(1) Except as provided in (2) and (3), no permit fee will be refunded after a permit is issued, regardless of whether the permit is used after issuance.

(2) A permit fee will be refunded if the permit application is denied or withdrawn before issuance of the permit.

(3) A permit fee may be refunded, upon written request, if applicant demonstrates that the permit was issued as the result of an inadvertent input error in the electronic permitting system and the erroneously permitted video gambling machine was not placed in service after issuance of the permit.