Chaired by former Sen. Diego M. Songao, the commission also proposes that an applicant for a casino license must either own 100 percent of an approved hotel casino complex or owns, or has a contract to purchase or construct, an approved hotel within 36 months.
Any person who has an agreement for the complete management of a casino is also eligible to apply.
“Any other person that the commission determined to be qualified,” the proposed rules and regulations stated.
It added that “an applicant may own or operate a casino, provided that a casino license or a conditional casino license will be first issued.”
The conditional casino license may be issued for a specified period as determined by the commission, while the temporary casino license may be issued to chartered non-profit or charitable organization, but it must not exceed 15 days every year.
The temporary casino license fee is $500,000 and the tax will be 10 percent of the gross winning.
A license will only be issued to a chartered non-profit organization based on Rota, and for fundraising of a charitable purpose and good cause.
The commission, according to its proposed rules and regulations, will have jurisdiction in the applications for an employee license.
The application has to be addressed to the executive director of the commission and will be accompanied by a letter from a casino operator who intends to employ the applicant.
All applications will be accompanied by other pertinent records, reports, documents and writing relating to the applicant.
The applicant, before getting an employee license, must successfully complete the training course in the type of work he or she is applying for.
The content, format and duration of the training course must be approved by the commission.
According to the proposed rules and regulations requires, “All applicants and licensees will have the continuing obligation to provide any assistance or information required and to cooperate in any inquiry or investigation conducted by the commission.”
Under the proposed rules and regulations, each of the 150 hotel rooms of the casino complex should be 320 square feet in size.
The complex must contain a minimum amount of indoor dining, entertaining and sports facilities space, as well as a casino room of 10,000 square feet minimum with entrance and visibility requirements arranged to promote maximum patron comfort and optimum casino operational security and an atmosphere of social graciousness.
It must also contain a closed circuit television system, a count room and an “eye-in-the-sky” facility that will permit direct overhead visual surveillance of all gaming.
