Arizona gaming department must track complaints and report yearly

The Department of Gaming must provide a way to submit and track complaints, then report combined complaint data to state leaders. The process covers complaints about matters under Title 5, chapters 1, 2, 10, and 11. The report covers complaints about people or entities licensed or regulated under Title 5, and only matters within the department’s authority. The department must send the report by September 30 each year.

The Department of Gaming must include event wagering audit and fee correction information in its annual report. The requirement applies to the Department of Gaming’s annual report. The report must state how many required independent audit results it received from licensed event wagering operators and management services providers, and describe corrective actions about overpaid or underpaid privilege fees. The report is due by September 30 each year.

Covered regulators and employees must complete conflict-of-interest disclosure forms. The requirements cover racing division leadership and department employees, boxing and mixed martial arts commissioners and employees, and the gaming department director and employees. They must submit an updated form each year only if their conflict information has changed. For the racing division, failure to comply with the disclosure requirements is grounds for dismissal. Initial forms are due upon appointment or hiring, as applicable; changed information must be reported annually.

The Arizona Racing Commission, Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission, and Department of Gaming are scheduled to terminate. The dates apply to the three named state agencies. The act also states that the agencies continue for their listed public purposes, including regulating gaming, racing, boxing, and mixed martial arts. The agencies terminate July 1, 2032. The listed laws and sunset sections are repealed January 1, 2033. These repeal provisions take effect retroactively from and after July 1, 2026.