Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 251.00 - Sports Wagering Operation Certificate › Section 251.01 - Issuance and Posting of Operation Certificate

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Before a Sports Wagering Operator may
			 conduct Sports Wagering, other than for testing purposes in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 251.02, a Sports Wagering Operator must
			 request and obtain from the Commission an Operation Certificate. The Operation
			 Certificate shall not issue until the Commission has conducted all reviews,
			 including, for Category 1 Sports Wagering Operators and Category 2 Sports
			 Wagering Operators, on-site tests and inspections required in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 251.00 or otherwise deemed necessary by the
			 Commission. The Commission may authorize a designee to issue a conditional
			 Operation Certificate, subject to ratification by the full Commission,
			 subsequent to a successful test period in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 251.02 and satisfaction of any other
			 outstanding condition.
(2) The
			 Operation Certificate shall be in the form prescribed by the Commission and
			 shall be conspicuously posted within a Category 1 or Category 2 Sports Wagering
			 Facility, or prominently displayed on a Category 3 Sports Wagering website or
			 mobile application.
(3) An
			 Operation Certificate shall not issue unless the Sports Wagering Operator has
			 demonstrated to the Commission that it has complied with all requirements of
			 M.G.L. c. 23N, 205 CMR, and all applicable laws. Such compliance includes, but
			 is not limited to:
(a) Approval of its system
			 of internal controls including implementation of all approved policies and
			 procedures required;
(b) Provision
			 of a current list of all Sports Wagering employees, Sports wagering Vendors,
			 and Non-Sports Wagering Vendors;
(c) For a Category 1 or Category 2 Sports
			 Wagering Licensee, the Sports Wagering facility has been built and is of a
			 superior quality and complies with any applicable conditions of
			 licensure;
(d) For a Category 1 or
			 Category 2 Sports Wagering Licensee, a copy of an emergency response plan that
			 includes, but is not limited to, the elements listed in
			 205
			 CMR 151.01(3)(g), and which
			 is filed with the Commission and with fire department and police department of
			 the Host Community; or an update to such plan already filed pursuant to
			 205
			 CMR 151.01;
(e) For a Category 1 or Category 2 Sports
			 Wagering Licensee, a copy of the certificate of occupancy issued by a building
			 commissioner or inspector of buildings of the Host Community in accordance with
			 780 CMR
			 111.00:
Certificate of Occupancy
that
			 includes an approval under 521 CMR:
Architectural Access
			 Board
, indicating the necessary use and occupancy to operate the
			 Sports Wagering Facility; as well as copies of any other permits required to be
			 issued by the Host Community prior to the opening of a like facility; and
(f) Compliance with any other
			 condition imposed by the Commission to secure the objectives of M.G.L. c. 23N
			 and 205 CMR.