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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.14 - Administrative Closure of Applications for Registration or Licensure

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) All applicants for a Key Gaming Employee
			 License, a Gaming Employee License, a Gaming Vendor License, a Gaming Service
			 Employee Registration or a Non-gaming Vendor Registration shall promptly
			 respond to any request for information from the Division of Licensing and/or
			 the Bureau. This obligation is in addition to the continuing duty set forth in
			 205 CMR
			 134.18(1).
(2) Failure of an applicant for a Key Gaming
			 Employee License, a Gaming Employee License, or a Gaming Service Employee
			 Registration to respond to a request for information from the Division of
			 Licensing and/or the Bureau within 14 days of the request may result in the
			 administrative closure of the application for registration or licensure and the
			 corresponding administrative revocation of a registration or temporary license,
			 if applicable.
(3) Failure of an
			 applicant for a Gaming Vendor License or a Non-gaming Vendor Registration to
			 respond to a request for information from the Division of Licensing and/or the
			 Bureau within 21 days of the request may result in the administrative closure
			 of that license application or registration and the corresponding
			 administrative revocation of a registration or temporary license, if
			 applicable.
(4) In the event that
			 an application for registration or licensure is administratively closed for
			 failure to provide requested information or to comply with the obligations set
			 forth in either 205 CMR 134.14 or
			 205 CMR
			 134.18(1), the Division of
			 Licensing or the Bureau will notify the applicant of the determination in
			 writing and will identify the specific deficiencies in the application that
			 served as the basis for the closure. Once an application for registration or
			 licensure has been administratively closed, the applicant is required to submit
			 a new application in order to be considered for licensure or registration. In
			 that event, the applicant shall submit a complete application including all
			 outstanding information as previously detailed by the Division of Licensing or
			 the Bureau. The submission of outstanding information is not a guarantee of
			 licensure/registration, but is a prerequisite for the application to be deemed
			 administratively complete.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.15 - Fees

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(1) The following nonrefundable initial fees
			 shall be paid at the time of application for licensure, registration, or
			 renewal:
(a)
Key Gaming
			 Employee
. Initial fee: $1000.00, submitted with the application.
			 The applicant shall be billed for the efforts of the Commission and the Bureau
			 on matters directly related to the applicant that exceed the initial fee at
			 hourly rates to be set by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, §
			 30(i), including payment for all unusual or out of pocket expenses incurred by
			 the Commission. Timely Renewal fee: $1000.00.
(b)
Gaming Employee
.
			 Initial fee: $300.00; Renewal fee: $300.00.
(c)
Gaming Service
			 Employee
. Initial fee: $75.00; Renewal fee: $75.00.
(d)
Gaming
			 Vendor-primary
. Initial fee: $15,000.00, submitted with the
			 application. The applicant shall be billed for the efforts of the Commission
			 and the Bureau on matters directly related to the applicant that exceed the
			 initial fee at hourly rates to be set by the Commission pursuant M.G.L. c. 23K,
			 § 30(i), including payment for all unusual or out of pocket expenses
			 incurred by the Commission. Timely Renewal fee: $15,000.00.
(e)
Gaming
			 Vendor-secondary
. Initial fee: $5,000.00; Renewal fee:
			 $5,000.00.
(f)
Gaming
			 Vendor-qualifier
. No individual fee. The fee shall be included as
			 part of the application fee for the Gaming vendor. Any additional fees,
			 resulting from the investigation of a gaming vendor qualifier, shall be
			 assessed to the gaming vendor in accordance with 205 CMR 134.15(2).
(g)
Non-gaming
			 Vendor
. Initial fee: $100.00; Renewal fee: $100.00.
(h)
Labor
			 Organization
. Initial fee: $200.00; Renewal fee:
			 $200.00.
(i)
Replacement/Name or Address Changes
. $10.00.
(j)
Late Fee
, a 10%
			 late fee will be assessed to the initial application fee if a renewal
			 application is not received by the commission by the due
			 date.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.16 - Term of Licenses

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(1) Licenses and
			 registrations issued in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 134.00 shall be valid for the following terms:
(a)
Key Gaming
			 Employees
. Key Gaming employee licenses shall be for an initial
			 term of five years. The initial term of a key gaming employee license shall
			 expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth anniversary
			 of the issuance date. Key gaming employee license renewals shall be for a term
			 of three years.
(b)
Gaming Employees
. Gaming employee licenses shall be
			 for an initial term of five years. The initial term of a gaming employee
			 license shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth
			 anniversary of the issuance date. Gaming employee license renewals shall be for
			 a term of three years.
(c)
Gaming Service Employees
. Gaming service employee
			 registrations shall be for an initial term of five years. The initial term of a
			 Gaming service employee registration shall expire and be renewable on the last
			 day of the month on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. Gaming service
			 employee registration renewals shall be for a term of five years.
(d)
Gaming Vendors and Gaming
			 Vendor Qualifiers
. Gaming vendor licenses and gaming vendor
			 qualifier licenses shall be for an initial term of three years. The initial
			 term of a Gaming vendor license and gaming vendor qualifier license shall
			 expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the third anniversary
			 of the issuance date. Gaming vendor license and gaming vendor qualifier license
			 renewals shall be for a term of three years.
(e)
Non-gaming
			 Vendors
. Non-gaming vendor registration shall be for an initial
			 term of five years. The initial term of a Non-gaming vendor license shall
			 expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth anniversary
			 of the issuance date. Non-gaming vendor registration renewals shall be for a
			 term of three years.
(f)
Labor Organizations
. Labor organization registrations
			 shall be for an initial term of one year. The initial term of a Labor
			 organization registration shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the
			 month on the first anniversary of the issuance date.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.17 - Renewals

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(1) At a minimum of 150 days prior to
			 expiration, each Key gaming employee licensee, gaming employee licensee, gaming
			 vendor licensee, and gaming vendor qualifier licensee shall submit a new and
			 updated application in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 134.08.
(2) At a minimum of 30 days prior to
			 expiration, each gaming service employee registrant and non-gaming vendor
			 registrant shall submit a new and updated application in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 134.08.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 licensee or registrant to ensure that their license or registration is
			 current.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.18 - Duties of Applicants and Licensees

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(1)
			 All applicants, licensees, and registrants shall have the continuing duty to
			 provide any assistance or information required by the commission or the Bureau
			 and to cooperate in any inquiry or investigation conducted by the commission or
			 the Bureau. Refusal to answer or produce information, evidence or testimony by
			 an applicant, licensee, or registrant may result in denial of the application
			 or suspension or revocation of the license or registration.
(2) No applicant, licensee, registrant shall
			 willfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading
			 information to, the commission or the Bureau. If the commission or Bureau
			 determines that an applicant, or a close associate of an applicant, has
			 willfully provided false or misleading information, such applicant shall not be
			 eligible to receive a license or registration under
			 205 CMR 134.00. Any licensee
			 or registrant who willfully provides false or misleading information shall have
			 its license conditioned, suspended or revoked by the commission.
(3)
Notification of Changes by
			 Employees
. Each key gaming employee applicant or licensee, gaming
			 employee applicant or licensee, and gaming service employee registrant shall
			 have a continuing duty to notify and update the commission, in writing, within
			 ten days of the occurrence of the following:
(a) Any denial, suspension or revocation by a
			 government agency in any jurisdiction of a license, registration,
			 certification, permit or approval held by or applied for by the
			 individual;
(b) Any discipline
			 imposed upon the individual by a government agency in any
			 jurisdiction;
(c) Any arrest,
			 indictment, charge or criminal conviction of the individual in any
			 jurisdiction;
(d) Any reports,
			 complaints or allegations of which the individual is or should be aware
			 involving conduct of that individual that could lead to potential criminal
			 charges, including but not limited to allegations of theft or embezzlement;
			 and
(e) Any exclusion or barring of
			 the individual from any casino, gaming establishment or gambling/gaming related
			 entity in any jurisdiction.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.19 - Disciplinary Action

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(1)
Grounds for Disciplinary Action
. Any employee or
			 vendor license or registration issued under
			 205 CMR 134.00 may be
			 conditioned, suspended, or revoked, or a civil administrative penalty assessed,
			 if the Bureau finds that a licensee or registrant has:
(a) been arrested or convicted of a crime
			 while employed by a gaming establishment and failed to report the charges or
			 the conviction to the commission;
(b) failed to comply with M.G.L. c. 23K,
			 § 13; or
(c) failed to comply
			 with any provision of M.G.L. c. 23K or 205 CMR pertaining to licensees and
			 registrants, including failure to act in conformance with an applicable
			 provision of the gaming licensee's system of internal controls approved in
			 accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 138.02.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 134.00 - Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor Organizations › Section 134.20 - Application Following Denial or Revocation

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No individual who has been denied a license or registration or
				has had their license or registration revoked pursuant to
				205 CMR 134.00 may reapply
				for the same license or registration prior to two years from the date of denial
				or revocation. If an individual has appealed the denial or revocation of their
				license or registration, the two year period shall begin to run from the date
				that the denial or revocation is affirmed pursuant to
				205 CMR 101.00:
M.G.L. c. 23k Adjudicatory Proceedings
or otherwise pursuant
				to M.G.L. c. 30A.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 135.00 - Monitoring of project construction and licensee requirements › Section 135.01 - Definitions

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Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
. A
				minority owned business that has been certified by either the Massachusetts
				Supplier Diversity Office, the Greater New England Minority Supplier
				Development Council, or both.
Project
. The gaming establishment as
				approved by the commission and defined in the gaming license awarded by the
				commission. For purposes of 205 CMR 135.00, Project may also include such
				off-site infrastructure necessary for the operation of the gaming establishment
				as required by the commission.
Small Business
. An entity, including
				all of its affiliates combined that:
(a) Has its principal place of business in
				Massachusetts;
(b) Employs a combined total at all locations of 50 or fewer
				full-time employees;
(c) Has been in business at least one year; and
(d) Has gross revenues of $15 million or less based on a
				three-year average, and meets all legal obligations for tax status and required
				registration in the Commonwealth.
Veteran's Business Enterprise (VBE)
. A
				Veteran Business Enterprise shall have the same meaning as the term
				"Veteran-owned small business concern" as defined by
				38
				CFR 74.1, whose status can be verified by
				Vendor Information Pages on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of
				Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization website or by the Licensing
				Division of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
Veteran's Business
				Enterprise
is inclusive of the Service-disabled veteran-owned
				business as defined in 15 USC § 632. Additionally, the term VBE shall
				include any entity certified as a VBE, as defined by M.G.L. c. 7, § 58, by
				the supplier diversity office within the operational services division pursuant
				to regulations promulgated in accordance with M.G.L. c. 7, § 61(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
				205 CMR 135.02(8)
				 and
				139.04(3),
				effective upon the issuance of an operation certificate to a gaming licensee,
				the term VBE shall only include those entities certified as such by the
				supplier diversity office, or verified with the U.S. Department of Veterans
				Affairs. (
Note
: vendors previously verified by the
				Licensing Division will continue to be recognized until the end of their
				existing contract.)
Women's Business Enterprise (WBE)
. A
				women-owned business that has been certified by either the Massachusetts
				Supplier Diversity Office, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council or
				both.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 135.00 - Monitoring of project construction and licensee requirements › Section 135.02 - Project Schedules and Reporting

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(1)
			 The commission may create guidelines under 205 CMR 135.00 to aid the commission
			 in its review and monitoring of the project. Such guidelines will be shared
			 with the licensee and may be amended as necessary by the commission.
(2) The commission shall, in accordance with
			 M.G.L. c. 23K, §§ 10 and 11 approve for each gaming licensee, a
			 project schedule for the gaming licensee's capital investment in its gaming
			 establishment and related infrastructure which includes:
(a) 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.
(b) For a Category 1 gaming establishment, a
			 timeline for commencement of the final stage of construction pursuant to M.G.L.
			 c. 23K, § 10(a); and
(c) a
			 timeline for the stage of construction at which the gaming licensee shall be
			 approved to open for business or operate a slot machine pursuant to M.G.L. c.
			 23K, §§ 10(c) and 11(a).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 135.00 - Monitoring of project construction and licensee requirements › Section 135.03 - Design Review Process

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(1) The commission
			 or its representative may participate in the design review process for the
			 design of the project. This process may run in parallel to the local, state and
			 federal review process and may include all elements of the project, including
			 but not limited to the gaming establishment and any amenities approved by the
			 commission, whether constructed together or in phases, as well as any off-site
			 improvements. The commission may participate in the following key milestones of
			 the design review process:
(a) development of
			 initial concept;
(b) development of
			 the schematic design;
(c)
			 completion of the final site plan and architectural design; and
(d) development of the construction design
			 package.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 135.00 - Monitoring of project construction and licensee requirements › Section 135.04 - Inspection of Construction and Related Records

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(1) At all times the commission or its
			 representative may physically inspect the progress of construction, subject to
			 reasonable construction site safety rules, to determine the gaming licensee's
			 compliance with the approved design, project schedule, the terms and conditions
			 of the license, M.G.L. c. 23K, or 205 CMR.
(2) The commission may request or have access
			 to, at any time, plans, specifications, submittals, contracts, financing
			 documents or other records concerning the construction of the project or
			 related infrastructure. The licensee shall provide the requested materials to
			 the commission or its representative within ten days of the commission's
			 request for such documents.
(3)
			 Following an inspection of construction pursuant to 205 CMR 135.04(1) or review
			 of records pursuant to 205 CMR 135.04(2), the commission or its representative
			 may notify the gaming licensee of any non-compliance with the terms of the
			 license, including non-compliance with an approved design or project schedule
			 pursuant to
			 205 CMR 135.02(2)
			 or (4). Upon receipt of such notification,
			 the gaming licensee shall present a plan to the commission to address such
			 non-compliance to the satisfaction of the commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 135.00 - Monitoring of project construction and licensee requirements › Section 135.05 - Certification of Final Stage of Construction: Category 1 Gaming Establishments

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(1) Pursuant to
			 M.G.L. c. 23K, § 10(a), the gaming licensee shall certify to the
			 commission that it has reached the final stage of construction as described in
			 the approved project schedule pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 135.02(2), or an approved
			 revised project schedule pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 135.02(4).
(2) Upon receipt of such certification, the
			 commission or its representative may inspect the construction pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 135.04(1), and request
			 relevant plans, contracts, financing documents or additional records pursuant
			 to
			 205 CMR
			 135.04(2).
(3) If the commission approves the gaming
			 licensee's certification pursuant to 205 CMR 135.05(1) that the gaming licensee
			 has reached the final stage of construction, it shall return to the gaming
			 licensee the deposit or release the deposit bond described in M.G.L. c. 23K,
			 § 10(a), and permit the gaming licensee to apply the deposit to the cost
			 of the final stage of construction.
(4) If the commission disapproves the gaming
			 licensee's certification pursuant to 205 CMR 135.05(1), the commission will
			 notify the gaming licensee of the reasons for such disapproval, and the gaming
			 licensee shall proceed diligently to cure the reasons for the
			 disapproval.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 135.00 - Monitoring of project construction and licensee requirements › Section 135.06 - Determination That Gaming Establishment May Open for Business

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(1) The commission may not approve a Category
			 2 gaming establishment to open for business, begin gaming operations or operate
			 a slot machine at a gaming establishment until the commission has:
(a) determined that the gaming licensee has
			 complied with the conditions in
			 205 CMR 135.00
(b) had an adequate opportunity to physically
			 inspect the completed gaming establishment and related infrastructure, as well
			 as relevant plans, contracts, or other records, to determine that the completed
			 gaming establishment and related infrastructure comply with:
1.the terms of the license;
2.M.G.L. c. 23K, and 205 CMR;
3.host and surrounding community agreements
			 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, §§ 15 and 17;
4.impacted live entertainment venue
			 agreements pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, § 17; and
5.certificates of occupancy permits and
			 approvals issued in connection with the gaming establishment.
(c) issued an operations
			 certificate for the gaming establishment pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, §
			 25.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.01 - Definitions

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As used in
				205 CMR
				136.00, the following words and phrases shall have the
				following meaning, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Moreover, the
				definitions contained in M.G.L. c. 138, § 1, to the extent to which they
				are not in conflict with
				205 CMR
				136.00 or M.G.L. c. 23K, § 2, are fully
				incorporated by reference. In the event of any definitional conflict, M.G.L. c.
				23K shall prevail followed by M.G.L. c. 138 followed by 205 CMR 136.01:
ABCC
means the Alcoholic Beverages
				Control Commission
Bottle Service
means the sale of a
				distilled spirit by the bottle, typically accompanied by the provision of
				mixers, for consumption by more than one patron within a licensed area in
				conjunction with the private use of part of a licensed area.
Complimentary
or
Free of
				Charge
means without payment of money or other form of
				monetary-like consideration
(e.g.,
gift cards, rewards
				points).
Gaming Beverage License
means a
				license issued in accordance with M.G.L. c. 23K, § 26 for the sale and
				distribution of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of a gaming
				establishment.
Gaming Beverage Licensee
means the
				gaming licensee that is issued a gaming beverage license pursuant to
				205 CMR
				136.03(4).
Jointly Responsible Person
means an
				entity licensed or registered as a vendor in accordance with
				205 CMR
				134.00:
Licensing and Registration of
				Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor
				Organizations
that operates a licensed area under agreement with the
				gaming licensee and is designated by the gaming beverage licensee pursuant to
				205 CMR
				136.04 to be responsible for the sale and
				distribution of alcoholic beverages within a particular licensed area.
Licensed Area
means a specific,
				limited and defined space within a gaming establishment wherein the sale,
				distribution, or storage of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of
				the gaming establishment is permitted pursuant to a gaming beverage license as
				determined by the commission pursuant to
				205 CMR
				136.03(4).
Manager
or
Other Principal
				Representative
means an individual who is licensed or registered
				in accordance with
				205 CMR
				134.00:
Licensing and Registration of
				Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises and Representatives, and Labor
				Organizations
who the gaming beverage licensee or jointly responsible
				person has delegated to ensure compliance with
				205 CMR
				136.00 and all terms and conditions of the gaming
				beverage license applicable in the licensed area.
Special Event
means an event for which
				the consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted by the commission in an
				area of the gaming establishment that is not a licensed area for a specific
				limited period of time.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.02 - General Provisions

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(1) No person may
			 sell or distribute alcoholic beverages to be drank on the premises of a gaming
			 establishment except as allowed by a gaming beverage license. Alcoholic
			 beverages served in a licensed area, in accordance with the terms of a gaming
			 beverage license, may be consumed in any part of the premises of the gaming
			 establishment subject to any restrictions or conditions placed on the gaming
			 beverage license in the interest of the integrity of gaming and/or public
			 health, welfare, or safety.
(2) A
			 gaming beverage licensee shall be responsible for compliance with
			 205 CMR
			 136.00 in all licensed areas and the gaming
			 establishment as a whole. A gaming beverage licensee may allow a jointly
			 responsible person to operate a licensed area but shall remain responsible for
			 compliance with
			 205 CMR
			 136.00 within the licensed area. A gaming beverage
			 licensee or jointly responsible person shall designate at least one manager or
			 other principal representative to oversee compliance with
			 205 CMR
			 136.00 and the terms of the gaming beverage license in
			 the licensed area for which they are responsible.
(3) A gaming beverage licensee shall not
			 transfer a gaming beverage license, transfer operations of a licensed area to a
			 new jointly responsible person, add a new manager or other principal
			 representative, or add, delete or materially alter the size, configuration or
			 use of a licensed area without the commission's prior written
			 approval.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.04 - Gaming Beverage License Application

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(1)
Gaming Beverage License Application
. A gaming licensee
			 may apply to the commission for a gaming beverage license or renewal of a
			 gaming beverage license by filing with the commission an application form
			 prescribed by the commission, which application form must contain at least the
			 following information:
(a) The gaming
			 licensee name and contact information;
(b) Proof of insurance in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 136.07(1);
(c) A licensed area application form as
			 specified in 205 CMR 136.04(2) for each area of the gaming establishment in
			 which the gaming licensee seeks to sell or distribute alcoholic beverages;
			 and
(d) a description of the parts
			 of the premises of the gaming establishment in which the consumption of
			 alcoholic beverages will not be allowed for purposes of ensuring the integrity
			 of gaming, the public health, welfare, or safety, or other reason.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.05 - Fees

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(1) The application fee and renewal fee for
			 the gaming beverage license application pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 136.04(1)  is
			 $15,000.
(2) The fee for an
			 application to amend a licensed area pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 136.04(2)  or an application
			 for special event beverage permit pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 136.04(3)  is
			 $100.
(3) If the commission's costs
			 for reviewing a gaming beverage application, application to amend or add a
			 licensed area, or an application for a special event beverage permit, in
			 accordance with the fee schedule posted by the commission to its website,
			 exceed the application fees provided in 205 CMR 136.05(1) and (2), the gaming
			 beverage licensee shall pay the additional amount within 30 days after
			 notification of insufficient fees or the application shall be
			 rejected.
(4) All fees pursuant to
			 205 CMR 136.05 must be submitted to the commission's Division of Licensing in
			 the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or electronic funds transfer
			 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. All fees pursuant to 205 CMR
			 136.05(1) and (2) must be submitted to the Division of Licensing prior to or
			 along with the application.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.06 - Term and Renewal of License

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(1)
Gaming Beverage License
. A gaming beverage license
			 shall expire three years from the date of issuance. To ensure uninterrupted use
			 of the license, the gaming beverage licensee shall submit an application for
			 renewal in the form prescribed in
			 205 CMR
			 136.04(1)  at least 45 days
			 prior to expiration.
(2)
Special Event Beverage Permit
. The special event
			 beverage permit shall be valid for the dates and times specified by the permit,
			 but in no case longer than seven days.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.07 - Practices and Conditions of License

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(1)
Insurance
. The gaming beverage licensee must at all
			 times maintain liquor liability insurance for bodily injury or death for a
			 minimum amount of $250,000 on account of injury to or death of one person, and
			 $500,000 on account of any one accident resulting in injury to or death of more
			 than one person. The policy shall have no annual aggregate limit.
(2)
Price
			 Restrictions
. The gaming beverage licensee, or jointly responsible
			 person, shall maintain a schedule of the prices charged for all alcoholic
			 beverages to be served in a licensed area. Such prices shall be effective and
			 remain constant for not less than one calendar week. An alcoholic beverage must
			 be either served free of charge in the gaming area in accordance with a gaming
			 licensee's complimentary distribution program consistent with
			 205 CMR
			 138.09:
Retention, Storage and
			 Destruction Records
or at the price set in the schedule. The
			 distribution of a free alcoholic beverage may not be conditioned on the
			 purchase of an alcoholic beverage. 205 CMR 136.07(2) shall not apply to private
			 functions not open to the public and shall be subject to the provisions of 205
			 CMR 136.07(4).
Nothing contained in
				205 CMR 136.00 shall be
				construed to prohibit licensees from offering complimentary food or
				entertainment at any time; or to prohibit licensees from including an alcoholic
				beverage as part of a meal package; or to prohibit the sale or delivery of wine
				by the bottle or carafe when sold with meals or to more than one person; or to
				prohibit a licensee from offering room services to registered hotel
				guests.
A gaming beverage licensee and/or jointly responsible person
				may conduct alcoholic beverage tastings in a licensed area of beer/malt, wine,
				liqueurs, cordials and alcoholic beverages provided that food is served in
				conjunction with the tasting and the IEB is provided 24-hour advance written
				notice specifying the date, time, location, and type of samples to be offered
				at the event. Tasting quantities shall be limited as follows:
(a) beer/malt beverage tasting samples shall
			 be limited to two ounces per serving;
(b) wine tasting samples shall be limited to
			 one ounce per serving; and
(c)
			 Other alcoholic beverages including liqueur and cordial samples shall be
			 limited to ¼ of an ounce per serving.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.08 - Form of the Gaming Beverage License

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(1)
Gaming Beverage Licensee
. The commission, after
			 granting a gaming beverage license application for one or more licensed areas
			 in a gaming establishment, shall issue a formal license document that contains
			 the following:
(a) A complete identification
			 of the gaming beverage licensee's identity, and the contact information for a
			 responsible individual;
(b) The
			 term of the license;
(c) An
			 official commission serial number;
(d) A statement that all conditions set forth
			 in M.G.L. c. 23K and
			 205 CMR
			 136.00 are incorporated by reference, included as if
			 completely set forth therein and made a part of the issued form of the gaming
			 beverage license;
(e) A statement
			 that all additional conditions set forth by the commission shall also be
			 incorporated by reference, included as if completely set forth therein and also
			 made a part of the issued form of the gaming license;
(f) The official seal of the Commonwealth of
			 Massachusetts;
(g) The signature of
			 the chair or his or her designee after receiving a commission vote authorizing
			 such license issuance and signature execution;
(h) Such other conditions, limitations, or
			 restrictions on the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages at the gaming
			 establishment as determined by the commission;
(i) A listing of all licensed areas covered
			 by the gaming beverage license, and the jointly responsible person, if any, for
			 each licensed area; and
(j) A
			 statement incorporating by reference all licensed area addenda issued pursuant
			 to 205 CMR 136.08(2).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 136.00 - Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments › Section 136.09 - Administrative Action

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(1)
Grounds for Action
. A gaming beverage license issued
			 under
			 205 CMR
			 136.03 may be suspended, revoked, conditioned
			 and/or assessed a civil administrative penalty if the Bureau finds that a
			 licensee has:
(a) failed to comply with any
			 provision of
			 205 CMR
			 136.00
(b) failed to comply with any provision of
			 M.G.L. c. 23K or
			 205 CMR
			 136.00 pertaining to the sale and distribution of
			 alcoholic beverages in the gaming establishment; or
(c) failed to act in conformance with a
			 provision of the gaming licensee's approved system of internal controls related
			 to the service of alcoholic beverages.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.01 - Certification of School

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(1) No person shall
			 offer a course of instruction in Massachusetts designed to prepare an
			 individual for employment at a gaming facility as a dealer, slot machine
			 technician, or surveillance personnel, without first obtaining certification as
			 a gaming school from the commission in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.00. Training provided by a gaming licensee to its
			 employees shall be exempt from
			 205 CMR
			 137.00 so long as no fee or tuition is charged to the
			 employees. Further,
			 205 CMR
			 137.00 shall not be construed so as to preclude a
			 vendor to the gaming licensee from providing a demonstration of its equipment
			 or training for the use of its equipment to a gaming licensee or the licensee's
			 employees.
(2) The commission shall
			 maintain a list of all certified gaming schools on its website at
www.massgaming.com
.
(3) To become a certified gaming school a
			 person shall submit an application to the commission's Division of Licensing on
			 a form provided by the commission that contains at least the following
			 information:
(a) Name of applicant;
(b) Location where course(s) is to be
			 offered;
(c) Name and contact
			 information for responsible individual;
(d) The titles of all courses to be
			 offered;
(e) Proof of licensure by
			 the Division of Professional Licensure in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, §
			 263 and 230 CMR: Division of Professional Licensure or proof of approval by
			 either the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in
			 order to receive state and federal training dollars administered by the
			 Commonwealth, the Board of Higher Education or the Massachusetts Department of
			 Elementary and Secondary Education;
(f) The curriculum outlining the particulars
			 of all courses to be offered as specified in
			 205 CMR 137.02 along
			 with the methods of instruction and other details as required and approved by
			 the entity referenced in 205 CMR 137.01(3)(e);
(g) An itemized list of all gaming equipment
			 in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.05;
(h) A description or documentation of a
			 system designed to document successful placement of students with employers in
			 the commonwealth;
(i) Attestation
			 that the applicant has reviewed and understands
			 940 CMR 31.00: For-profit and
			 Occupational Schools;
(j)
			 Statement signed under the pains and penalties of perjury as to the
			 truthfulness of the contents of the application including any attachments; and
(k) A $100 certification
			 fee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.02 - Curriculum

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(1) A gaming school curriculum, which shall
			 be subject to review by the commission, shall include the following:
(a) a brief description of each course that
			 meets the minimum requirements provided in 205 CMR 137.02(2);
(b) the total number of instructional hours
			 in each course consistent with the minimum requirements set forth in 205 CMR
			 137.02(4) and (5);
(c) the tuition
			 charged for each program and course;
(d) the minimum entrance
			 requirements;
(e) a description of
			 the off-campus training experiences and the number of off-campus training hours
			 required in each program and course;
(f) a list of occupations for which each
			 program will prepare students;
(g)
			 the estimated number of students anticipated to be enrolled in each
			 course;
(h) The number of work
			 stations in the school, including the number and type of gaming tables and
			 equipment to be used;
(i) The
			 nature of the skill and knowledge students are expected to have upon completion
			 of the course or program and the testing program to be used to test the
			 students' competency levels;
(j)
			 The student-teacher, student-table, and table-teacher ratios for each course or
			 program;
(k) A copy of all written
			 material to be utilized in the course or program; and
(l) A description of the method and frequency
			 by which the course will be evaluated in relation to its goals and objectives.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.03 - Consumer Protection

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(1) All gaming
			 schools certified in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.00 shall be subject to the applicable provisions
			 of
			 940 CMR 31.00:
For-profit and Occupational Schools.
(2) At least 72 hours prior to entering into
			 an enrollment agreement a gaming school shall engage in an intake with each
			 prospective student that, at a minimum, includes the following:
(a) an explanation of the commission's
			 application process contained in
			 205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
			 and Representatives, and Labor Organizations
including specific
			 mention of the automatic disqualifying convictions described in
			 205
			 CMR 134.10(3)(a)  and M.G.L.
			 c. 23K, § 16(b), and any prerequisites for course completion and
			 employment; and
(b) explicit notice
			 that successful completion of the course of instruction does not assure an
			 individual that they will be licensed by the commission as a gaming employee or
			 that they will be hired by a gaming licensee; and
(c) a written outline of each gaming related
			 program offered by the school. The outline shall contain:
1. course descriptions;
2. entrance requirements;
3. the total number of instructional hours
			 required to obtain a certificate or diploma;
4. the earliest possible completion
			 date;
5. a list of occupations for
			 which each program will prepare students;
6. the costs of the courses and program;
			 and
7. all prerequisites for
			 program completion and employment in the occupation, including, but not limited
			 to, an explanation of the commission's licensing process set forth in
			 205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
			 and Representatives, and Labor Organizations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.04 - Instructors

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All course instructors shall be approved by the approving
				entity referenced in
				205 CMR
				137.01(3)(e). In order to be
				approved, an instructor must demonstrate at least five years of fulltime or
				equivalent part-time practical experience in the area they seek to instruct in
				addition to other requirements imposed by the approving
				entity.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.05 - Equipment

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(1) Gaming equipment used for training
			 purposes in a certified school shall conform to the requirements set forth in
			 205 CMR and shall be subject to commission approval.
(2) A certified gaming school shall keep an
			 itemized list of all gaming equipment including dealing shoes, card shufflers,
			 gaming tables, roulette wheels, electronic gaming equipment, and slot machines.
			 Slot machines must be transported in accordance with
			 205
			 CMR 145.00:
Possession of Slot
			 Machines.
The school or applicant shall submit its itemized list of
			 equipment to the commission as part of its application. The itemized list shall
			 be updated within ten days of a change in the inventory of gaming equipment. If
			 any of the equipment is sold or no longer used, the school shall advise the
			 Division of Licensing, in writing, that the equipment is no longer used and
			 what happened to the equipment. The itemized list shall have additions and
			 omissions made as they occur.
(3) A
			 certified gaming school shall use chips and tokens that are distinctly
			 dissimilar to chips and tokens used by gaming licensees.
(4) The certified gaming school must have its
			 name permanently imprinted or affixed to gaming equipment.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.06 - Discipline

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(1)
Concurrent
			 Obligations
. Any school approved in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.00 shall continue to be subject to all applicable
			 laws and regulations enforced by its approving entity in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.01(3)(e), including the
			 Division of Professional Licensure and Board of Higher Education.
(2)
Notice of
			 Action
. Any gaming school certified in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.00 must report any disciplinary action commenced
			 by its approving entity, accreditor, any other governing agency, identified in
			 accordance with
			 205 CMR 137.01(3)
			 (e), the Office of the Attorney General, or
			 any other law enforcement agency to the commission within ten days of such
			 notice being received and shall have an affirmative obligation to advise the
			 commission as to the outcome promptly upon determination.
(3) Any certification issued in accordance
			 with 205 CMR
			 137.00 may be suspended or revoked, or the school
			 reprimanded or a civil administrative penalty assessed, for any of the
			 following reasons:
(a) failure to abide by
			 any provision of
			 205 CMR
			 137.00;
(b) failure to provide updated information
			 relative to its application in accordance with
			 205 CMR
			 137.01(6);
(c) disciplinary action has been taken or
			 pursued against the school by its governing agency or entity as identified in
			 205 CMR
			 137.01(3)(e), the Office of
			 the Attorney General, or any other law enforcement agency;
(d) the school is unable to provide the
			 proper education required to prepare individuals for employment at a gaming
			 establishment or facility as a dealer, slot machine technician, or surveillance
			 personnel or is otherwise unsuitable in accordance with M.G.L. c. 23K, §
			 12.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 137.00 - Gaming schools › Section 137.07 - Annual Report

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A school certified as a gaming school, in accordance with
				205 CMR
				137.00, shall submit an annual report to the
				commission detailing the following:
(a) completion or graduation rates for each
			 program;
(b) success rates of
			 graduates in obtaining employment;
(c) relevant employment statistics, if the
			 school is required to maintain such information, in order to receive federal or
			 state funding or if the school refers to employment prospects or job placement
			 in advertising;
(d) student loan
			 default rates; and
(e) such other
			 information designated by the commission.
The first report shall be submitted no later than one year
				after the date of initial certification by the commission and on an annual
				basis thereafter.
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 138.03 - Records Regarding Company Ownership

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All records regarding ownership, as described in 205 CMR, shall
				be maintained at a location as determined by the gaming licensee, provided that
				the commission is notified of such location where the records are to be stored.
				The commission shall be granted prompt and unfettered access to all such
				records upon request.