At Surety Bonds Agent, we offer a full range of surety bonds nationwide through an extended carrier network. Continue below to learn more about lottery retailer licensing in Rhode Island. If you have additional questions or want to explore bonding solutions for your business, speak with one of our knowledgeable surety bond experts.
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To be able to sell lottery tickets in your Rhode Island retail establishment, you must first be licensed by the Rhode Island Lottery (RILOT).
Why Is a Surety Bond Required?
A lottery agent bond provides financial protection for RILOT and the state in two ways:
How Do They Work?
A Rhode Island lottery bond is a legally binding agreement between the obligee, the principal, and the bond’s guarantor (known as the “surety”). The surety guarantees the payment of valid claims against the bond, but the principal bears the sole legal obligation to pay them.
In approving the principal for a lottery bond, the surety is agreeing to extend credit to the principal if needed for the purpose of paying a valid claim. The usual practice is for the surety to investigate the claim to make sure it’s legitimate, and then pay the claimant directly. That payment creates a debt that the principal must, by law, repay to the surety. The surety can take the principal to court if necessary to recover the funds.
You can obtain a lottery retailer application at RILOT headquarters in Cranston or download one from the RILOT website. The application includes an Authorization to Release Information form, which you must sign and have notarized. This authorization allows RILOT to conduct certain background checks into your finances, tax liabilities, personal credit history, and any criminal records.
A key purpose of these background checks is to ensure that applicants for a Rhode Island lottery retailer license meets RILOT’s financial responsibility standards and is unlikely to violate state law or lottery regulations. If you are found to fall short in this area, you may be directed to purchase a surety bond in an amount to be determined by RILOT (the “obligee” requiring the bond).
Rhode Island lottery bonds go through an underwriting process aimed at determining the risk to the surety. The main underwriting concern is the risk of the surety not being repaid for claims paid on the principal’s behalf. The underwriters will take a close look at each bond applicant’s financial stability and personal credit score as key indicators of risk.
A high credit score indicates a low level of risk to the surety and should result in a premium rate that could be as low as 1%, or even a bit lower. A low credit score, on the other hand, is a red flag for higher risk and results in a higher premium rate.
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