe	Yes	$1,500 - $5,000	Private	2 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10%	Yes - Contact Tribe	$500 - $20,000	Private	Up to 3 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10 - 15% (Contact Tribe)	Contact Tribe	$750 - $5,000	Private	Up to 3 Years (Contact Tribe)	60 - 120 Days Prior to Expiration (Contact Tribe)	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10% (Contact Tribe)	Contact Tribe	$15.00 - $7,500	Contact Tribe	1 Year	Contact Tribe	No
Montana	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5% - Public	Yes	$1,000 - $2,000	Public	1 Year	Prior to Expiration	No
New Mexico	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	Private	1 Year	30 Days Prior to Expiration	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	Private	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	Contact Tribe	Private	At Least 2 Years	Contact Tribe	No
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Contact Tribe	$250 - $50,000	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	No
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5% - Public 10% Private	No	$659 - $4,242	Public	1 Year	Prior to Expiration	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Contact Tribe	Yes	$500 - $4,000	Private	1-3 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	Contact Tribe	Yes	10%	Contact Tribe	Contact Tribe	Private	2 years	Contact Tribe	No
United States Commercial Gaming
Arkansas	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	$5,000	Private	3 Years	60-90 days prior to expiration	No
Colorado	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	$150 - $17,500	Public/Private	2 Years	120 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	$2,000 - $4,000	Private	3 - 4 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	No	$500 - $2,000	Private	1 - 3 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Illinois	Yes	No	No	No	5%	Yes	$5,000 - $10,000	Private	1 Year	60 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Indiana	Yes	No	Contact Agency	Yes	Contact Agency	Yes	$7,500	Public/ Private	1 Year	90 Days Prior to Expiration	Yes
Iowa	Yes	No	No	Yes	5% - Public 1% - Private	Yes	$250 - $1,000	Public/ Private	1 Year	90 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	0.5%	Yes	No Initial Fee	Public/ Private	Up to 2 Years	120 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	$250 - $15,000	Private	5 Years	60 Days Prior to Expiration	Yes
Maine	Yes	No	n/a	Yes	10%	No	$2,000-$200,000	Private	1 year	6 months before license expiration	No
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	$100 - $25,000	Public/ Private	5 Years	Prior to Expiration	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Contact Agency	Yes	5%	Yes	$100 - $15,000	Public/Private	3 - 5 Years	Prior to Expiration	n/a
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5% - Public 1% - Private	Yes	$200 - $10,000	Private	1 Year	120 Days Prior to Expiration	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	No	No	No	10% - Public	Yes	$500 - $1,000	Public/ Private	Up to 3 Years	90 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Missouri	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5% - Public 1% - Private	Yes	$5,000 - $10,000	Public/ Private	1 Year	60 - 90 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Nevada	Yes	No	Yes	No	All	Yes	$150 - $1,000	Public	Permanent	n/a	No
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	$0 - $5,000	Public	5 Years	90 Days Prior to Expiration	No
New Mexico	No	No	No	Yes	5%	No	$1,000 - $10,000	Private	1 year	60 days prior to expiration	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5%	Yes	Contact Agency	Private	5 Years	Contact Agency	No
Ohio	Yes	No	No	Yes	5%	Yes	$2,500 - $15,000	Private	3 - 5 Years	90 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5% - Public	Yes	$1,500 - $170,000	Public	5 Years	60 Days Prior to Expiration	No
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	n/a	Yes	5%	Yes	$75-$750	Private	Up to 2 Years	6 months before license expiration	No
South Dakota	Yes	No	No	Yes	5%	No	$500 - $5,000	Private	1 Year	Before the End of the Fiscal Year	No
Virginia	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	$5,000	TBA	1 year	TBA	TBA
West Virginia	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5% - Public 1% - Private	Yes	$100 - $10,000	Public	1 Year	Prior to Expiration	No

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