§ 1313 — Form of application

§ 1313. Form of application. 1. The commission and the board shall\nprescribe the initial form of the application for gaming licenses which\nshall require, but not be limited to:\n (a) the name of the applicant;\n (b) the mailing address and, if a corporation, the name of the state\nunder the laws of which it is incorporated, the location of its\nprincipal place of business and the names and addresses of its directors\nand such stockholders as to be determined by the commission;\n (c) the identity of each person having a direct or indirect interest\nin the business and the nature of such interest; provided, however, that\nif the disclosed entity is a trust, the application shall disclose the\nnames and addresses of all beneficiaries; provided further, that if the\ndisclosed entity is a partnership, the application shall disclose the\nnames and addresses of all partners, both general and limited; and\nprovided further, that if the disclosed entity is a limited liability\ncompany, the application shall disclose the names and addresses of all\nmembers;\n (d) an independent audit report of all financial activities and\ninterests including, but not limited to, the disclosure of all\ncontributions, donations, loans or any other financial transactions to\nor from a gaming entity or operator in the past five years;\n (e) clear and convincing evidence of financial stability including,\nbut not limited to, bank references, business and personal income and\ndisbursement schedules, tax returns and other reports filed by\ngovernment agencies and business and personal accounting check records\nand ledgers;\n (f) information and documentation to demonstrate that the applicant\nhas sufficient business ability and experience to create the likelihood\nof establishing and maintaining a successful gaming facility;\n (g) a full description of the proposed internal controls and security\nsystems for the proposed gaming facility and any related facilities;\n (h) the designs for the proposed gaming facility, including the names\nand addresses of the architects, engineers and designers, and a timeline\nof construction that includes detailed stages of construction for the\ngaming facility and non-gaming structures, where applicable, and a\nproposed date to open for gaming;\n (i) the number of construction hours estimated to complete the work;\n (j) a description of the ancillary entertainment services and\namenities to be provided at the proposed gaming facility;\n (k) the number of employees to be employed at the proposed gaming\nfacility, including detailed information on the pay rate and benefits\nfor employees;\n (l) completed studies and reports as required by the commission, which\nshall include, but not be limited to, an examination of the proposed\ngaming facility's:\n (1) economic benefits to the region and the state;\n (2) local and regional social, environmental, traffic and\ninfrastructure impacts;\n (3) impact on the local and regional economy, including the impact on\ncultural institutions and on small businesses in the host municipality\nand nearby municipalities;\n (4) cost to the host municipality, nearby municipalities and the state\nfor the proposed gaming facility to be located at the proposed location;\nand\n (5) the estimated state tax revenue to be generated by the gaming\nfacility;\n (m) the names of proposed vendors of gaming equipment;\n (n) the location of the proposed gaming facility, which shall include\nthe address, maps, book and page numbers from the appropriate registry\nof deeds, assessed value of the land at the time of application and\nownership interests over the past twenty years, including all interests,\noptions, agreements in property and demographic, geographic and\nenvironmental information and any other information requested by the\ncommission;\n (o) the type and number of games to be conducted at the proposed\ngaming facility and the specific location of the games in the proposed\ngaming facility;\n (p) the number of hotels and rooms, restaurants and other amenities\nlocated at the proposed gaming facility and how they measure in quality\nto other area hotels and amenities;\n (q) whether the applicant's proposed gaming facility is part of a\nregional or local economic plan; and\n (r) whether the applicant purchased or intends to purchase\npublicly-owned land for the proposed gaming facility.\n 2. Applications for licenses shall be public records; provided\nhowever, that trade secrets, competitively-sensitive or other\nproprietary information provided in the course of an application for a\ngaming license under this article, the disclosure of which would place\nthe applicant at a competitive disadvantage, may be withheld from\ndisclosure pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section\neighty-seven of the public officers law.\n