Sec. 2001.208.  DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant for a distributor's license must file with the commission an executed verified application on a form prescribed by the commission.
(b)  The application must include:
(1)  the full name and address of the applicant;
(2)  the name and address of each location operated by the distributor from which bingo supplies or equipment are distributed or at which bingo supplies or equipment are stored;
(3)  if a noncorporate distributor, the name and home address of each owner;
(4)  if a corporate distributor, the name and home address of each officer or director and of each person owning more than 10 percent of a class of stock in the corporation;
(5)  if a foreign corporation or other foreign legal entity, the name, business name and address, and address of its registered agent for service in this state;
(6)  a full description of the type of bingo supply or equipment that the applicant intends to store or distribute in this state and the name of the manufacturer of each item and the brand name, if any, under which the item will be sold or marketed;
(7)  the name and address of a manufacturer, supplier, or distributor in which the applicant has a financial interest and the details of that financial interest, including an indebtedness between the applicant and the manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of $5,000 or more;
(8)  information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application has been convicted in this state or another state of criminal fraud or a gambling or gambling-related offense;
(9)  information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is an owner, officer, director, shareholder, agent, or employee of a licensed commercial lessor or conducts, promotes, administers, or assists in conducting, promoting, or administering bingo for which a license is required under this chapter;
(10)  information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is a public officer or public employee in this state;
(11)  the name of each state in which the applicant is or has been licensed to manufacture, distribute, or supply bingo equipment or supplies, each license number, the period of time licensed under each license, and whether a license was revoked, suspended, withdrawn, canceled, or surrendered and, if so, the reasons for the action taken;
(12)  information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter;
(13)  the name and address of each manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of bingo equipment or supplies in which the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is an owner, officer, shareholder, director, agent, or employee; and
(14)  any other information the commission requests.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 1474), Sec. 16, eff. October 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 2197), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2013.