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Massachusetts General Laws
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Title II
Chapter 23K
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION fee or tax; penalties.
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Findings and declaration
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Definitions
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Massachusetts gaming commission; duty, qualification, term and compensation of commissioners; executive director; employees
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Powers of the commission
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Regulations for the implementation, administration and enforcement of chapter
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Investigations and enforcement bureau
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Administration and enforcement of chapters 128A and 128C; grant of simulcasting license to gaming establishment
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Requests for applications for category 1 and category 2 licenses
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Application for gaming licenses
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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
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Minimum capital investment for category 2 license; licensing fee; continuing assessment of capitalization of licensee
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Investigation into suitability of applicant for gaming license
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Establishment of qualification for licensure by clear and convincing evidence; duty to cooperate in inquiry or investigation; willful provision of false or misleading information
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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
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Criteria for eligibility to receive gaming license
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Grounds for denial of application for license or registration
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Determination and designation of surrounding communities and impacted live entertainment venues of proposed gaming establishment; public hearing; action by the commission on the application
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Objectives to be advanced in determining granting of license; statement of findings
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Issuance of category 1 licenses
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Issuance of category 2 license
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Form of gaming license and conditions for licensees
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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
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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 party may hold interest in
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Applicants holding live racing license under chapter 128A; number of live racing days; annual purse agreements
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Requirements for the operation and conduct of gaming at a gaming establishment
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Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments; gaming beverage license
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Issuance of credit by gaming licensee to patron of a gaming establishment
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Complimentary services, gifts, cash, or other items of value
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Cashless wagering systems; setting and adjustment of betting limits; monthly statements; annual report to the commission
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Licensing or registration of persons employed by a gaming licensee
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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
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Registration of labor organization seeking to represent employees of gaming establishment; financial interest of labor organization or its officers in gaming establishment
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Junkets, junket representatives and junket enterprises authorized; licensing of junket representatives as gaming employee; reporting; prohibited conduct
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Appointment of conservator to manage and operate business of gaming licensee upon revocation, suspension, or failure or refusal of renewal of license
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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
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Assessment of civil administrative penalties for failure to comply with provisions of chapter or any regulation or order of the commission
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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; placing of game or gaming device into play or receipt of compensation without permission of commission; conduct or operation of game or gaming device upon expired license; failure to exclude persons placed on excluded persons list; failure to report or pay license fee or tax; penalties
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Resisting, preventing, impeding, etc., performance of duties of agent or employee of the bureau, commission or division; penalty
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Cheating and swindling; penalty
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Possession of cheating and swindling device or game; penalty
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Manufacture, distribution, sale or service of gaming device for purpose of defrauding, cheating or stealing; penalty
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Seizure and forfeiture of device, game or gaming device possessed, used, manufactured, etc., in violation of chapter
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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
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Deposit of penalties collected under chapter
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Regulation and procedure for the exclusion and self-exclusion of persons from gaming establishments
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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
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Disclosure of political contributions by applicant for a gaming license to municipality or municipal employee of host community of applicant's proposed gaming establishment
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Applicability of other laws to gaming licensees
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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
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Creation and priority of lien on commercial property owned by gaming licensee in the commonwealth
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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
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Notice to department of transitional assistance and IV–D agency of all persons awarded cash winnings or prize in excess of $600
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Retention and disposition of unclaimed cash and prizes
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Disposition of cash or prizes of a person under 21 years of age
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Daily tax and assessment payable by category 1 and category 2 licensees
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Fees and annual assessment of costs not otherwise covered by fees or other sources of funding
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Massachusetts Gaming Control Fund
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Public Health Trust Fund
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Gaming Revenue Fund
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Race Horse Development Fund
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Community Mitigation Fund
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Transportation Infrastructure and Development Fund
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Gaming Local Aid Fund
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Education Fund
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Audit of gaming licensees
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Utilization of qualified independent testing laboratory for testing of slot machines and other gaming equipment
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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
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Gaming policy advisory committee
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Reporting on gaming revenues, prize disbursements, expenses and matters requiring immediate changes in the laws
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Annual reporting of activities including review of implementation and enforcement of chapter and establishment of governance structure
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Development of annual research agenda in furtherance of understanding the social and economic effects of expanding gaming in the commonwealth