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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 14 · Licensure of party having financial interest in a gaming establishment or the business of the gaming licensee or applicant or who is a close associate of a gaming licensee or applicant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 15 · Criteria for eligibility to receive gaming license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 16 · Grounds for denial of application for license or registration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 17 · Determination and designation of surrounding communities and impacted live entertainment venues of proposed gaming establishment; public hearing; action by the commission on the application
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 18 · Objectives to be advanced in determining granting of license; statement of findings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 19 · Issuance of category 1 licenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 20 · Issuance of category 2 license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 21 · Form of gaming license and conditions for licensees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 22 · Disposition of security issued by corporation holding a gaming license subject to commission approval; reporting of change of corporate officers or member of board of directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 23 · Annual licensee progress report; penalty for failure to meet stated goals; revocation or suspension of license; transfer of property relating to ongoing gaming establishment to transferee requiring licensure; limitation on number of licenses party may hold interest in
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 24 · Applicants holding live racing license under chapter 128A; number of live racing days; annual purse agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 25 · Requirements for the operation and conduct of gaming at a gaming establishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 26 · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at gaming establishments; gaming beverage license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 27 · Issuance of credit by gaming licensee to patron of a gaming establishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 28 · Complimentary services, gifts, cash, or other items of value
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 29 · Cashless wagering systems; setting and adjustment of betting limits; monthly statements; annual report to the commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 30 · Licensing or registration of persons employed by a gaming licensee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 31 · Licensing or registration of persons conducting a business with a gaming licensee, and vendors, suppliers and owners of common stock of companies required to be licensed as a gaming vendor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 32 · Registration of labor organization seeking to represent employees of gaming establishment; financial interest of labor organization or its officers in gaming establishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 33 · Junkets, junket representatives and junket enterprises authorized; licensing of junket representatives as gaming employee; reporting; prohibited conduct
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 34 · Appointment of conservator to manage and operate business of gaming licensee upon revocation, suspension, or failure or refusal of renewal of license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 35 · Order of bureau to cease and desist activities which violate chapter, regulation or any law related to gaming; penalty for noncompliance; action for injunction; temporary order of suspension
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 36 · Assessment of civil administrative penalties for failure to comply with provisions of chapter or any regulation or order of the commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 37 · Unlawful conduct or operation of game or gaming device in violation of chapter; employing of unlicensed or unregistered individuals; working without required license or registration; placing of game or gaming device into play or receipt of compensation without permission of commission; conduct or operation of game or gaming device upon expired license; failure to exclude persons placed on excluded persons list; failure to report or pay license fee or tax; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 38 · Resisting, preventing, impeding, etc., performance of duties of agent or employee of the bureau, commission or division; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 39 · Cheating and swindling; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 40 · Possession of cheating and swindling device or game; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 41 · Manufacture, distribution, sale or service of gaming device for purpose of defrauding, cheating or stealing; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 42 · Seizure and forfeiture of device, game or gaming device possessed, used, manufactured, etc., in violation of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 43 · Playing, placing of wagers or collecting winnings from game in a gaming establishment by or on behalf of person under 21 years of age; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 44 · Deposit of penalties collected under chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 45 · Regulation and procedure for the exclusion and self-exclusion of persons from gaming establishments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 46 · Contributions of money or value by applicant, etc., for gaming license to municipal, county or state office holder, candidates for public office or groups organized in support of such candidates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 47 · Disclosure of political contributions by applicant for a gaming license to municipality or municipal employee of host community of applicant's proposed gaming establishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 48 · Applicability of other laws to gaming licensees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 49 · Applicability of others laws to gaming establishments; exclusion of gaming establishment and businesses located within gaming establishments from and from eligibility for certain credits or deductions listed in chapters 62 or 63
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 50 · Creation and priority of lien on commercial property owned by gaming licensee in the commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 51 · Disbursement by gaming licensee of cash or prize to IV–D agency or department of revenue in satisfaction of winner's past-due child support or past-due tax liability to commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 52 · Notice to department of transitional assistance and IV–D agency of all persons awarded cash winnings or prize in excess of $600
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 53 · Retention and disposition of unclaimed cash and prizes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 54 · Disposition of cash or prizes of a person under 21 years of age
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 55 · Daily tax and assessment payable by category 1 and category 2 licensees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 56 · Fees and annual assessment of costs not otherwise covered by fees or other sources of funding
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 57 · Massachusetts Gaming Control Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 58 · Public Health Trust Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 59 · Gaming Revenue Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 60 · Race Horse Development Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 61 · Community Mitigation Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 62 · Transportation Infrastructure and Development Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 63 · Gaming Local Aid Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 64 · Education Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 65 · Audit of gaming licensees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 66 · Utilization of qualified independent testing laboratory for testing of slot machines and other gaming equipment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 67 · Evaluation and recommendation as to best interests of commonwealth to enter into negotiation with Indian tribes of the commonwealth for the purpose of establishing Class III gaming on tribal land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 68 · Gaming policy advisory committee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 69 · Reporting on gaming revenues, prize disbursements, expenses and matters requiring immediate changes in the laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 70 · Annual reporting of activities including review of implementation and enforcement of chapter and establishment of governance structure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, § 71 · Development of annual research agenda in furtherance of understanding the social and economic effects of expanding gaming in the commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 2 · Establishment of development zones; petition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 3 · Public hearing on petition; recommendations; vote; rights and powers of public facilities' owner
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 4 · Infrastructure assessments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 5 · Borrowing money and issuance of bonds to finance improvements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 6 · Tax exemption for bonds or notes issued by agency
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 7 · Applicability of chapter 40Q requirements to bonds issued by agency
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 8 · Agreements for benefit of bond holders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 9 · Collection of infrastructure assessments by collector-treasurer of municipality; disbursement of revenues
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, § 10 · Applicability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23M, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23M, § 2 · Option of municipalities to participate in commercial sustainable energy program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23M, § 3 · Establishment of commercial sustainable energy program; PACE bonds; procedure upon financing request by benefited property owner; financing and assessment agreement; term and amortization schedule; recording of agreement; lien on property; sale or assignment of lien; tax obligation upon property or income acquired by agency; review of program; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 1 · Short title
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 2 · Sports wagering and ancillary activities authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 3 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 4 · Commission powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 5 · License required to engage in sports wagering activity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 6 · Operator licenses; category of licenses; temporary licenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 7 · Application fee for operator license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 8 · Occupational licenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 9 · Denial, suspension or revocation of license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 10 · House rules for game play
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 11 · Prohibited activities; requests by sports governing body or players association to restrict certain types of wagering; reporting and investigation of criminal, suspicious or abnormal activities; recording of wagers; background checks
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 12 · Duties of operators; data source for determining results of sporting events; use of official league data to settle tier 2 sports wagers; sharing of revenues or amounts wagered with sports governing body
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 13 · Placing and acceptance of wagers; use of mobile applications or digital platforms; excluded and self-excluded persons; unclaimed winnings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 14 · Excise imposed upon sports wagering operators
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 15 · Sport Wagering Control Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 16 · Failure of operator to comply with provisions of chapter, house rules, or regulations or orders adopted by commission; civil administrative penalties; hearing; judicial review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 17 · Sports Wagering Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 18 · Workforce Investment Trust Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 19 · Youth Development and Achievement Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 20 · Sport wagering kiosks feasibility study
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 21 · Civil penalties for violation of chapter; other operator discipline
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 22 · Retaliation by operator against employee prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 23 · Annual research agenda to understand social and economic effects of sports wagering
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, § 24 · Determination of whether winner of cash or prize owes past-due child support or tax liability to the commonwealth; duties of operator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 24A, § 1 · Office of consumer affairs and business regulation; appointment, salary and duties of director; divisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 24A, § 2 · Additional duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 24A, § 3 · Annual assessments against electric, water, gas, telephone and telegraph companies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 24A, § 4 · Certification of assessments; collection
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 24A, § 5 · Division of standards