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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.43 - Procedures for Establishing Patron Credit Accounts, and Recording Checks Exchanged, Redeemed or Consolidated

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) A system of
			 internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.02 shall include a description of its
			 policies and procedures governing the issuance of credit to a patron to take
			 part in gaming activity at its gaming establishment which policies and
			 procedures shall prohibit the issuance of credit to a patron for Sports
			 Wagering. A gaming licensee's policies and procedures governing the issuance of
			 credit shall ensure at a minimum that:
(a)
			 Prior to issuing credit to a patron the creditworthiness of the patron is
			 established in a commercially reasonable manner in the context of their ability
			 to repay the amount of credit requested or to be extended according to the
			 terms of the credit extension agreement and any disclosures;
(b) Credit is not extended to an individual
			 in an amount beyond that which the information reviewed demonstrates that they
			 have a reasonable ability to repay;
(c) Credit will only be extended to patrons
			 who the gaming licensee determines qualify for a minimum threshold of $
			 10,000.00 and will not exceed the amount requested by the patron;
(d) Credit will not be offered to any
			 individual who self-identifies as a problem gambler during the credit
			 application process, places themselves on a voluntary credit suspension list in
			 accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.44, or is on public
			 assistance;
(e) Credit requests,
			 including increases, will not be accepted from or granted to patrons who are
			 visibly intoxicated or exhibiting behaviors suggestive of impaired mental
			 competency;
(f) Credit applications
			 require patrons to acknowledge that they have reviewed a problem gambling
			 self-assessment and indicate a desire to proceed with the process;
			 and
(g) Credit officers will obtain
			 written or verbal verification from credit applicants that they are comfortable
			 losing up to the amount of credit requested and granted.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.44 - Patron Request for Suspension of Credit Privileges

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(1) Any person may voluntarily suspend his or
			 her credit privileges at all gaming establishments by submitting a written
			 request to the commission in accordance with 205 CMR 138.44. Such requests
			 shall be submitted to a designated agent as described in accordance with 205
			 CMR 138.44(3) or mailed to a designated address with a notarized signature in
			 accordance with 205 CMR 138.44(2)(h). An individual requesting suspension of
			 credit privileges shall present a valid government issued photo
			 identification.
(2) A request for
			 suspension of credit privileges shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the
			 commission, which shall include the following:
(a) The name of the person requesting
			 suspension of credit privileges;
(b) The address of the person's
			 residence;
(c) The person's date of
			 birth;
(d) The name of each gaming
			 establishment where the person currently has an approved line of
			 credit;
(e) The duration for which
			 they wish to have their credit privileges suspended. An individual may select
			 any of the following time periods as a minimum length of suspension:
1. Six months;
2. One year;
3. Three years;
4. Five years; or
5. Lifetime.
(f) The signature of the person requesting
			 suspension of credit privileges acknowledging the following statement:
			 "
I certify that the information which I have provided above is true and
			 accurate. I am aware that my signature below authorizes the Massachusetts
			 Gaming Commission to direct all Massachusetts gaming licensees to suspend my
			 credit privileges for a minimum period of six months from the date of this
			 request and indefinitely thereafter, until such time as I submit a written
			 request to the Commission for the reinstatement of any such credit
			 privileges
.";
(g) If the
			 request for suspension of credit privileges is made in person:
1. The type of government issued photo
			 identification examined; and
2. The
			 signature of the designated agent indicating that the signature of the person
			 requesting suspension of credit privileges appears to agree with that contained
			 on his or her government issued photo identification and that the photograph of
			 the person appears to agree with his or her actual appearance; and
3. If the request for suspension of credit
			 privileges is made by mail, a certificate of acknowledgement executed by a
			 notary public or other person empowered by law to take oaths attesting to the
			 identity of the person who is making the request for suspension of credit
			 privileges.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.45 - Procedure for Depositing Checks Received from Gaming Patrons

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A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in
				accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include a description of its
				policies and procedures governing the depositing of checks received from gaming
				patrons which incorporate, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Unless redeemed or consolidated sooner,
			 all checks received from gaming patrons shall be deposited in the gaming
			 licensee's bank account or presented directly to the patron's bank no later
			 than:
(a) The banking day after the date of
			 the check for a non-gaming check; or
(b) A timeframe prescribed by the gaming
			 licensee as part of its policy, submitted in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.02, not to exceed 90 days from the
			 date of the initial check.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.46 - Procedure for Collecting and Recording Checks Returned to the Gaming Licensee after Deposit

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A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in
				accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include a description of its
				policies and procedures governing the collection and recording of checks
				returned to the gaming establishment after deposit which incorporate, at a
				minimum, the following:
(1) All
			 dishonored checks returned by a bank after deposit shall be returned directly
			 to the accounting department which shall notify the collections department and
			 provide copies of the returned item(s). The original check will be given the
			 check bank cashier who will control the item. Such employees shall have no
			 incompatible functions.
(2) All
			 debt collection practices must be conducted in accordance with all applicable
			 state and federal laws including
			 940 CMR
			 7.00:
Debt Collection Regulations,
M.G.L. c. 93A, § 2, and M.G.L. c. 93, § 49. Provided, further, that a
			 gaming licensee's debt collection policy shall:
(a) not allow for placement of a lien on a
			 patron's primary residence; and
(b)
			 prohibit the commencement of criminal proceedings or other use of criminal
			 process unless the gaming licensee can show that there were insufficient funds
			 in the patron's account at the time the patron signed the counter check. Gaming
			 licensees are prohibited from selling or pledging as collateral any debt owed
			 to the gaming licensee as a result of a gaming loss, including the failure to
			 pay off a counter check issued under an extension of credit, provided however,
			 a gaming licensee may pledge such gaming debt as collateral for a commercial
			 loan to finance the licensee's gaming operations or may sell such gaming debt
			 in connection with the sale of all of its assets in connection with a change of
			 ownership and/or control of the gaming establishment.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.47 - Automated Teller Machines (ATM)

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(1) Use and
			 operation of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or electronic branch, as defined
			 by M.G.L. c. 167B, § 1, within a gaming establishment is governed by
			 M.G.L. c. 167B and 209 CMR:
Division of Banks and Loan
			 Agencies.
(2) No ATM or
			 electronic branch, as defined by M.G.L. c. 167B, § 1, shall be located
			 closer than 15 feet from the gaming area, simulcasting area, Sports Wagering
			 Area, or Sports Wagering Area in a gaming establishment or Sports Wagering
			 Facility.
(3) A system of internal
			 controls submitted by a gaming licensee in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.02 shall include procedures that
			 identify reasonable measures to be implemented that are tailored to inhibit the
			 initiation and processing of any transaction allowing for the use of a card or
			 card equivalent issued by a financial institution to obtain cash from a line of
			 credit (
e.g.,
credit card cash advance) in the gaming
			 establishment by either an ATM or any other means. Such reasonable measures
			 shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The
			 conspicuous placement of signage on an ATM indicating that use of credit cards
			 is prohibited;
(b) Ensuring that an
			 ATM does not offer to a user any transaction option that is designed to enable
			 the patron to obtain cash from a line of credit (
i.e.
no
			 option to press a "credit card" or "cash advance" button); and
(c) Ensuring that no transaction in which a
			 card or card equivalent issued by a financial institution is being used to
			 obtain cash from a line of credit is, in whole or part, initiated or processed
			 at the cage or elsewhere in the gaming establishment, by any employee or anyone
			 else.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.48 - Procedure for Opening, Counting and Recording Contents of Table Drop Boxes and Slot Cash Storage Boxes

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A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in
				accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include procedures relative
				to opening, counting, and recording contents of table drop boxes and slot cash
				storage boxes that include, at a minimum, the following provisions:
(1) Immediately prior to the commencement of
			 the count process, a count room supervisor shall:
(a) Obtain a preliminary master game report
			 which shall list forms and documents related to the table drop box count that
			 were entered into the computer system at the time of preparation;
(b) Reconcile the number of boxes recorded on
			 the drop box verification form to the number of boxes secured in the
			 trolley;
(c) Remove the emergency
			 drop box log and reconcile the log to the boxes removed from the emergency drop
			 box cabinet or trolley; and
(d)
			 Document any unresolved discrepancies on a two-part Drop Variance Report, the
			 original of which shall be delivered to the IEB and the duplicate placed in the
			 locked accounting box.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.49 - Procedure for Opening, Counting and Recording the Contents of Bill Validator Boxes, Kiosks, Determination of Gross Revenue Deduction

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A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in
				accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include procedures relative
				to opening, counting, and recording contents of bill validator boxes, kiosks,
				and determination of gross revenue deduction that include, at a minimum, the
				following provisions:
(1) At least
			 once every seven days, a gaming licensee shall coordinate the removal of the
			 bill validator boxes from all kiosks and the insertion of empty, replacement
			 bill validator boxes into the kiosks (the bill validator drop).
(2) Prior to the bill validator drop, a
			 gaming accounting supervisor shall count the number of empty bill validator
			 boxes to be exchanged as part of the bill validator drop and confirm, in
			 writing on a bill validator drop form, that the count equals the number of
			 boxes scheduled to be collected. Prior to the drop, the form shall include at a
			 minimum:
(a) The date;
(b) The kiosk number(s) or
			 location(s);
(c) The number of
			 boxes to be dropped; and
(d) The
			 signature of the accounting supervisor.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.51 - Accounting Controls for Gaming Voucher Redemption Kiosks

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A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in
				accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include provisions governing
				a computerized gaming voucher system for the redemption of gaming vouchers that
				comports with
				205 CMR
				143.00:
Gaming Devices and Electronic Gaming
				Equipment
and for the reconciliation of the contents of the redemption
				kiosks.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.52 - Slot Machines and Bill Changers; Coin and Token Containers; Slot Cash Storage Boxes; Entry Authorization Logs

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A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in
				accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include procedures relative
				to slot machines and bill changers that include, at a minimum, provisions to
				ensure that all gaming devices and electronic gaming equipment in the gaming
				establishment comport with
				205 CMR
				143.00:
Gaming Devices and Electronic Gaming
				Equipment.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.53 - Progressive Slot Machines

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If a gaming licensee offers one or more progressive jackpots
				that increase in value as the machine is played based upon a set rate of
				progression and awarded when a player achieves a specific game outcome, the
				system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include policies and
				protocols as provided by
				205
				CMR 143.02:
Progressive Gaming
				Devices.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.54 - Linked Slot Machines Interconnected in More than One Gaming Establishment; Slot System Operator; Computer Monitor

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Prior to participation by a gaming licensee in a multi-casino
				progressive slot system, the gaming licensee shall submit a system of internal
				controls in accordance with
				205 CMR
				138.02 specifying the manner in which the
				participating gaming licensees and slot system operators will satisfy the
				provisions of
				205 CMR
				143.02:
Progressive Gaming
				Devices.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.55 - Inspection of Slot Machine Jackpots

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205 CMR
				138.02 shall include policies and procedures
				governing the inspection of slot machines and electronic gaming devices
				including, at a minimum, the following provisions:
(1) For all slot machine and other electronic
			 gaming device jackpots over $75,000 in cash, merchandise, or cash equivalent
			 value, or any jackpot where there is evidence of a malfunction, the gaming
			 licensee shall notify the IEB that a jackpot has been registered and permit the
			 IEB to inspect any slot machine, progressive equipment or related equipment;
			 and
(2) Policies with respect to
			 the payment of jackpots if an inspection is pending, but not yet completed, or
			 an inspection is performed and the results are such that the jackpot may have
			 been the result of an impropriety.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.56 - Attendant Paid Jackpots and Credit Meter Payouts

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205 CMR
				138.02 shall include policies and procedures
				governing the payment of jackpots and credit meter payouts if and when the
				payment is not automatically disbursed from a slot machine or electronic gaming
				device in the form of a gaming voucher. Such procedure shall at a minimum
				address the provisions of
				205 CMR 143.01(l)(n)
				 and, if the gaming licensee elects to do so,
				incorporate provisions outlining the process to be followed for the aggregate
				reporting of slot machine winnings as allowed by
				26
				CFR §
									1.6041-10(g).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.57 - Slot Machine Tournaments and Promotional Events within the Gaming Area

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(1) Slot machine tournaments may not be
			 played with cash, value chips, plaques, gaming vouchers or other cash
			 equivalents.
(2) A gaming licensee
			 may charge an entry fee to participate in a slot machine tournament. A gaming
			 licensee that charges an entry fee shall submit an acknowledgment of the total
			 fees collected to the IEB by 10:00 A.M. on the day following the conclusion of
			 the tournament.
(3) A system of
			 internal controls submitted in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 138.02, which shall be maintained by the
			 gaming licensee, shall set forth a process that provides for submission of a
			 written notice to the Bureau at least five business days prior to the
			 commencement of a slot machine tournament, which shall include, at a minimum,
			 the following:
(a) A general description of
			 how the slot machine tournament will be conducted and a copy of the rules
			 governing play;
(b) The dates and
			 times that the tournament will be conducted;
(c) Participation eligibility requirements
			 including:
1. Who is eligible to
			 participate;
2. The minimum and
			 maximum number of participants; and
3. Entry fees charged.
(d) The criteria used to determine the
			 winners;
(e) The monetary amount or
			 description of the prizes to be awarded;
(f) The details of when and how the prizes
			 will be awarded;
(g) The asset and
			 gaming floor plan location numbers of the slot machines that will be used to
			 conduct the slot machine tournament; and
(h) How the slot machine tournament area will
			 be segregated from patrons who are not participating in the slot machine
			 tournament.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.58 - Alternate Forms of Jackpot Payments

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205 CMR
				138.02 shall include provisions governing the
				offer and payment of alternate forms of jackpots to include, but not be limited
				to:
(1) If the jackpot is in the form
			 of an annuity or other non-cash instrument, the terms and conditions on which
			 that jackpot will be authorized, awarded and accounted for, including for any
			 annuity jackpot a provision ensuring that, except as otherwise directed by the
			 recipient, any remaining payments will be paid to the recipient's estate after
			 the recipient's death;
(2) If the
			 jackpot is in the form of merchandise, the terms and conditions on which that
			 jackpot will be authorized, awarded and accounted for; and
(3) That appropriate tax forms are
			 completed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.59 - Procedure for Filling Payout Reserve Containers of Slot Machines and Hopper Storage Areas

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205 CMR
				138.02 shall include procedures for filling
				payout reserve containers of slot machines and hopper storage areas, if
				utilized.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.60 - Procedure Governing the Removal of Coin, Slot Tokens and Slugs from a Slot Machine Hopper

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If a gaming licensee slot machines at the gaming establishment
				that accept coins, the system of internal controls submitted by a gaming
				licensee in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include procedures governing
				removal of coin, slot tokens, and slugs from a slot machine
				hopper.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.61 - Slot Accounting Requirements; Electronic Table Games Which Accept Gaming Vouchers or Coupons Redeemed by Gaming Voucher System

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include slot accounting
				procedures designed to ensure that the gaming licensee's slot activities are
				accurately and timely recorded and reported. Specifically, the policies and
				procedures, which shall comport with
				205
				CMR 143.03:
On-line Monitoring and
				Control Systems (MCS) and Validation System
, shall include, but not be
				limited to:
(1) Identification of the
			 specific types of gaming devices from which the revenue is considered slot
			 revenue for reporting purposes.
(2)
			 The specific reports, by content and frequency, generated by the licensee's
			 automated slot monitoring system, including the distribution thereof and the
			 controls in place to maintain the integrity of the information contained
			 therein.
(3) The specific
			 procedures utilized by the accounting department to review reports generated by
			 the slot monitoring system and compare the information contained therein to
			 supporting documents to include, but not be limited to:
(a) Records of currency, coupons and gaming
			 vouchers inserted for credit;
(b)
			 Records of wagering activities from account based wagering reports;
(c) Records of wagering activities from
			 electronic fund sources;
(d)
			 Records of fills;
(e) Records of
			 jackpot and credit meter payouts;
(f) Records of voucher payouts;
(g) The contents, as counted, of slot cash
			 storage boxes;
(h) Variances
			 reported in the slot cash storage box count process;
(i) Such other documents that support the
			 reported activity of a slot machine or other electronic gaming
			 device.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.62 - Payment of Table Game Progressive Payout Wagers; Supplemental Wagers Not Paid from the Table Inventory

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If a gaming licensee offers, at its table games, one or more
				progressive jackpots that increase in value as the game is played based upon a
				set rate of progression and the jackpot is awarded to a patron when a specific
				result or outcome is achieved, the system of internal controls submitted by a
				gaming licensee in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall also include policies and
				protocols as provided by
				205
				CMR 143.02:
Progressive Gaming
				Devices
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.63 - Slot Machines and Other Electronic Gaming Devices; Authorized Locations; Movements

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include provisions governing
				the movement and placement of electronic gaming devices, including Sports
				Wagering Kiosks, that, at a minimum, comport with
				205 CMR
				145.00:
Possession of Slot Machines and
				Electronic Gaming Devices
. Such provisions shall at a minimum ensure
				that:
(1) All drop boxes, bill
			 validator stackers, ticket vouchers, printer paper, tokens and revenue are
			 removed from an electronic gaming device prior to removal from the gaming area
			 or Sports Wagering Area; and
(2)
			 All security locks and slot seals affixed pursuant to
			 205
			 CMR 144.03(2)(b)  are
			 removed from an electronic gaming device in a secure location within the gaming
			 establishment prior to shipment from the gaming establishment.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.64 - Accounting Controls for Chippersons and Chips

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with 205 CMR shall include policies and procedures governing the
				processes of fills and credits. At a minimum, such policies and procedures
				shall:
(a) Identify the department(s)
			 and individual(s) responsible for performing the duties of fills and credits,
			 including:
1. The steps involved in the
			 processes of both fills and credits;
2. Whether the processes will be performed
			 manually or electronically; and
3.
			 Signatures of the department(s) and individual(s) performing the fills and
			 credits.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.66 - Master Lists of Approved Table Games, Movements of Gaming Equipment; Amendments of Operation Certificates upon Filing Updated Master List

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include provisions relative
				to the movements of gaming equipment that incorporate, at a minimum, the
				following provisions:
(1) In order to
			 conduct gaming or simulcast wagering, each gaming licensee shall file with the
			 IEB office in the gaming establishment comprehensive lists of the table games
			 in its gaming establishment (the Table Games Master List), if any.
(2) At a minimum, each Table Game Master List
			 shall contain the following information:
(a)
			 The date on which the list was prepared;
(b) A description of each table by:
1. Type of authorized game;
2. Location number; and
3. Serial and table number; and
(c) Such other information as the
			 commission may require.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.67 - Employee Signatures

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall include provisions relative
				to signatures required in accordance with the internal controls and 205 CMR in
				general that incorporate the following provisions:
(1) Signatures shall, at a minimum, comply
			 with either of the following requirements:
(a)
			 If written, they shall be the signer's first initial, last name, and legible
			 credential number, written by the signer, and be immediately adjacent to or
			 above the title of the signer; or
(b) If electronic, they shall be the
			 employee's name and identification number or other computer identification code
			 issued to the employee by the gaming licensee, if the document to be signed is
			 authorized to be generated by computer; and
(c) They shall signify that the signer has
			 personally prepared forms, records, and documents, and/or authorized, observed,
			 and/or participated in a transaction to a sufficient extent to attest to the
			 accuracy of the information recorded thereon, in conformity with the internal
			 controls.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.68 - Expiration of Gaming-related Obligations Owed to Patrons; Payment to the Gaming Revenue Fund

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(1) The system of
			 internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.02 shall include provisions governing
			 the expiration of gaming-related obligations, and unclaimed cash and prizes
			 that provide, at a minimum, that:
(a) Any
			 money that is owed to a patron by a gaming licensee as a result of a gaming
			 transaction must be claimed within one year of the date of the gaming
			 transaction or the obligation of the gaming licensee to pay the patron will
			 expire. Upon expiration of the obligation, the involved funds must be
			 transferred to the Gaming Revenue Fund in accordance with M.G.L. c. 23K,
			 §§53 and 59. In calculating the one year period referenced
			 in205 CMR 138.68(1)
			  and in M.G.L. c. 23K, § 53, any period
			 of time for which the gaming establishment was not in operation shall be
			 excluded;
(b) Any unsecured funds
			 that did not register on a slot machine' s coin-in meter, as described in
			 205
			 CMR 138.33(7), must be
			 claimed by the owner within one year of the date the funds are located or the
			 obligation of the gaming licensee to pay the patron will expire. Provided,
			 verification procedures designed to prevent fraudulent claims shall be included
			 in the provision. Upon expiration of the obligation, the cash or equivalent
			 cash value of the subject funds shall be transferred to the Gaming Revenue Fund
			 in accordance with M.G.L. c. 23K, §§ 53 and 59. In calculating the
			 one year period referenced in
			 205
			 CMR 138.68(1)  and in M.G.L.
			 c. 23K, § 53, any period of time for which the gaming establishment was
			 not in operation shall be excluded; and
(c) A gaming licensee shall maintain a record
			 of all unclaimed cash and prizes and gaming-related obligations that have
			 expired.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.69 - Entertainment, Filming or Photography within the Gaming Area

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(1) No entertainment, filming or photography
			 shall be offered or conducted within the gaming area, or shall be significantly
			 visible or audible from or in the gaming area, unless the gaming licensee files
			 a written notice with the IEB, at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of
			 such entertainment, filming or photography, which notice shall include, at a
			 minimum, the following information:
(a) The
			 date and time of the scheduled entertainment, filming or photography;
(b) A detailed description of the type of
			 entertainment, filming or photography to be offered;
(c) The number of persons involved in the
			 entertainment, filming or photography;
(d) The exact location of the entertainment,
			 filming or photography in the gaming area;
(e) A description of any additional security
			 measures that will be implemented as a result of the entertainment, filming or
			 photography; and
(f) A
			 certification from the supervisors of the gaming licensee's security, gaming
			 operations, and surveillance departments that the proposed entertainment,
			 filming or photography will not adversely affect the security and integrity of
			 gaming operations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.70 - Technical Standards for Count Room Equipment

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The system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee
				in accordance with
				205
				CMR 138.02 shall identify all equipment used
				in the counting process of the contents of drop boxes, slot cash storage boxes,
				slot drop buckets, and slot drop boxes that include, at a minimum, the
				provisions in
				205
				CMR 138.70(1) through
				(3):
(1) A detailed description of the design and
			 use of the computer equipment and any communication interfaces related to the
			 counting process;
(2) Names of all
			 revenue files and who has access and what type of access they have to these
			 files; and
(3) Procedures for
			 controlling changes to computer equipment, communication interfaces,
			 configuration, and software which provide for, at a minimum, written or
			 electronic notification in accordance with 205 CMR.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.71 - Table Game Tournaments and Promotional Events within the Gaming Area

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(1) A gaming licensee may conduct a gaming
			 tournament for any table game authorized by the Commission pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 147.00:
Uniform Standards of Rules of the
			 Games.
(2) A system of
			 internal controls submitted in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.02, which shall be maintained by the
			 gaming licensee, shall set forth a process that provides for submission of a
			 written notice to the Bureau at least five business days prior to the
			 commencement of a gaming tournament, which shall include, at a minimum, the
			 following:
(a) The date(s), time(s), and
			 location(s) of the scheduled gaming tournament;
(b) The number of participants
			 expected;
(c) The game
			 type;
(d) Rules concerning
			 tournament play and participation;
(e) The prize structure;
(f) Dealer tips determined in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.34, if applicable;
(g) Participant registration
			 procedures;
(h) The methodology for
			 determining winners;
(i) The
			 equipment to be used;
(j) Forms
			 utilized in connection with the tournament;
(k) A description of security and
			 surveillance measures that will be implemented for the gaming
			 tournament;
(l) A certification from
			 the supervisors of the gaming licensee's security, gaming operations, and
			 surveillance departments that the proposed gaming tournament will not adversely
			 affect the security and integrity of gaming operations;
(m) A certification from the gaming
			 establishment controller or designee that he or she has reviewed the rules for
			 the tournament in regard to gaming tournament revenue reporting and certified
			 conformance with
			 205
			 CMR 140.02(2)(c);
			 and
(n) A certification from a
			 holder of a key gaming employee license that the tournament will be conducted
			 in accordance with the tournament rules developed pursuant to 205 CMR
			 138.71(2).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 138.00 - Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Gaming › Section 138.73 - Personally Identifiable Information and Confidential Information Security

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(1) Any Confidential Information and
			 Personally Identifiable Information obtained and maintained with respect to a
			 patron, shall be obtained and maintained in compliance with the privacy
			 regulations and standards observed by the Commission, including the application
			 of M.G.L. c. 93H,
			 201 CMR
			 17.00:
Standards for the Protection of
			 Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth
, and any other
			 applicable law, regulation or court order for the protection of Personally
			 Identifiable Information or Confidential Information for any patron regardless
			 of residency.
(2) A system of
			 internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 138.02 shall include procedures for the
			 security and sharing of Personally Identifiable Information and Confidential
			 Information, including:
(a) The designation
			 and identification of one or more employees having primary responsibility for
			 the design, implementation and ongoing evaluation of such procedures and
			 practices;
(b) The procedures to be
			 used to determine the nature and scope of all information collected, the
			 locations in which such information is stored, and the storage devices on which
			 such information may be recorded for purposes of storage or transfer;
(c) The measures to be utilized to protect
			 information from unauthorized access; and
(d) The procedures to be used in the event
			 the gaming licensee determines that a Data Breach has occurred, including
			 required notification to the Commission or any other person or
			 entity.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 139.00 - Continuing disclosure and reporting obligations of gaming licensees › Section 139.01 - Access to Premises and Production of Records

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The commission shall have access to, and may inspect the
				premises of the gaming establishment and/or request the production of records
				of the gaming licensee in accordance with 205 CMR 142.00:
Regulatory
				Monitoring and Inspections
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 139.00 - Continuing disclosure and reporting obligations of gaming licensees › Section 139.02 - Non-disclosure Agreements

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All documents submitted by a gaming licensee or obtained by the
				commission in accordance with 205 CMR 139.00 shall be deemed to have been
				submitted pursuant to a gaming related investigation to ensure compliance with
				M.G.L. c. 23K and 205 CMR, adherence to the principles articulated in M.G.L. c.
				23K, § 1, and/or to ensure the ongoing suitability of gaming licensees in
				Massachusetts. Accordingly, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, § 21(a)(7) any
				information or reports, or parts thereof, that are required to be filed or
				otherwise submitted to or obtained by the commission, the IEB, or their
				respective agents, in accordance with 205 CMR 139.00 that contain material or
				information that the gaming licensee considers a trade secret or believes would
				be detrimental to the gaming licensee if it were made public may be identified
				as confidential by the gaming licensee. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K or 205 CMR
				139.00 the gaming licensee may request that the commission enter into a written
				nondisclosure agreement under the terms of which the commission agrees not to
				release the specified material or information publicly, in response to a
				request for public records or otherwise, and will assert the statutory
				exemption, M.G.L. c. 4, §7(26)(a), and/or any other applicable exemptions,
				and withhold the applicable materials in response to any request for such
				record or information. The agreement may provide for coverage for specific
				materials or information, or categories of materials or information, which will
				be, or are likely to be, submitted to or obtained by the commission on more
				than one occasion. A request for a non-disclosure agreement shall be on a form
				provided by the commission. Upon review of the gaming licensee's request, the
				commission may execute such an agreement in its discretion. In
lieu
of withholding a record in its entirety, the gaming
				licensee and the commission may agree that the material or information be
				publicly released in a redacted form, an aggregated fashion, or in other agreed
				upon manner. Nothing contained in 205 CMR 139.02, nor in an executed
				non-disclosure agreement, shall be construed so as to prevent the commission
				from making use of any information or material as part of an investigation,
				disciplinary matter, or otherwise as deemed necessary by the
				commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 139.00 - Continuing disclosure and reporting obligations of gaming licensees › Section 139.04 - Reports and Information to Be Filed with the Commission

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The following reports and information shall be filed with the
				commission, or its designee, in the manner and time provided:
(1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, §
			 21(a)(12), a detailed annual, and at other times as directed by the commission,
			 statistical report on the number, job titles, benefits, race, gender, veteran
			 status, and salaries of employees hired and retained in employment at the
			 gaming establishment.
(2) Pursuant
			 to M.G.L. c. 23K, § 21(a)(23), on a quarterly basis, a detailed
			 statistical report, on the number, gender, race, and veteran status of
			 individuals hired to perform labor as part of the construction of the gaming
			 establishment. For purposes of
			 205 CMR
			 139.04(2), the term
			 "construction" shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, include
			 all major stages of design and construction; including all permitting and
			 approvals, design deliverables, site preparation, foundation, structure,
			 plumbing, electrical, mechanical, exterior finish and fenestration, long lead
			 items, insulation, interior finish and furnishings and landscaping, building
			 commissioning and commissioning of gaming equipment and information technology
			 systems; and shall further include the initial and subsequent periods in which
			 any structures upon a licensee's gaming establishment are altered, converted,
			 fitted out, commissioned, renovated, repaired, maintained, demolished,
			 decommissioned, or dismantled by through utilization of net gaming revenue in
			 accordance with the capital expenditure plan under 205 CMR 139.09.
(3) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, §
			 21(a)(24) and 205 CMR 135.00:
Monitoring of Project Construction and
			 Licensee Requirements
, a detailed annual, and at other times as
			 directed by the commission, statistical report on the total dollar amounts
			 contracted with and actually paid to minority business enterprises, women
			 business enterprises and veteran business enterprises in:
(a) Design contracts;
(b) Construction contracts (as the term
			 "construction" is defined in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 139.04(2) ); and
(c) Contracts for every good and service
			 procured by the gaming establishment.
The annual statistical report shall also identify the amounts
				so contracted as a percentage of the total dollar amounts contracted with and
				actually paid to all firms.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 139.00 - Continuing disclosure and reporting obligations of gaming licensees › Section 139.06 - Quarterly Report

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(1) On a quarterly
			 basis, the gaming licensee shall create a report that provides a continuing
			 view of the gaming licensee's financial position including key performance
			 measures, narrative commentary on operating results, and where applicable, the
			 capital reserve account contributions made in accordance with the plan
			 submitted pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 139.09. The quarterly report shall be
			 attested to by any two of the following: the Chief Executive Officer, Chief
			 Gaming Executive, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Financial Director,
			 Controller, or their functional equivalent.
(2) The quarterly report required in
			 accordance with 205 CMR 139.06(1) shall be accompanied by a statement attested
			 to by the gaming licensee's Chief Financial Officer, or their functional
			 equivalent, that the gaming licensee satisfies the following:
(a) It has maintained for the previous
			 quarter, and has the ability to maintain for the upcoming quarter, a gaming
			 bankroll or equivalent provisions adequate to pay winning wagers to gaming
			 patrons when due.
(b) It has paid
			 in the previous quarter and has the ability to pay when due all local, state
			 and federal taxes, including the tax on gross gaming revenues imposed by M.G.L.
			 c. 23K, § 55 and any fees imposed under M.G.L. c. 23K or 205
			 CMR.
(c) It has the ability to make
			 annual capital expenditures to its gaming establishment in a minimum aggregate
			 amount equal to 3.5% of the net gaming revenues derived from the establishment
			 or in accordance with a multi-year capital expenditure plan approved by the
			 commission pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, § 21(a)(4) and
			 205 CMR
			 139.09.
(d) It has the ability to pay, exchange,
			 refinance or extend debts, including long-term and short-term principal and
			 interest and capital lease obligations, which will mature or otherwise come due
			 and payable during the license term, or to otherwise manage such debts and any
			 default with respect to such debts.