On November 22, 2011, Governor Patrick signed into law “An Act Establishing Expanded Gaming in The Commonwealth”. This law establishes expanding gaming in the Commonwealth, and includes a five-member Gaming Commission. The Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer are each designated one appointment to this Commission. The remaining two members will be chosen by two of the three appointing authorities, i.e. the Governor, Attorney General and Treasurer.
Attorney General’s Appointment
Under the Commonwealth’s new gaming law, an appointment to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission must be made by the Massachusetts Attorney General. This appointment requires experience in criminal investigations and law enforcement.
If you wish to apply for the Attorney General’s individual appointment requiring experience in criminal investigations and law enforcement, please
download the application 
.
Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on January 9, 2012.
Please submit seven (7) signed, double-sided originals of your completed application by hand, U.S. mail, or overnight delivery to the Attorney General at the address below, labeling the outside of your package, “Application to Gaming Commission.”
Office of the Attorney General
One Ashburton Place, 18th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Re: Application to Gaming Commission.
Joint Appointment of Commissioners
Under this new law, two Gaming Commission members are to be chosen by two of the three appointing authorities, i.e. the Governor, Attorney General and Treasurer. As part of the selection process for these two Commission members, the three appointing authorities are hiring an Executive Search Firm to assist and advise the Governor, Attorney General, and the Treasurer in their joint appointments for two members of the Commission.
RFR: Executive Search Firm
If you wish to be considered for the Executive Search Firm position, you must complete the Request for Responses (RFR), which may be viewed online from the Comm-PASS website. The RFR is due no later than 5:00 P.M. on December 9, 2011.
Application for Joint Commissioner Appointments
If you wish to be considered for one of the two joint Commissioner appointments, you must complete the
Application for Gaming Commissioner Appointment to be Made Jointly by Two of the Three Appointing Authorities, the Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer and Receiver General
.
Treasurer’s Appointment
Under the Commonwealth’s new gaming law, an appointment to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission must be made by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth. This appointment requires experience in corporate finance and securities.
If you wish to apply for the Treasurer and Receiver General’s individual appointment requiring experience in corporate finance and securities, please visit the Treasurer's website .