563.27 Persons not eligible for supplier's license. The following persons shall not be eligible for a supplier's license:
(1) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, a person convicted of a felony who has not received a pardon or has not been released from parole, extended supervision or probation for at least 5 years.
(2) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, a person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter or to whom s. 139.34 (1) (c) is applicable.
(3) A public officer or employee.
(4) A business in which a person disqualified under sub. (1), (2) or (3) is employed or active or in which a person is married or related in the first degree of kinship to such person who has an interest of more than 10 percent in the business.
History: 1973 c. 156; 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ft; Stats. 1991 s. 563.27; 1997 a. 283.
One who sells or rents illegal gambling devices is a promoter under sub. (2). This section is constitutional. Wisconsin Bingo Supply & Equipment Co. v. Bingo Control Board, 88 Wis. 2d 293, 276 N.W.2d 716 (1979).
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