KRS 238.515: Powers and duties of office.

Charitable gaming shall not be conducted in the Commonwealth except as authorized by

this chapter and KRS Chapter 230. The office shall license and regulate the conduct of

charitable gaming in the Commonwealth of Kentucky as authorized by the corporation.

The president may integrate office responsibilities into other corporation offices to ensure

efficiencies and eliminate duplication of duties. Office powers and duties include:

(1) Licensing charitable organizations, charitable gaming facilities, manufactu rers, and

distributors that desire to engage in charitable gaming;

(2) Refusing to issue or renew a license for cause, revoking or suspending a license,

imposing probationary conditions on a license, issuing a written reprimand or

admonishment or notice of violation, and imposing fines and penalties, or any

combination thereof with regard to a licensee or other person participating in

charitable gaming in Kentucky for violation of any federal or state statute or

administrative regulation, or office directiv e, ruling, or order to preserve the

integrity of charitable gaming in Kentucky or to protect the public from direct

harm;

(3) Establishing and enforcing reasonable standards for the conduct and operation of

charitable gaming activity and the operation of charitable gaming facilities;

(4) Prescribing reasonable fees for licenses that do not exceed amounts established in

this chapter;

(5) Establishing standards of accounting, recordkeeping, and reporting to insure

charitable gaming receipts are properly accounted for;

(6) Establishing a process for reviewing complaints and allegations of wrongdoing, and

for investigating complaints with merit. In furtherance of this duty, the office may

issue administrative subpoenas and summonses. The office shall also establ ish toll-

free telephone service or an electronic method for receiving complaints and

inquiries;

(7) Investigating, auditing, and other reasonable actions to ensure compliance with this

chapter;

(8) Taking appropriate disciplinary action, subject to the fin al order of the corporation,

and making referrals for criminal prosecution of persons who do not operate in

compliance with this chapter;

(9) Collecting and depositing all fees and fines in the charitable gaming regulatory

account to be administered by the corporation; and

(10) Proposing administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A which

are necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. In proposing

administrative regulations under this subsection, the office shall submit any

proposed regulations to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation.