Key Employee

The Gambling Control Act, (Business & Professions Code section 19800 et seq., and California Code of Regulations, Title 11 Division 3), requires that every person employed in the operation of a gambling establishment in a supervisory capacity or empowered to make discretionary decisions that regulate gambling operations apply for a license as a Key Employee. This includes, but is not limited to, gambling operation managers and assistant managers, managers or supervisors of security employees, pit bosses, shift bosses, credit executives, and cashier operations supervisors. Persons who obtain a Key Employee license will not receive a separate license certificate. Rather, their license is endorsed on the license that is issued to the owner of the gambling establishment. The Division's Licensing staff is responsible for conducting in-depth background investigations on applicants to determine whether they are suitable to hold a Key Employee license. Suitability is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the applicant's honesty, integrity, general character, reputation, habits, and financial and criminal history. Applications may be obtained from the California Gambling Control Commission (Commission).

The application must be submitted to the Commission along with a $500 non-refundable application fee. The Supplemental Background Information Package must be completed and submitted to the Division along with a deposit of money that, in the judgment of the Director of the Division, will be adequate to pay anticipated investigation and processing costs, in accordance with Business and Professions Code Section 19867.

FORMS

An application (Application for Key Employee License CGCC-031) can be obtained at http://www.cgcc.ca.gov/forms.html. The following supplemental forms and/or documents are required by the Division in addition to the Commission's application. The forms are available in PDF (Portable Document Format). To open PDF files, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Gambling Establishment Supplemental Application Package – Key Employee

• DGC-APP. 001 (Rev. 09/03) Notice to Applicants
  
• DGC-APP. 007 (Rev. 09/03) Instructions to Applicants and Key Employees
  
• DGC-APP. 016A (Rev. 09/03) Cardroom Key Employee Supplemental Information for State Gambling License
  

Attachments

• DGC-APP. 006 (Rev. 09/03) Authorization to Release Information
  
• FTB 3516 C1 (Rev. 06/03) Side 1 – PIT Request for Copy of Personal Income Tax or Fiduciary Return
• FTB 3516 C1 (Rev. 06/03) Side 2 – Corp Request for Copy of Corporation, Exempt Organization, Partnership, or Limited Liability Company Return
• IRS 8821 (Rev. 01/00) Internal Revenue Service Tax Information Authorization
• BCII 8016 (Rev. 04/01) Request for Live Scan Service (This form cannot be accessed on-line at this time; contact the Division or the Commission to request this form.)