Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 133.00 - Voluntary self-exclusion › Section 133.02 - Placement on the Self-exclusion List

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) An
			 individual whose name is placed on the voluntary self-exclusion list shall be
			 prohibited from entering the gaming area of a gaming establishment or any area
			 in which pari-mutuel or simulcasting wagers are placed for the duration of the
			 exclusion period, and shall not collect any winnings or recover any losses
			 resulting from any gaming activity at a gaming establishment. Provided,
			 however, that an employee of a gaming licensee or vendor who is licensed or
			 registered as a key gaming employee, gaming employee, or gaming service
			 employee in accordance with
			 205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
			 and Representatives, and Labor Organizations
and who is on the
			 voluntary self-exclusion list may be in the gaming area of a gaming
			 establishment or an area in which pari-mutuel or simulcasting wagers are placed
			 solely for purposes of performing their job functions.
(2) An individual may request to have their
			 name placed on the voluntary self-exclusion list by completing the application
			 and procedure outlined in 205 CMR 133.02. Applications shall be submitted in a
			 format approved by the commission and shall be available on the commission's
			 website and at designated locations on and off the premises of the gaming
			 establishments as determined by the commission.
(3) An application for placement on the
			 voluntary self-exclusion list may only be accepted, and an intake performed, by
			 an available designated agent. An individual may only become a designated agent
			 by successfully completing a course of training approved and administered by
			 the commission or its designee. The course of training shall include, at a
			 minimum, instruction on completion of the application, instruction on
			 maintaining confidentiality of personal protected information, information
			 relative to problem gambling and resources, and an understanding of
			 205 CMR
			 133.00. A designated agent is any individual
			 authorized by the commission for the purpose of administering the voluntary
			 self-exclusion program including, but not limited to, a GameSense advisor; a
			 health or mental health professional; or an employee of a gaming licensee, the
			 commission, or other government entity. The commission may refuse to offer
			 training to any individual whose service as a designated agent it determines
			 would be contrary to the aims of
			 205 CMR
			 133.00.
(4) Upon submission of an application, a
			 designated agent shall review with the applicant the contents and statements
			 contained in the application, as provided by
			 205 CMR
			 133.03. If the application is complete, the
			 designated agent shall sign the application indicating that the review has been
			 performed and the application has been accepted.
(5) A designated agent may not sign an
			 application if
(a) any required information is
			 not provided; or
(b) they are of
			 the belief that the applicant is not capable of understanding the
			 responsibilities and consequences of being placed on the self-exclusion
			 list.