Sec. 17. (a) A person may not be employed to serve the commission if:
(1) the person or the person's spouse, parent, or child is:
(A) an official of an operator or operating agent engaged in gambling operations in Indiana; or
(B) a person with:
(i) a financial interest in; or
(ii) a financial relation with;
an operator or operating agent engaged in gambling operations in Indiana; or
(2) the person is a spouse, parent, or child of a commission member.
(b) The employment of a person employed in violation of subsection (a) shall be terminated.