{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-230.836","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 230.836","heading":"Fantasy contest service provider licensure -- Application procedures --","body":"Background check -- Fee -- Administrative regulation -- Restrictions.\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not offer fantasy\ncontests in the Commonwealth unless the person is licensed by the corporation as a\nfantasy contest service provider.\n(2) An applicant for a fantasy contest service provider license shall:\n(a) Submit an application to the corporation in the form the corporation requires\nin the corporation's administrative regulations;\n(b) Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history record check by a law\nenforcement agency, which shall be:\n1. Furnished by the applicant's director, officer, key employee, or\nindividual owner of five per cent (5%) or more of the fantasy contest\nservice provider; and\n2. Accompanied by a signed authorization for the release of information by\nthe law enforcement agency; and\n(c) Be denied a license if previously convicted of a disqualifying offense as\nestablished in subsection (8) of this section.\n(3) The corporation may require additional background checks on a fantasy contest\nservice provider when a fantasy contest service provider submits a renewal\napplication.\n(4) This section shall not require a fantasy contest service provider applicant or person\nwho has submitted to a national criminal history record check in Kentucky or any\nother state within the twelve (12) months prior to submitting the application to\nresubmit to another record check if the fantasy service provider applicant or person\nsubmits the results of the previous record check and affirms there has been no\nmaterial change since the previous record check.\n(5) The form required by the corporation under subs ection (2) of this section shall\ninclude but is not limited to the following information:\n(a) The fantasy contest service provider's name;\n(b) The location of the fantasy contest service provider's principal place of\nbusiness;\n(c) The fantasy contest service provider's contact information;\n(d) The fantasy contest service provider's Social Security number or, if\napplicable, federal employer identification number;\n(e) The name and address of each person that holds a five percent (5%) or more\nownership interest or shares in the fantasy contest service provider;\n(f) The fantasy contest service provider's criminal record or, if the fantasy contest\nservice provider is a business entity, any criminal record of a person who is a\ndirector, officer, or key employee of  the applicant or any person who has a\nfive percent (5%) or more ownership interest in the fantasy contest service\nprovider;\n(g) Documentation identifying the following from the fantasy contest service\nprovider, or any director, officer, key employee, or i ndividual owner of five\npercent (5%) or more of the fantasy contest service provider that has:\n1. Any ownership interest in a business that is or was a fantasy contest\nservice provider or similar entity in any jurisdiction;\n2. An equity interest of five pe rcent (5%) or more in any business of the\nfantasy contest service provider. If a business has been identified under\nthis subparagraph, documentation shall be provided showing the state in\nwhich the business is incorporated or registered, if applicable;\n3. Ever applied for or been granted any license, registration, or certificate\nissued by a licensing authority in Kentucky or any other jurisdiction for\na gaming activity; and\n4. Filed or been served with a complaint or other notice filed by a public\nbody rega rding the delinquency in payment of or dispute over filings\nconcerning the payment of any tax required under federal, state, or local\nlaw, including the amount of tax, type of tax, and taxing agency and the\ntime periods involved; and\n(h) Information suffic ient to show, as determined by the corporation, that the\nfantasy contest service provider can meet the requirements of KRS 230.830 to\n230.848.\n(6) The corporation may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with\nKRS Chapter 13A to establish add itional qualifications and requirements to\npreserve the integrity and security of fantasy contests and to promote and maintain\na competitive fantasy contest market.\n(7) On receipt of a completed application and the required fee, the corporation shall\nconduct the necessary background investigation to determine if the applicant meets\nthe qualifications for licensure. On completion of the investigation, the corporation\nshall issue a license or deny the application. If the application for licensure is\ndenied, a statement setting forth the grounds for denial shall be forwarded to the\napplicant together with all other documents relied on by the corporation, to the\nextent allowed by law.\n(8) (a) A person shall not be issued a license if the person has been convicte d of a\nviolation of state or federal law that is:\n1. A felony;\n2. Any crime involving illegal gaming or gambling; or\n3. Any crime involving theft or fraud that is or would be a felony or Class\nA misdemeanor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.\n(b) The prohibit ions in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall apply to the\napplicant or licensee, or director, officer, key employee, or individual owner\nof five percent (5%) or more of the fantasy contest service provider.","path":["KRS Chapter 230"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58094","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:47Z","sha256":"e8b00c933088f047fd199a7e5a1884ff2614b8d424f3089709dfd7f7a9ac3101","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-230.832","next":"us-ky/krs-230.838"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}