Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 142.00 - Regulatory Monitoring And Inspections › Section 142.02 - Administrative Monitoring and Inspections

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 The commission may inspect the premises approved under a gaming license at any
			 time without prior notice in order to determine licensees' and registrants'
			 compliance with M.G.L. c. 23K and with 205 CMR. Areas subject to inspection
			 shall include, but not be limited to: all public areas; the gaming licensee's
			 gaming area; cages; banks; count rooms; other secure facilities used for the
			 counting and storage of cash, coins, tokens, checks, plaques, gaming vouchers,
			 coupons, and devices or items of value used in wagering; areas used for the
			 counting and storage of dice, cards, chips, and other representatives of value;
			 security and surveillance offices; and areas designated for and used by
			 employees and vendors licensed and/or registered under M.G.L. c. 23K; and
			 persons licensed and/or registered under M.G.L. c. 23K. The commission also may
			 inspect without prior notice, during ordinary business hours or hours when in
			 use, other areas such as gaming establishment executive and administrative
			 offices and human resources offices.
(2) The commission may, at the gaming
			 establishment or at any place where the subject records are maintained, at any
			 time and without prior notice, examine records of a gaming licensee's revenues
			 and procedures and inspect and audit a gaming licensee's and/or a gaming
			 vendor's books, documents, and records, including data maintained in electronic
			 format.
(3) The commission may, at
			 any time and without prior notice, inspect all equipment and supplies in a
			 gaming establishment.
(4) The
			 commission may, without prior notice and during ordinary business hours or
			 hours when in use, inspect all equipment and supplies on premises, wherever
			 situated, where gaming equipment is manufactured, stored, sold, or distributed
			 for use in a gaming establishment.
(5) The commission may, without prior notice
			 and during ordinary business hours or hours when in use, inspect, examine,
			 photocopy, and audit all papers, books, and records, including data maintained
			 in electronic format, of any affiliate of a gaming licensee or gaming vendor
			 whom the commission reasonably suspects is involved in the financing, operation
			 or management of the gaming licensee or gaming vendor; provided, however, that
			 the inspection, examination, photocopying, and audit may, at the discretion of
			 the commission take place on the affiliate's premises or elsewhere as deemed
			 practicable by the commission and may, at the discretion of the commission,
			 take place in the presence of the affiliate or its agent.
(6) The commission may seize and remove from
			 the premises of a gaming licensee and impound any equipment, supplies,
			 documents, and records, including data maintained in electronic format, for the
			 purpose of examination and inspection.
(7) Acceptance of a license or certificate of
			 registration issued by the commission constitutes consent for monitoring,
			 examination, inspection, auditing, seizure, impoundment, and removal of items
			 as set forth in 205 CMR 142.02. A licensee or registrant shall cooperate, grant
			 the commission ready access, and make all reasonable efforts to facilitate
			 monitoring and inspections as set forth in 205 CMR 142.02, including providing
			 any necessary security codes and using reasonable efforts to facilitate
			 interviews of licensees and registrants as deemed necessary by the commission.
			 In the event that ready access is not granted, the commission may use
			 reasonable means to gain prompt access.
(8) Nothing in
			 205 CMR 142.00 shall limit
			 the commission from acting in accordance with any other statutory and/or
			 regulatory authority.