Application Fees
The application fee for a gaming-related contractor certificate is $4,000 for entities outside of Wisconsin and $3,000 Wisconsin-headquartered entities. Receipt of application fees must be confirmed prior to processing of application materials.
The Division of Gaming staff time expended on application processing and investigation is billed at a rate of $55/hour along with investigative expenses against the application fee. If investigative costs exceed the application fees, the applicant will be billed prior to issuance of the certificate and on a quarterly basis for any additional investigations during the certification period. Fees are subject to change without notice and are non-refundable.
Application and Investigation Process
The OIGRC vendor certification process typically takes between 60-180 days from initial receipt of applications through the investigation to issuance of the certificate. These are they typical steps in the process and expected timeframes for each step:
| STEP | TIMEFRAME |
| Notification is provided to the vendor that certification is required along with initial documentation request for organizational charts and ownership records to determine the list of individual applicants. | 7-10 days
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| Invoice is provided for payment of application fee | 30 days |
| Applicant list and forms are provided with due date | 45 days
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Application review by OIGRC and request for additional documentation as needed
| 30-60 days
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| Investigation by the OIGRC including review of documents provided, requests for additional documents, searches and contacts with other jurisdictions, writeup of reports and recommendations to Division authority. | 90-180 days |
| Approval of investigative report and issuance of certification | 7-10 days |
NOTE: All timeframes provided are estimates only. Actual investigative time may vary significantly depending on the response time to requests, volume of applicants/information and investigative complexity.
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