Iowa Temporary Gambling License

However, a temporary restricted license shall not be issued to a person whose license is revoked pursuant to a court order issued under section 321.209, subsections 1 through 5 or subsection 7; to a juvenile whose license has been suspended or revoked pursuant to a dispositional order under section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, for a violation of chapter 124 or 453B or section. Casino employees and managerial positions in the 11 U.S. States that allow commercial gaming must often obtain a gaming license from their state. Different states require different licensing based upon the specific position in the casino. For instance, most regulatory boards issue different licenses for management and support personnel. In Iowa, vehicle dealers can give out a temporary plate that says 'Registration applied for.' This temporary tag is good for 45 days and CANNOT be extended. If you buy a car in a private sale, you can get a temporary permit valid for 30 days from your IA county treasurer. The permit is $25. Instead of the temporary permit, you.

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  • Fees shown are state fees only. These fees do not include NIPR transaction fees.
  • All fees are charged per application.
  • There is no fee to amend license.
  • NIPR verifies exams prior to allowing submission of an application.
  • Please note that license class names can vary by state.
  • Applications for Other lines of authority will defer to state for approval.

Insurance Producer

Exam Required

  • Life
  • Accident & Health
  • Property
  • Casualty
  • Personal Lines
  • Credit
  • Crop
  • Surety

No Exam Required

  • Variable Life, Variable Annuity

Surplus Lines Producer

Exam Required

  • No Line of Authority Required.

Public Adjuster

Exam Required

Iowa Temporary Gambling License Requirements

  • No Line of Authority Required.

Applicant Can

  • Submit initial license for individuals electronically.
  • Submit major lines of authority.
  • Submit limited lines of authority.
  • Submit surplus lines for individuals.
  • Add lines of authority (amend) to an existing active license.
  • Reinstate/reapply through NIPR's Resident License (RL) Application.
  • Print Licenses Electronically.

Business Rules

  • Applicant must be eighteen (18) years old or older as determined from the applicant’s date of birth.

  • Applicant must not hold another active resident license in another state or a non-resident license in Iowa.

  • P.O. Boxes are allowed for mailing addresses only.

  • All licenses that have been suspended or revoked, applicant should contact the state.

  • Applicant must not have any serious RIRS actions or 1033 actions. Please contact the state if applicable.

  • All Non-Citizens of the U.S. must provide a copy of a work permit issued by the Department of Immigration to the state.

  • Applicant must pass an examination for all lines of authority (lines of authority) except Variable Life, Variable Annuity. Iowa exams are valid for ninety (90) days from the exam date. For any questions regarding exams please contact the state.

  • Variable applicants must have passed Series 6 or 7 and Series 63 or 66. Iowa Department of Insurance will verify through FINRA. Applicants for the Variable Life, Variable Annuity, line of authority must supply FINRA CRD number on application.

  • If applying for Variable Life/Variable Annuity line of authority, applicant must hold an active Life line of authority or be applying simultaneously within the same application..

  • Applicant is required to supply five (5) years of employment history in the application without date gaps. This can be full and part-time work, self-employment, military service, unemployment and full-time education.

  • Applicant can reinstate license up to and including twelve (12) months from the date of the license expiration through the Resident License Renewal (RLR) Application. If license has been non-renewed for more than twelve (12) months, it will be processed as a new application through the Resident License (RL) Application.

  • All licenses that have been cancelled, surrendered, or terminated for over thirty (30) days need to apply for a new license.

  • All applications for Public Adjuster are deferred to the state for Proof of Financial Responsibility. See Iowa Administrative Code 191—55.10(82GA, HF499) Evidence of Financial Responsibility.

  • Applicants applying for a Surplus Lines license must first hold an active Property and Casualty line of authority or submit simultaneously.

  • If applicant responds 'yes' to one of the background questions please submit supporting documents electronically via NIPR's Attachments Warehouse. The documents may also be submitted to the state via mail, email, or fax.

Contact Information

Mailing Address

Iowa Insurance Division
1963 Bell Ave.
Suite 100
Des Moines, IA50315
United States

Phone: (515) 654-6600
Fax: (515) 654-6500
Email: Producer.Licensing@iid.iowa.gov

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Frequently Asked Questions

Online printing information can be found by going to NIPR's license print page and selecting the state.

Resident state changes cannot be done online. Please contact the Iowa Insurance Division, Producer Licensing for the procedure. Phone #515-654-6600 or email producer.licensing@iid.iowa.gov.

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http://www.pearsonvue.com/ia/insurance/

These changes are not tracked by the department and do not need to be reported.

NOTICE: The DIA website is available only for filing an online annual gambling report. If you want to apply for a social or charitable gambling license, you will need to fill out a paper application. Please download the appropriate application below and mail the completed packet including payment to our office.

You may obtain a paper copy of the annual gambling report by contacting our office either by phone at 515.281.6848 or by email at scg@dia.iowa.gov. This report is due on Jan. 31 each year and covers the previous calendar year. A notice is mailed in early January each year to all nonprofit organizations that had a license at any point during the reporting period. The notice includes instructions on where and how to complete the annual report.

The Social and Charitable Gambling Unit administers Iowa Code Chapter 99B, which regulates games of skill or chance, raffles, bingo, social gambling and amusement devices. Qualified organizations may obtain a social or charitable gambling license to conduct fund-raising activities benefiting educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious purposes.

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Sales Tax Information

Gambling receipts are subject to Iowa sales tax, even for nonprofit organizations. All taxes are payable to the Iowa Department of Revenue, and should not be submitted to DIA. More information about taxes on gambling receipts can be found on the Iowa Department of Revenue website.

Types of Gambling Licenses

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In order to conduct charitable gambling activities, a nonprofit organization will first need to obtain a Charitable Gambling License. The Charitable Gambling License applications describe the various types of gambling activity that are permitted by the licensees. The only gambling activities authorized under these licenses are bingo, raffles, and games of skill and chance.

A license must be issued by DIA before gambling takes place, including the promotion and sale of tickets. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

The type of license you need will depend on the period of time for which you plan to conduct gambling activity in your organization.

  • Qualified Organization License, 14-Day($15)
  • Qualified Organization License, 90-Day($40)
  • Qualified Organization License, 180-Day($75)
  • Qualified Organization License, One-Year($150)
  • Qualified Organization License, Two-Year($150)
  • Bingo at a Fair or Festival License($50)
  • Very Large Raffle License ($100)
License
Type/Gambling
Activity Permitted		Two-Year
Qualified
Organization*		One-Year
Qualified
Organization		180-Day
Qualified
Organization		90-Day
Qualified
Organization		14-Day
Qualified
Organization		Bingo at a
Fair or
Festival
BingoThree occasions per
week/15 occasions
per month		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Two total
occasions		One occasion
per day for
length of event
Games of
Skill & Chance		Unlimited
carnival-style
games		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Unlimited
carnival-style
games		Not
allowed
Game NightOne per
calendar
year		One per
calendar year		One per
calendar
year		One per
calendar
year		One per
calendar
year		Not
allowed
Very Small/
Small Raffles		UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedNot
allowed
Large RafflesOne per
calendar
year		Eight per license
period w/each
raffle conducted in a
different county		One per
calendar
year		One per
calendar
year		One per
calendar
year		Not
allowed
Very Large
Raffles**		One per calendar
year w/additional Very
Large Raffle License		One per calendar
year w/additional Very
Large Raffle License		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed
Electronic RafflesOne small raffle
per day; One large
raffle per calendar year		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed		Not
allowed


*An organization requesting a Two-Year Qualified Organization License must have been in existence for at least five years.
**In addition to a One-Year or Two-Year Qualified Organization License, organizations wishing to conduct a Very Large Raffle will need to complete a separate Very Large Raffle License Application.

Definitions

  1. Bingo Conducted at a Fair or Community Festival – License that allows bingo to be conducted for the duration of a fair or community festival of no more than six consecutive days in length held by a community group. Bingo occasions held under this license shall not be counted in determining whether a qualified organization has conducted the maximum three occasions per week or 15 occasions per month.
  2. Community Festival – A festival of no more than six consecutive days in length held by a community group.
  3. Community Group – An Iowa nonprofit, tax-exempt organization which is open to the general public and established for the promotion and development of the arts, history, culture, ethnicity, historical preservation, tourism, economic development, festivals or municipal libraries. “Community group” does not include a school, college, university, political party, labor union, fraternal organization, church, convention or association of churches or organizations operated primarily for religious purposes, or which are operated, supervised, controlled or principally supported by a church, convention of association of churches.
  4. Games of Skill and Chance – Includes but not limited to carnival-style games. They do not include casino-style games (See Game Night).
  5. Game Night – An event at which casino-style games may be conducted, in addition to games of skill and games of chance, within one consecutive 24-hour period.
  6. Raffle – A lottery in which each participant buys an entry for a chance at a prize with the winner determined by a random method and the winner is not required to be present to win. For raffles, the license duration must include your advertising, ticket sales, and drawing of the winner(s). A combination of licenses may be used to obtain the requested length of time.
  7. Very Small Raffle – A raffle where the total value of cash and/or merchandise prizes is $1,000 or less and the value of all entries sold is $1,000 or less, or the total value of donated merchandise prizes is $5,000 or less and the value of all entries sold is $5,000 or less.
  8. Small Raffle – A raffle where the total value of cash and/or prizes is more than $1,000 but not more than $10,000.
  9. Large Raffle – A raffle whether the total value of cash and/or prizes is more than $10,000 but not more than $100,000.
  10. Very Large Raffle – A raffle where the total value of cash and/or prizes is more than $100,000 but not more than $200,000 or if the prize is real property.

Social Gambling License for Beer and Liquor Establishments

Authorizes small stakes card and parlor games between individuals (i.e., euchre, hearts, pitch, pinochle, gin rummy, poker, cribbage, pepper, darts, and billiards). Additionally, this license allows the establishment to conduct sports betting pools.

A license must be issued by DIA before gambling takes place, including the promotion. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

  • License duration: Two years
  • Cost: $150

Access the Social Gambling License Application.

Social Gambling License for Public Place, No Alcohol Allowed

Authorizes patrons to socially gamble amongst themselves in the licensed establishment on small stakes card and parlor games (i.e., euchre, hearts, pitch, pinochle, gin rummy, poker, cribbage, pepper, darts, and billiards). This license does not allow sports betting pools.

A license must be issued by DIA before gambling takes place, including the promotion. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

  • License duration: Two years
  • Cost: $100

The following activities are NOT permissible under this license:

  • Raffles
  • Bingo
  • Poker tournaments
  • Poker runs
  • Roll-of-the-day
  • Bookmaking
  • Casino-style games other than poker

Access the Social Gambling License Application.

Iowa Code section 99B.6(7) permits the those with a two-year Social Gambling License for Beer and Liquor Establishments (see tab above) to conduct a sports betting pool under certain circumstances. There is no additional cost to conduct a sports-betting pool.

Contact us with questions.

'Amusement concession' means a game of skill or game of chance with an instant win possibility where, if the participant completes a task, the participant wins a prize. 'Amusement concession' includes but is not limited to carnival-style games that are conducted by a person for profit. 'Amusement concession' does not include casino-style games or amusement devices required to be registered pursuant to section 99B.53.

Games may only be conducted after a license has been issued by DIA. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

  • License duration: One year
  • Cost: $50 per game

View or download the Amusement Concession License Application.