Gaming Licensing

Overview

Beginning Fiscal Year 2027, charitable gaming organizations will now apply for and renew their licenses through the Charitable Gaming Organization Portal, which is part of the existing Charitable Gaming Organization Tax Return System. This updated system integrates licensing, renewals, and tax reporting into one online portal for charitable gaming organizations.  Important: The Charitable Gaming Organization Portal is designed for use with a desktop or laptop computer using a supported web browser. Compatibility with tablets and mobile devices cannot be guaranteed.

Click Here to Access the Charitable Gaming Organization Portal

What You Need

Before beginning your application, organizations should review the preparation checklist and gather all required information and documents. Having all required materials ready before starting the application will help ensure a smooth and efficient submission.

Application Preparation Checklist (2-Page Guide)

Tutorial Video Links (Watch these videos to assist you in completing your application)

• How to Access the Charitable Gaming Portal (First-Time Login & Access Requests)
• Record Checks Explained: Requirements, FAQs, and How to Submit in the Portal
• Required Documents: Where to Find Them and How to Upload in the Charitable Gaming Portal
• How to Submit a Charitable Gaming Application | Step-by-Step Portal Guide
• How to Enter Sites and Rental Agreements/Deeds on the Portal
• How to Print Your State Gaming License and Approved Site Authorizations
• Navigating the Charitable Gaming Organization Portal when Licensed

Tutorial Documents

• Entering Organization-Owned Sites in the Licensing Portal
• How to Update Your Site Authorization or Rental Agreement After Application Approval

Gaining Additional Access

Organizations may allow additional individuals to assist with licensing in the portal. If you would like additional individuals to assist with licensing, they will need to create their own NDLogin accounts and request access to your organization’s account within the portal. Once this is completed, please submit documentation from your governing board authorizing these individuals for system access to our office. Please include their name, title, and NDLogin username so we can review and approve the requests ahead of the April 15 launch date. You can submit this directly to agogaming@nd.gov.

Before You Contact Us

Because the Charitable Gaming Organization Portal is a new system, many common questions are answered in the preparation materials. Before contacting our office, please review the Application Preparation Checklist (2-Page Guide) that is linked above.

If you still have questions after reviewing the preparation materials, please email us at agogaming@nd.gov or call our office at 701-328-4848.

SFN Forms Used for Licensing (these will be uploaded directly to the Charitable Gaming Organization Portal)

• Site Authorization (SFN 17996)
• Rental Agreement (SFN 9413)

Manufacturer Licensing

To become a licensed manufacturer of charitable gaming equipment and supplies in North Dakota, you must complete and submit an application through our online Charitable Gaming Manufacturer Portal.

Click here to access the Charitable Gaming Manufacturer Portal

At the time of application, you must:

• Pay all applicable licensing fees via ACH (electronic bank transfer). Setup instructions are available under the “Help” tab in the navigation bar once you enter the portal.
  Credit card payments are not available at this time.
• Upload all required supporting documentation.

Manufacturer License Fees

License fees are based on the type of equipment manufactured:

• $1,500 — Manufacturer of paper pull tab dispensing devices
• $5,500 — Manufacturer of pull tabs, bingo cards, electronic quick shot bingo systems and devices, or bingo card marking devices
• $10,000 — Manufacturer of electronic pull tab systems or devices
• $1,000 — Manufacturer of electronic raffle systems

Required Documents to Upload (As Applicable)

• Facility / Premises: Lease or rental agreement (required if you do not own the premises used to manufacture gaming equipment). Please note, you may only upload one in the lease agreement section. For all other lease/rental agreements, you will upload them in the attachments section.
• Electronic Pull Tab Device Manufacturers: License Bond for Manufacturer of Electronic Pull Tab Devices (SFN 61499), $50,000 surety bond payable to the North Dakota Attorney General
• Business Type Documentation: North Dakota Corporate Certificate, Certificate of Organization, or Partnership Registration (as applicable)
• Manufacturer Information: Legal business name; DBA (Doing Business As), if applicable; type of manufacturing business; physical address; and mailing address (if different)
• Corporate Officers (all officers must be entered): Full name, phone number, email address, title/position, date of birth, state of residence, and date of last record check. You will also need to select one corporate officer as the Primary Contact.
• Shareholders (all shareholders must be entered): Full name, date of birth, date of last record check, and percentage of ownership/share. Shareholder percentages must total 100% before your application can be submitted.
  • If shareholders are a company, enter the company name in both the first and last name columns. You can use the date of incorporation for your “birth date”.
• Locations: List the name and address of each location in Canada and the United States where any of the following occurs: manufacturing, warehousing, selling, or promotion of gaming equipment and supplies.
• Sales Representatives in ND: Full name, date of birth, and date of last record check if available.
• A Request for Record Check may be completed for each of the manufacturer’s partners if a partnership, each stockholder owning ten percent or more of the outstanding voting common stock of a corporation, including the corporation’s parent or subsidiary corporation, if any. You can furnish the date of the record check during application if you have them available.
  • If a record check has been completed within the last year, they may provide the results of this record check as valid.
  • If no record check has been completed, please leave this section blank. It is NOT required for many positions for Manufacturers, so please ignore these sections.

Processing Time

Processing times vary depending on whether the submission is a new or renewal application.

• New Applications: Please allow approximately 4–6 weeks for processing, which includes completion of required record checks.
• Renewal Applications (previously licensed applicants): We anticipate a processing time of 1–2 weeks.

Please note that processing times may be extended if a high volume of applications is received. If your application has exceeded the timeframes listed above, you may check on its status by emailing agogaming@nd.gov or calling (701) 328-4848.

Review the Laws

The applicable laws are contained within N.D.C.C. Chapter 53-06.1. Additional regulations are contained in N.D.A.C. 99-01.3-15 and 99-01.3-16. Visit our Gaming Laws and Rules section of our website for more information.

Distributor Licensing

To become a licensed distributor of charitable gaming equipment and supplies in North Dakota, you must complete and submit an application through our online Charitable Gaming Distributor Portal.

Click here to access the Charitable Gaming Distributor Portal

At the time of application, you must:

• Pay the $2,000 distributor license fee through ACH (electronic bank transfer). Setup instructions are available under the “Help” tab in the navigation bar once you enter the portal. Credit card payments are not available at this time.
• Upload all required supporting documentation.

Required Documents to Upload (As Applicable)

• Facility / Premises: Lease or rental agreement (required if you do not own the premises used to manufacture gaming equipment). Please note, you may only upload one in the lease agreement section. For all other lease/rental agreements, you will upload them in the attachments section.
• Business Type Documentation: North Dakota Corporate Certificate, Certificate of Organization, or Partnership Registration (as applicable)
• Distributor Information: Legal business name; DBA (Doing Business As), if applicable; type of business; physical address; and mailing address (if different)
• Regulatory History: Whether the applicant has ever been denied, suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined regarding any gaming license, or cited for, charged with, or found in violation of any gaming law or regulation. Supporting documentation must be uploaded to verify any “Yes” responses.
• States Licensed: All states in which the applicant is currently licensed as a Gaming Distributor.
• Locations: List the name and address of each location in Canada and the United States of all offices, warehouses, and any other distribution locations.
• Corporate Officers (all officers must be entered): Full name, phone number, email address, title/position, date of birth, state of residence, and date of last record check. You will also need to select one corporate officer as the Primary Contact.
• Shareholders (all shareholders must be entered):Full name, date of birth, date of last record check, and percentage of ownership/share. Shareholder percentages must total 100% before your application can be submitted.
  • If shareholders are a company, enter the company name in both the first and last name columns. You can use the date of incorporation for your “birth date”.

• Employees: Full name, date of birth, and date of last record check.
• A Request for Record Check shall be completed by each owner, partner, corporate officer, employee, and member or shareholder of 10% or more and each sales representative, within 21 days of employment. You will be asked to furnish the date of the completed record check during application for each.
  • If a record check has been completed within the last year, they can provide the results of this record check to satisfy this requirement.

Processing Time

Processing times vary depending on whether the submission is a new or renewal application.

• New Applications: Please allow approximately 4–6 weeks for processing, which includes completion of required record checks.
• Renewal Applications (previously licensed applicants): We anticipate a processing time of 1–2 weeks.

Please note that processing times may be extended if a high volume of applications is received. If your application has exceeded the timeframes listed above, you may check on its status by emailing agogaming@nd.gov or calling (701) 328-4848.

Review the Laws

The applicable laws are contained within N.D.C.C. Chapter 53-06.1. Additional regulations are contained in N.D.A.C. 99-01.3-15 and 99-01.3-16. Visit our Gaming Laws and Rules section of our website for more information.

Local or Restricted Event Permits

An organization or group of people who want to hold a gaming fundraiser (such as a raffle or poker event) need to apply to the city or county for a Local or Restricted Event Permit. The following state forms must be used by city or county officials issuing the local permit:

• Application for a Local or Restricted  Event Permit (SFN 9338)
• Local or Restricted Event Permit (SFN 17926)
• When a restricted event permit is issued, a Report on a Restricted Event Permit or Political Party Raffle Event (SFN 52880) must be filed with the Office of Attorney General within 30 days of the event.