Mississippi § 75-76-187 - Continuing operations and transfer of license; credit for prepaid license fees.

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§ 75-76-187. Continuing operations and transfer of license; credit for prepaid license fees.

If the commission approves the issuance of a license for gaming operations at the same location, within thirty (30) days following a change described in subsection (2) of this section, for the purpose of Section 75-76-177 and Sections 75-76-181 through 75-76-191, inclusive, the gaming license shall be deemed transferred and the previously licensed operation shall be deemed a continuing operation. Credit must be granted for prepaid license fees as described in subsection (1) if: The securities of a corporate gaming licensee are or become publicly held or publicly traded and the gaming operations of that corporation are transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary corporation; A corporate gaming licensee is merged with another corporation which is the surviving entity and at least eighty percent (80%) of the surviving entity is owned by shareholders of the former licensee; A corporate gaming licensee is dissolved and the parent corporation of the dissolved corporation or a subsidiary corporation of the parent corporation, at least eighty percent (80%) of which is owned by the parent corporation, becomes the gaming licensee.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 75-76-187 ("Continuing operations and transfer of license; credit for prepaid license fees.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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