Massachusetts Statutes

Section 61. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Community Mitigation Fund. The fund shall consist of monies transferred under section 59 and all other monies credited or transferred to the fund from any oth…

Section 62. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Transportation Infrastructure and Development Fund. The fund shall consist of monies transferred from the Gaming Revenue Fund and all other monies credited or transferred …

Section 63. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Gaming Local Aid Fund. The fund shall consist of monies transferred under section 59 and all monies credited or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source and s…

Section 64. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Education Fund. The fund shall be credited any monies transferred under section 59 and all monies credited to or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source. Exp…

Section 65. The commission shall audit as often as the commission determines necessary, but not less than annually, the accounts, programs, activities, and functions of all gaming licensees. To conduct the audit, authorized officers and employees of the commission shall have acce…

Section 66. Unless the commission otherwise determines it to be in the best fiscal interests of the commonwealth, the commission shall utilize the services of an independent testing laboratory that has been qualified and approved by the commission pursuant to this chapter to perf…

Section 67. The commission shall continue to evaluate the status of Indian tribes in the commonwealth including, without limitation, gaining federal recognition or taking land into trust for tribal economic development. The commission shall evaluate and make a recommendation to t…

Section 68. (a) There shall be a gaming policy advisory committee to consist of the governor or the governor's designee, who shall serve as chair, the commission chair, 2 members of the senate of whom 1 shall be appointed by minority leader, 2 members of the house of representati…

Section 69. The commission shall report monthly to the governor, the attorney general, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the chairs of the joint committee on revenue and the chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies on the to…

Section 7. (a) The commission shall administer and enforce chapters 128A and 128C and any other general or special law related to pari-mutuel wagering or simulcasting. The commission shall serve as a host racing commission and an off-track betting commission for purposes of 15 U.…

Section 70. The commission shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the commission's activities, including a review of the implementation and enforcement of this chapter and the governance structure established in this chapter, within 90 days after the end of the f…

Section 71. The commission, with the advice of the gaming policy advisory committee, shall develop an annual research agenda in order to understand the social and economic effects of expanding gaming in the commonwealth and to obtain scientific information relative to the neurosc…

Section 8. (a) The commission shall issue a request for applications for category 1 and category 2 licenses; provided, however, that the commission shall first issue a request for applications for the category 2 licenses. All requests for applications shall include: (i) the time …

Section 9. (a) The commission shall prescribe the form of the application for gaming licenses which shall require, but not be limited to: (1) the name of the applicant; (2) the mailing address and, if a corporation, the name of the state under the laws of which it is incorporated…

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Agency'', the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency established in section 2 of chapter 23G. ''Amended improvement plan'', a plan descri…

Section 10. (a) If any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with any general or special law, administrative order or regulation or any resolution or ordinance of the municipality, this chapter shall control. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no provision of a…

Section 2. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law or charter provision to the contrary, a municipality, acting through its municipal governing body, may establish development zones under this chapter. In the event that 2 or more municipalities elect to jointly establish o…

Section 3. (a) Upon receipt of a petition under section 2, the municipal governing body shall, within 120 days of such receipt, hold a public hearing on the petition. Written notification of the hearing and a summary of the petition and the improvement plan shall be provided by t…

Section 4. (a) Consistent with the improvement plan, the assessing party may fix, revise, charge, collect and abate infrastructure assessments, for the cost, maintenance, operation and administration of the improvements imposed on the real estate, leaseholds or other interests th…

Section 5. (a) In addition to the powers granted under chapters 23G and 40D, the agency may borrow money and issue and secure its bonds for financing improvements as provided in and subject to this chapter; provided, however, that said chapters 23G and 40D shall apply to bonds is…

Section 6. Bonds or notes issued by the agency and their transfer and their interest or income, including any profit on the sale thereof, and the improvements belonging to the public facilities' owner shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the commonwealth; provided, h…

Section 7. For purposes of this chapter, the agency may issue bonds secured by infrastructure assessments under and according to the terms of chapter 40Q. With the approval of the municipal governing body, the agency may issue its bonds in place of those of the municipality under…

Section 8. The agency may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of the agency's bonds and notes or other obligations to provide secondary market disclosure information. The agreement may include: (i) covenants to provide secondary market disclosure in…

Section 9. The collector-treasurer of each municipality, at the option of the municipality and the agency, may collect any infrastructure assessments, including any recording fees, on behalf of the agency under an agreement between the municipality and the agency and to disburse …

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings,: ''Agency'', the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency as established in chapter 23G. ''Benefitted property owner'', an owner of qualifyin…

Section 2. Each municipality in the commonwealth shall have the option to participate in the commercial sustainable energy program as a participating municipality by a majority vote of the city or town council, by a majority vote of the board of selectmen or by resolution of its …

Section 3. (a)(1) The agency, in consultation with the department, shall establish a commercial sustainable energy program in the commonwealth, and in furtherance thereof, is authorized to issue PACE bonds, either directly or through a special purpose entity, and to establish and…

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act''.

Section 10. (a) An operator shall adopt comprehensive house rules for game play governing sports wagering transactions with the operator's patrons. The house rules shall specify the amounts to be paid on winning wagers and the effect of sports event schedule changes. An operator …

Section 11. (a) An operator shall employ commercially reasonable methods to: (i) prohibit the operator, directors, officers, owners and employees of the operator and any relative living in the same household as any such person from placing bets with the operator; (ii) prohibit at…

Section 12. (a) An operator shall: (i) employ a monitoring system utilizing software to identify irregularities in volume or changes in odds that could signal suspicious activities and promptly report such information to the commission for further investigation; provided, however…

Section 13. (a) Holders of category 1 and category 2 licenses may accept wagers on sports events and other events authorized pursuant to this chapter in person at authorized facilities. (b) Holders of an operator license may accept wagers on sports events and other events authori…

Section 14. (a) An excise is hereby imposed upon a sports wagering operator or a person or entity that offers fantasy contests, as defined in section 11M1/2 of chapter 12, in the commonwealth at the rate of: (i) 15 per cent of the sports wagering operator's adjusted gross sports …

Section 15. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Sports Wagering Control Fund. The commission shall be the trustee of the fund and shall expend money to finance the operational activities of the commission p…

Section 16. (a) The commission may assess a civil administrative penalty on an operator who fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, house rules or any regulation or order adopted by the commission; provided, however, that the noncompliance shall have occurred after th…

Section 17. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Sports Wagering Fund which shall receive revenues collected pursuant to sections 6 and 14. The fund shall not be subject to appropriation. The commission shall be the trustee of the fund and shal…

Section 18. (a) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Workforce Investment Trust Fund. There shall be credited to the fund any sports wagering revenue transferred from the Sports Wagering Fund pursuant to sectio…

Section 19. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Youth Development and Achievement Fund. The fund shall be credited any monies transferred from the Sports Wagering Fund pursuant to section 17 and all monies credited to o…

Section 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the operation of sports wagering and ancillary activities shall be lawful when conducted in accordance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission.

Section 20. The commission shall conduct a study into the feasibility of allowing retail locations in the commonwealth to operate sports wagering kiosks. The study by the commission shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of: (i) the economic impact of this chapter on r…

Section 21. (a) The commission may impose on any person who violates this chapter a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each violation or $5,000 for violations arising from the same series of events. Such penalty shall be imposed on all persons and is not limited to persons li…

Section 22. An operator shall not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because of any lawful act done by the employee to provide information, cause information to be provided or otherwise assist in an investigation r…

Section 23. (a) The commission shall develop an annual research agenda in order to understand the social and economic effects of sports wagering in the commonwealth and to obtain scientific information relative to the neuroscience, psychology, sociology, epidemiology and etiology…

Section 24. (a) Prior to an operator's disbursement of cash or a prize that is subject to withholding under section 3402 of the Internal Revenue Code, the operator shall review information made available by the IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter 119A, and by the department of r…

Section 3. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Adjusted gross fantasy wagering receipts'', the total gross receipts from fantasy contests as defined in section 11M1/2 of chapter 12, less …

Section 4. (a) The commission shall regulate the conduct of sports wagering under this chapter. (b) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this chapter. The commission may promulgate emergency rule…