Mandatory Disclosure of Political Contributions and Community Contributions

(1) An applicant or qualifier shall disclose to the commission in the Phase 1 application all political contributions and community contributions from November 22, 2011 through the date the Phase 1 application is filed and shall disclose in the Phase 2 application all political contributions and community contributions from January 15, 2013 through the date the Phase 2 application is filed. This duty of disclosure shall continue after the submission of the application and throughout the period of examination and investigation of the applicant and its qualifiers by the bureau and commission. The failure to make such disclosures shall constitute a violation of M.G.L. c. 23K, § 13 and 205 CMR 112.00: Required Information and Applicant Cooperation, and may subject the applicant licensee or qualifier to a negative determination of suitability or denial of its application for a gaming license or to a revocation of a gaming license or determination of suitability for licensure, and any other remedial actions by the commission. (2) All political contributions or contributions in kind made by an applicant for a gaming license to a municipality or a municipal employee, as defined in M.G.L. c. 268A, § 1, of the host community of the applicant's proposed gaming establishment shall be disclosed by the applicant to the commission in accordance with 205 CMR 111.00: Phase 1 Application Requirements and contributions made from January 15, 2013 through the date the Phase 2 application is filed shall be disclosed in the Phase 2 application and to the city or town clerk of the host community. Applicants shall also fully and completely comply with 970 CMR 1.19: Contributions from Gaming License Applicants and Persons Holding Such Licenses (Office of Campaign and Political Finance) so as to enable timely and expeditious public reporting. (3) The duty to disclose set forth in 205 CMR 108.02(1) and (2) shall not prohibit disbursements to host or surrounding municipalities pursuant to 205 CMR 114.03: Community Disbursements.