Payment of Rent When Premises Permit is Suspended

The Gambling Control Board may authorize an organization to withhold rent from a lessor for a period of up to 90 days if the Board determines:

• that illegal gambling occurred on the premises; or
• that the lessor or its employees participated in the illegal gambling or knew of the gambling and did not take prompt action to stop the gambling.

The organization has the right of continued tenancy during the time period that the Board determines rent may be withheld.

Suspended premises—If the premises permit is suspended, the organization may not pay rent or other costs contained in the lease agreement for the site during the term of the suspension.