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process or the public disclosure of information submitted with the application and
disclosure form or forms.
(b) Upon application, an applicant shall also expressly waive and give up, in writing,
under oath, all claims for damages that may result from the application and licensing
process.
(c) Upon application, an applicant shall also consent, in writing, under oath, to being
subject to the inspections, investigations, audits, searches, and seizures under section
4a(1)(c)(i) to (v) of the act, MCL 432.204a, for the duration of the casino license for
which application is made.
(d) Upon applying for, or while holding, a casino license under the act and these
rules, an applicant or licensee shall also authorize and consent, in writing, under oath, to
release and disclose, to the board and its authorized representatives and agents, all
otherwise confidential records that the board requests that are in the possession or control
of the applicant or a third
party, including, without limitation, tax records, financial records, business records or
other records pertaining to the applicant or licensee held by a federal, state, or local
governmental agency or by a credit bureau or financial institution. The applicant and
licensee shall also authorize and consent, in writing, under oath, to board disclosure in
accordance with section 4c(5) of the act, MCL 432.204c.
(e) The board shall conduct a background investigation on an applicant. The board
shall also use the information provided in the application and disclosure form or forms as
a basis for a background investigation and to evaluate and determine the eligibility,
qualifications, and suitability of the applicant to receive the casino license under the
licensing standards and criteria provided in the act and these rules. A misrepresentation or
omission in the application is cause for the denial, suspension, restriction, or revocation
of a casino license by the board.
(f) An applicant shall provide the name, address, and telephone number of a
representative to act as a liaison to the board. The applicant shall facilitate, assist, and
cooperate with the board and the state police in their conduct of background
investigations of the applicant under the act and these rules.
(g) The board shall not issue or renew a casino license unless the applicant and each
person required to be qualified as part of the application for issuance or request for
renewal of the license has completed and filed with the board all required applications,
license renewal forms, and disclosure forms in the manner and form prescribed by the
board and has provided all information, documentation, assurances, waivers, and releases
required by the act and these rules.
(h) An applicant shall file required application forms before the expiration of
deadlines established by the board.
(i) An applicant is under a continuing duty to disclose any material or substantive
changes in the information or documentation provided in or with the application, renewal,
and disclosure forms submitted to the board.
(j) A person applying for a casino license shall request an amendment to its
application if it knows or should have known that there has been a change in any of the
following:
(i) The applicant's key persons or the key persons of its holding companies or
affiliates that have control of the applicant.