Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIX. Public Safety and Morals § 238.510.Office of Charitable Gaming; conflicts of interest of staff; gaming investigators

(1) The Office of Charitable Gaming is created as an office within the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation. Subject to the authority of the corporation, the office shall license and regulate the conduct of charitable gaming and license and regulate charitable organizations that desire to engage in charitable gaming, charitable gaming facilities, manufacturers, and distributors in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The president shall employ necessary staff to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(3) No employee of the corporation during his or her term of employment shall be an officer in a charitable organization that is licensed to conduct charitable gaming or be involved in the conduct of charitable gaming as a member of a licensed charitable organization. No employee of the corporation during his or her term of employment shall be licensed as a manufacturer, distributor, or charitable gaming facility, or have a financial interest in any business that is licensed as a manufacturer, distributor, or charitable gaming facility.

(4) The president may appoint investigators who may have the powers of peace officers throughout the Commonwealth; however, those powers shall be limited to:

(5) Gaming investigators may satisfy the certification standards established by the Department of Criminal Justice Training pursuant to KRS Chapter 15, but this certification shall not be required for any investigators hired after July 1, 2025. Gaming investigators shall not qualify for hazardous duty coverage under the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.

(6) Gaming investigators so appointed shall not possess peace officer powers other than those provided in subsection (4) of this section.