Section 5. (a) The commission shall promulgate regulations for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this chapter including, without limitation, regulations that:
(1) prescribe the method and form of application which an applicant for licensure shall follow and complete before consideration by the commission;
(2) prescribe the information to be furnished by an applicant or licensee concerning an applicant or licensee's antecedents, habits, character, associates, criminal record, business activities and financial affairs, past or present;
(3) prescribe the criteria for evaluation of the application for a gaming license including, with regard to the proposed gaming establishment, an evaluation of architectural design and concept excellence, integration of the establishment into its surroundings, potential access to multi-modal means of transportation, tourism appeal, level of capital investment committed, financial strength of the applicant and the applicant's financial plan;
(4) prescribe the information to be furnished by a gaming licensee relating to the licensee's gaming employees;
(5) require fingerprinting of an applicant for a gaming license, a gaming licensee and employees of a gaming licensee or other methods of identification;
(6) prescribe the manner and method of collection and payment of assessments and fees and issuance of licenses;
(7) prescribe grounds and procedures for the revocation or suspension of a license or registration;
(8) require quarterly financial reports and an annual audit prepared by a certified public accountant attesting to the financial condition of a gaming licensee and disclosing whether the accounts, records and control procedures examined are maintained by the gaming licensee as required by this chapter and the regulations promulgated by the commission;
(9) prescribe the minimum procedures for effective control over the internal fiscal affairs of a gaming licensee, including provisions for the safeguarding of assets and revenues, the recording of cash and evidence of indebtedness and the maintenance of reliable records, accounts and reports of transactions, operations and events, including reports by the commission;
(10) provide for a minimum uniform standard of accounting procedures;
(11) establish licensure and work permits for employees working at the gaming establishment and minimum training requirements; provided, however, that the commission may establish certification procedures for any training schools and the minimum requirements for reciprocal licensing for out-of-state gaming employees;
(12) require that all gaming establishment employees be properly trained in their respective professions;
(13) prescribe the conduct of junkets and conditions of junket agreements between gaming licensees and junket representatives;
(14) provide for the interim authorization of a gaming establishment under this chapter;
(15) develop standards for monitoring and enforcing a gaming licensee's agreement with impacted live entertainment venues;
(16) establish procedures and ensure compliance with the timelines for making the capital investments required under this chapter;
(17) require the posting of payback statistics of slot machines played in a gaming establishment; and
(18) establish security procedures for ensuring the safety of minors on the premises of a gaming establishment.
(b) The commission may, pursuant to section 2 of chapter 30A, promulgate, amend or repeal any regulation promulgated under this chapter as an emergency regulation if such regulation is necessary to protect the interests of the commonwealth in regulating a gaming establishment.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 23k - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission E Fee or Tax; Penalties.
Section 1 - Findings and Declaration
Section 4 - Powers of the Commission
Section 5 - Regulations for the Implementation, Administration and Enforcement of Chapter
Section 6 - Investigations and Enforcement Bureau
Section 8 - Requests for Applications for Category 1 and Category 2 Licenses
Section 9 - Application for Gaming Licenses
Section 12 - Investigation Into Suitability of Applicant for Gaming License
Section 15 - Criteria for Eligibility to Receive Gaming License
Section 16 - Grounds for Denial of Application for License or Registration
Section 18 - Objectives to Be Advanced in Determining Granting of License; Statement of Findings
Section 19 - Issuance of Category 1 Licenses
Section 20 - Issuance of Category 2 License
Section 21 - Form of Gaming License and Conditions for Licensees
Section 25 - Requirements for the Operation and Conduct of Gaming at a Gaming Establishment
Section 27 - Issuance of Credit by Gaming Licensee to Patron of a Gaming Establishment
Section 28 - Complimentary Services, Gifts, Cash, or Other Items of Value
Section 30 - Licensing or Registration of Persons Employed by a Gaming Licensee
Section 39 - Cheating and Swindling; Penalty
Section 40 - Possession of Cheating and Swindling Device or Game; Penalty
Section 44 - Deposit of Penalties Collected Under Chapter
Section 48 - Applicability of Other Laws to Gaming Licensees
Section 53 - Retention and Disposition of Unclaimed Cash and Prizes
Section 54 - Disposition of Cash or Prizes of a Person Under 21 Years of Age
Section 55 - Daily Tax and Assessment Payable by Category 1 and Category 2 Licensees
Section 57 - Massachusetts Gaming Control Fund
Section 58 - Public Health Trust Fund
Section 59 - Gaming Revenue Fund
Section 60 - Race Horse Development Fund
Section 61 - Community Mitigation Fund
Section 62 - Transportation Infrastructure and Development Fund
Section 63 - Gaming Local Aid Fund
Section 65 - Audit of Gaming Licensees