Things you need to tell the GCB

Ever wonder what sorts of information you’d need to disclose if you want to own a casino? If you’re really curious, you could download the Multi Jurisdicitonal Personal History Form (pdf) yourself. If not, check out this list of tidbits that’s I’ve pulled out on a slow news day. You’ve got to tell regulators:

Any aliases that you’ve had.

What sorts of tattoos you’ve got. I don’t know if that’s just for identification or to judge your lack of taste.

Every place you’ve lived for the past 15 years.

How many times you’ve been married.

The names, DOBs, addresses, telephone numbers, and occupations of all parents, parents-in-law, former parents-in-law, and legal guardians, even if they’re dead.

Whether you’ve ever been court martialed.

Where you went to high school, but not which clique you were in.

Every job you’ve had for the last twenty years.

If you’ve ever been disciplined at work.

If you’ve ever been arrested.

If you’ve ever been named an unindicted co-conspirator.

If you’ve ever been pardoned.

If you’ve ever gone bankrupt.

If, in the past ten years, you’ve had anything repossessed.

Information about any offshore bank accounts you’ve got.

All about any safe deposit boxes you have.

How much money you have in the bank.

What kind of car(s) you own.

Your net worth.

This is the form you have to fill out for the Nevada Gaming Control Board and regulators in most other US jurisdictions if you want to buy or build a casino, or have an ownership position in a casino.

The thing about the tattoos got me thinking, for some reason, about Harry, the man with the snake on his face.

Also, the part about the cars reminded me of that scene in Swingers where the girl asks Mike, “What do you drive?”

So filling out this form could actually be quite funny, if you’ve got a dry sense of humor. Not having millions invested in the project probably helps, too.