Section 58.1-4120 - Consideration of service permit applicationA. The Department shall promptly consider any application for a service permit and issue or deny such service permit on the basis of the information in the application and all other information provided, including any investigation it considers appropriate. If an application for a service permit is approved, the Department shall issue a service permit containing such information as the Department considers appropriate.B. The Department shall deny the application and refuse to issue the service permit, which denial shall be final unless an appeal is taken under § 58.1-4105, if it finds that the issuance of such service permit to such applicant would not be in the best interests of the Commonwealth or would reflect negatively on the honesty and integrity of casino gaming in the Commonwealth or that the applicant: 1. Has knowingly made a false statement of a material fact in the application or has deliberately failed to disclose any information requested by the Department;2. Is or has been guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent practice or conduct in connection with gaming operations in the Commonwealth or any other state;3. Has knowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated hereunder;4. Has had a service permit to engage in activity related to casino gaming denied for cause, suspended, or revoked in the Commonwealth or any other state, and such denial, suspension, or revocation is still in effect;5. Is unqualified to perform the duties required for the service permit sought; or6. Has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony involving unlawful conduct of wagering, fraudulent use of a gaming credential, unlawful transmission of information, touting, bribery, embezzlement, distribution or possession of drugs, excluding misdemeanor possession of marijuana, or any crime considered by the Department to be detrimental to the honesty and integrity of casino gaming in the Commonwealth.C. The Department may refuse to issue a service permit if for any reason it determines the granting of such service permit is not consistent with the provisions of this chapter or its responsibilities or any regulations promulgated by any other agency of the Commonwealth. 2020, cc. 1197, 1248; 2022, cc. 589, 590.Amended by Acts 2022 c. 590,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by Acts 2022 c. 589,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Added by Acts 2020 c. 1248,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Added by Acts 2020 c. 1197,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.