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Mass. General Laws c.23K

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission

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§ 1 Findings and declaration 
§ 2 Definitions 

Amended by St. 2024, c. 140, §§ 44-45, effective July 1, 2024

§ 3 Massachusetts gaming commission; duty, qualification, term and compensation of commissioners; executive director; employees 
§ 4 Powers of the commission 
§ 5 Regulations for the implementation, administration and enforcement of chapter 
§ 6 Investigations and enforcement bureau 
§ 7 Administration and enforcement of chapters 128A and 128C; grant of simulcasting license to gaming establishment 
§ 8 Requests for applications for category 1 and category 2 licenses 
§ 9 Application for gaming licenses 
§ 10 Minimum capital investment for category 1 license; penalty for failure to timely begin gaming operations; determination of date for opening for business; licensing and renewal fees; continuing assessment of capitalization of licensee 
§ 11 Minimum capital investment for category 2 license; licensing fee; continuing assessment of capitalization of licensee 
§ 12 Investigation into suitability of applicant for gaming license 
§ 13 Establishment of qualification for licensure by clear and convincing evidence; duty to cooperate in inquiry or investigation; willful provision of false or misleading information 
§ 14 Licensure of party having financial interest in a gaming establishment or the business of the gaming licensee or applicant or who is a close associate of a gaming licensee or applicant 
§ 15 Criteria for eligibility to receive gaming license 
§ 16 Grounds for denial of application for license or registration 
§ 17 Determination and designation of surrounding communities and impacted live entertainment venues of proposed gaming establishment; public hearing; action by the commission on the application 
§ 18 Objectives to be advanced in determining granting of license; statement of findings 
§ 19 Issuance of category 1 licenses 
§ 20 Issuance of category 2 license 
§ 21 Form of gaming license and conditions for licensees 
§ 22 Disposition of security issued by corporation holding a gaming license subject to commission approval; reporting of change of corporate officers or member of board of directors 
§ 23 Annual licensee progress report; penalty for failure to meet stated goals; revocation or suspension of license; transfer of property relating to ongoing gaming establishment to transferee requiring licensure; limitation on number of licenses 
§ 24 Applicants holding live racing license under chapter 128A; number of live racing days; annual purse agreements 
§ 25 Requirements for the operation and conduct of gaming at a gaming establishment 
§ 26 Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments; gaming beverage license 

Amended by St. 2024, c. 140, § 46, effective July 1, 2024

§ 27 Issuance of credit by gaming licensee to patron of a gaming establishment 
§ 28 Complimentary services, gifts, cash, or other items of value 
§ 29 Cashless wagering systems; setting and adjustment of betting limits; monthly statements; annual report to the commission 
§ 30 Licensing or registration of persons employed by a gaming licensee 
§ 31 Licensing or registration of persons conducting a business with a gaming licensee, and vendors, suppliers and owners of common stock of companies required to be licensed as a gaming vendor 
§ 32 Registration of labor organization seeking to represent employees of gaming establishment; financial interest of labor organization or its officers in gaming establishment 
§ 33 Junkets, junket representatives and junket enterprises authorized; licensing of junket representatives as gaming employee; reporting; prohibited conduct 
§ 34 Appointment of conservator to manage and operate business of gaming licensee upon revocation, suspension, or failure or refusal of renewal of license 
§ 35 Order of bureau to cease and desist activities which violate chapter, regulation or any law related to gaming; penalty for noncompliance; action for injunction; temporary order of suspension 

Amended by St. 2024, c. 140, § 47, effective July 1, 2024

§ 36 Assessment of civil administrative penalties for failure to comply with provisions of chapter or any regulation or order of the commission 
§ 37 Unlawful conduct or operation of game or gaming device in violation of chapter; employing of unlicensed or unregistered individuals; working without required license or registration 
§ 38 Resisting, preventing, impeding, etc., performance of duties of agent or employee of the bureau, commission or division; penalty 
§ 39 Cheating and swindling; penalty 
§ 40 Possession of cheating and swindling device or game; penalty 
§ 41 Manufacture, distribution, sale or service of gaming device for purpose of defrauding, cheating or stealing; penalty 
§ 42 Seizure and forfeiture of device, game or gaming device possessed, used, manufactured, etc., in violation of chapter 
§ 43 Playing, placing of wagers or collecting winnings from game in a gaming establishment by or on behalf of person under 21 years of age; penalties 
§ 44 Deposit of penalties collected under chapter 
§ 45 Regulation and procedure for the exclusion and self-exclusion of persons from gaming establishments 
§ 46 Contributions of money or value by applicant, etc., for gaming license to municipal, county or state office holder, candidates for public office or groups organized in support of such candidates 
§ 47 Disclosure of political contributions by applicant for a gaming license to municipality or municipal employee of host community of applicant's proposed gaming establishment 
§ 48 Applicability of other laws to gaming licensees 
§ 49 Applicability of others laws to gaming establishments; exclusion of gaming establishment and businesses located within gaming establishments from and from eligibility for certain credits or deductions listed in chapters 62 or 63 
§ 51 Disbursement by gaming licensee of cash or prize to IV-D agency or department of revenue in satisfaction of winner's past-due child support or past-due tax liability to commonwealth 
§ 52 Notice to department of transitional assistance and IV-D agency of all persons awarded cash winnings or prize in excess of $600 
§ 53 Retention and disposition of unclaimed cash and prizes 
§ 54 Disposition of cash or prizes of a person under 21 years of age 
§ 55 Daily tax and assessment payable by category 1 and category 2 licensees 
§ 56 Fees and annual assessment of costs not otherwise covered by fees or other sources of funding 
§ 57 Massachusetts Gaming Control Fund 
§ 58 Public Health Trust Fund 
§ 59 Gaming Revenue Fund 
§ 60 Race Horse Development Fund 
§ 61 Community Mitigation Fund 
§ 62 Transportation Infrastructure and Development Fund 
§ 63 Gaming Local Aid Fund 
§ 64 Education Fund 
§ 65 Audit of gaming licensees 
§ 66 Utilization of qualified independent testing laboratory for testing of slot machines and other gaming equipment 
§ 67 Evaluation and recommendation as to best interests of commonwealth to enter into negotiation with Indian tribes of the commonwealth for the purpose of establishing Class III gaming on tribal land 
§ 68 Gaming policy advisory committee 
§ 69 Reporting on gaming revenues, prize disbursements, expenses and matters requiring immediate changes in the laws 
§ 70 Annual reporting of activities including review of implementation and enforcement of chapter and establishment of governance structure 
§ 71 Development of annual research agenda in furtherance of understanding the social and economic effects of expanding gaming in the commonwealth 

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