Commission Meeting Minutes

December 19 Meeting

The Mississippi Gaming Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. at the Jackson offices of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Executive Director Allen Godfrey, Chairman Al Hopkins, and Commissioners Jerry Griffith and Tom Gresham were in attendance. The following matters were considered:

LICENSING

The Commission approved the issuance of licenses to the following:

• Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC d/b/a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi as an Operator

• Ainsworth Game Technology Limited as a Manufacturer and Distributor

• Ainsworth Game Technology, Inc. as a Manufacturer and Distributor

• Penn Sports Interactive, LLC as a Manufacturer and Distributor

• Gaming Arts, LLC as a Manufacturer and Distributor

FINDINGS OF SUITABILITY

The Commission approved findings of suitability for the following persons:

• William Christian Carstanjen, Chief Executive Officer, Churchill Downs Incorporated

• Robert Leo Fealy, Director, Churchill Downs Incorporated

• William Eugene Mudd, President and Chief Operating Officer, Churchill Downs Incorporated

• Craig Jerome Duchossois, Director, Churchill Downs Incorporated

• Tomoko Fujita, Glory, LTD., Director, Corporate Development and Business Planning, Glory Global Solutions, Inc.

• Scot Alan McClintic, Vice President, Head of Sportsbook, Penn Sports Interactive, LLC

• Cartamundi/The United States Playing Card Company:

  • Emile Jean Raymond de Cartier, Principal

  • Jean Louis de Cartier, Principal

  • Raoul de Cartier, Principal

  • Istvan Margereta Lagaert, Principal

  • Stefaan Damiaan Luc Merckx, Principal

  • Dimitri Philippe de Somer, Principal

  • Frederic Christian Jean Marie de Somer, Principal

  • Jean Marie Joseph Auguste Hubert de Somer, Principal

  • Philippe Edmond Marie Hubert Jean de Somer, Principal

  • Philip Pierre Wauters, Principal

  • Stichting Aquila, as a Greater than 5% Shareholder

  • Almish SDC, as a Greater than 5% Shareholder

  • Line-Management BVBA, as a Greater than 5% Shareholder

  • ASSaPP NV, as a Greater than 5% Shareholder

  • ESPPAS SDC, as a Greater than 5% Shareholder

• Masumi Fujisawa, Member of Board of Directors, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

• Hiromi Okada, Member of Board of Directors, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

• Neil Gregory Chatfield, Chairman of the Board, Aristocrat Leisure Limited

• Anthony Paul Rodio, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Caesars Entertainment Corporation

• Stephen Sutherland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Konami Gaming, Inc.

• Steven Joseph Murray, Director, Draft Kings

OTHER APPROVALS

• Ainsworth Game Technology Limited and Ainsworth Game Technology, Inc. received approval of the following:

  • Exemption from 13 Mississippi Administrative Code Part 2 Rule 8.5(a) and (b) – Corporate Licensees

  • Exemption from Mississippi Code Annotated § 75-76-207(1) and (4) (1972)

  • Shelf offering approval

• Penn Sports Interactive, LLC received approval for the following:

  • Registration of Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC as a Holding Company of Penn Sports Interactive, LLC

  • Waiver of the Legend Requirement

  • Registration of Penn National Gaming, Inc. as a Publicly Traded Corporation of Penn Sports Interactive, LLC

• The United States Playing Card Company received approval of the following:

  • Transfer of the Equity Interests or Securities of Bicycle Holding, Inc.

  • Registration of each of Carta Mundi, Inc.; Cartamundi NV; Van Genechten NV; and, Brepols Group NV as a Holding Company of The United States Playing Card Company

  • De-Registration of Jarden Corporation as a Holding Company of The United States Playing Card Company

  • De-Registration of Newell-Brands, Inc. as a Publicly Traded Corporation of The United States Playing Card Company

  • Waiver of the Legend Requirement

  • Pledges of Equity Interests or Securities

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions Including Negative Equity Pledges

• IGT – Redemption and Cancellation of the Equity Interests or Securities of B&D Holding S.p.A.

PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION

Proposed Rule Adoption – Public Notice – 13 Mississippi Administrative Code Pt. 3, R. 12.16. The Commission approved the adoption of the rule as published.