Section 432.150  Ineligibility for License

a)         The following are ineligible for any license under the Act:

1)         Any person who has been convicted of a felony within 10 years of the date of the application;

2)         Any person who has been convicted of a violation of Article 28 (gambling) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 28-1 et seq.);

3)         Any person who has had a pull tab, bingo, or charitable games license revoked by the Department;

4)         Any person who is or has been a professional gambler; for example, one who has declared himself to be a professional gambler on an income tax return, or who has been convicted of a gambling offense in another jurisdiction;

5)         Any firm or corporation in which a person defined in subsections (1), (2), (3), or (4) above has a proprietary, equitable, or credit interest, or in which such person is active or employed;

6)         Any organization in which a person defined in subsections (1), (2), (3), or (4) above is an officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not;

7)         Any organization in which a person defined in subsections (1), (2), (3), or (4) above is to participate in the management or operation of pull tabs (Section 2 of the Act);

8)         Any unlicensed person or organization engaging in any activities required to be licensed under the Act;

9)         Any person or organization submitting any application, supporting documentation, return, or report containing statements which the person or organization knows, or should know, to be false;

10)       Any person or organization which, when required pursuant to the Act or this Part, has failed to file or submit any report, return, application, or documentation, or which has failed to pay any fee, tax, penalty, or interest due the Department for any period during which the person or organization had a valid license issued under the Act;

11)       Any person or organization which fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest as required by any other tax act administered by the Department (Section 39b47 of The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, par. 39b47)).

b)         The ineligibility of a firm, corporation, or organization under subsections (a)(5), (6), or (7) above shall continue so long as any person defined in subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) above maintains a relationship causing ineligibility with the firm, corporation, or organization.  The ineligibility of a person or organization under subsections (a)(8) and (9) above shall continue for a period of up to one year from the date the unlicensed activity was discontinued (subsection (a)(8)), or from the date the Department learned of the false statement (subsection (a)(9)).  The ineligibility of a person or organization under subsections (a)(10) and (11) above shall continue until the required information has been provided, or until the amounts owed to the Department have been paid or arrangements for payment have been made with the Department.