The DGE is responsible for enforcing the V.I.
The CCC has the authority to grant or deny a license based on the findings of the DGE. The DGE conducts investigations of all licensed applicants to include casino owners, managers, employees and service industries, including their owners and key employees, to determine their suitability for licensure based on the applicants’ integrity, honesty and good character and reports its findings to the CCC.
Title 32 Section 428 of the Virgin Islands Code mandates that the DGE investigate the qualifications of each applicant before any license, certificate, or permit is issued by the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission (CCC). Oversight by the DGE includes investigations, inspections, audits and criminal and regulatory prosecutions. Under the general direction of the Attorney General and the direct supervision of a Director, the DGE is responsible for protecting the public interest by maintaining a legitimate and viable industry through enforcement of the casino laws and regulations enacted thereto. The Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) was established pursuant to the Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995 and acts as the investigatory and enforcement arm of the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission.
