{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-176","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-176","heading":"Qualifications for licensure.","body":"(1) A person who the department determines is qualified to receive a license under the provisions of this chapter may, based on information available to, required by, or supplied to the department under department rules, be issued a state gambling license.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (4), the department shall issue a license unless the department can demonstrate that the applicant:\n(a) is a person whose prior financial or other activities or criminal record:\n(i) poses a threat to the public interest of the state;\n(ii) poses a threat to the effective regulation and control of gambling; or\n(iii) creates a danger of illegal practices, methods, or activities in the conduct of gambling or in the carrying on of the business and financial arrangements incidental to gambling;\n(b) has been convicted of a felony offense within 5 years of the date of application or is on probation or parole or under deferred prosecution for committing a felony offense; or\n(c) is receiving a substantial amount of financing for the proposed operation from an unsuitable source. A lender or other source of money or credit that the department finds to meet the provisions of subsection (2)(a) may be considered an unsuitable source.\n(3) The provisions of 37-1-203 and 37-1-205 do not apply to licensing determinations made under this section.\n(4) The department may deny a license or permit to an applicant who has falsified a license or permit application. If the falsification is determined after the license or permit has been issued, the department may revoke the license or permit.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING","Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0760/0230-0050-0010-0760.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"76541608c8e098472857473e2ac6ad2b9b80914411d390f721ce3a2c4091c67a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-173","next":"us-mt/23-5-177"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}