Section 20-441. Control and supervision; suspension of licenses; inspection of premises; rulemaking  


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  • 1. The department shall have and exercise rigid  control and close supervision over all games of chance  conducted  under
      such  license,  to  the  end  that  the  same  are  fairly  conducted in
      accordance with the provisions of such license, the  provisions  of  the
      rules  and  regulations  promulgated  by the board and the provisions of
      this subchapter, and the department and the board shall have  the  power
      and   authority  to  temporarily  suspend  any  license  issued  by  the
      department  pending  a  hearing  and,  after  notice  and  hearing,  the
      department  and  the board may suspend or revoke same, and additionally,
      impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars for  violation  of  any
      such  provisions,  and the department and the board shall have the right
      of entry, by their respective officers and agents, at all times into any
      premises where any game of chance is being  conducted  or  where  it  is
      intended  that  any such game shall be conducted, or where any equipment
      being used or intended to be used in the conduct thereof is  found,  for
      the  purpose  of  inspecting  the same. An agent of the department shall
      make an on-site inspection during the conduct of  all  games  of  chance
      licensed pursuant to this subchapter.
        2.   Service   of  alcoholic  beverages.  Subject  to  the  applicable
      provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law, beer  may  be  offered
      for  sale  during the conduct of games of chance but the offering of all
      other alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
        3. The commissioner of the department may promulgate  such  rules  and
      regulations  as  deemed  necessary  for  the  proper  implementation and
      enforcement of this subchapter and which are not inconsistent with those
      rules and regulations promulgated by the board.