205 CMR 134.08
Submission of Application
(1) An application, disclosure form, or registration for the initial issuance of a key gaming
employee license in accordance with 205 CMR 134.01, a gaming employee license in accordance
with 205 CMR 134.02, a gaming service employee registration in accordance with 205 CMR
134.03, a gaming vendor license in accordance with 205 CMR 134.04(1), a non-gaming vendor
registration in accordance with 205 CMR 134.04(2), a Gaming-vendor qualifier disclosure form
in accordance with 205 CMR 134.04(1)(c), and a Labor Organization registration statement in
accordance with 205 CMR 134.05, shall include all of the following:
(a) A completed application form as follows:
1.
An applicant for a key gaming employee-executive license shall file a
Multi-jurisdictional Personal HistoryDisclosure Form and a Massachusetts Supplement
as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(1)(a);
2. An applicant for a key gaming employee-standard license shall file a Key Gaming
Employee-standard Application Form as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(3);
3. An applicant for a gaming employee license shall file a Gaming Employee License
Form as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(1)(a);
4.
A person seeking to register as a gaming service employee shall file a Gaming
Service Employee Registration Form as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(2)(a);
5.
An applicant for a gaming vendorprimary license shall file a Business Entity
Disclosure Form Gaming Vendor-primary as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(3)(b);
6. An applicant for a Gaming Vendor-secondary license shall file a Business Entity
Disclosure Form-gaming Vendor-secondary as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(3)(b);
7. A person seeking to register as a non-gaming vendor shall file a Non-gaming Vendor
Registration Form as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(4)(a);
8. A gaming vendor-primary qualifier (individual) shall file a Key Gaming Employee
standard Application Form as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(2)(a) or in the alternative the
individual may request authorization from the Bureau to file a Multi-jurisdictional
Personal History Disclosure Form and a Massachusetts Supplement;
9. A gaming vendor-secondary qualifier (individual) shall file a Gaming Employee
Application Form as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(2)(a);
10. A gaming vendor-primary qualifier (entity) shall file a Business Entity Disclosure
Form-gaming Vendor-primary as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(3)(b);
11. A gaming vendor-secondary qualifier (entity) shall file a Business Entity Disclosure
Form-gaming Vendor-secondary as set forth in 205 CMR 134.07(3)(b).
12. A Labor Organization shall file a Labor Organization Registration Statement as set
forth in 205 CMR 134.07(5)(a);
(b)
(For Gaming Employees and Gaming Service Employees) Proof of an offer of
employment from a gaming licensee in the manner prescribed by the Division of Licensing.
Ongoing employment with a gaming licensee is a prerequisite for an application for licensure
or registration to remain a valid application not subject to administrative closure in
accordance with 205 CMR 134.14(2).
(c) (For Gaming Vendors-secondary and Non-gaming Vendors) Proof of vendor's business
relationship with gaming licensee in the manner prescribed by the Division of Licensing.
(2) Notwithstanding 205 CMR 134.08(1)(a), a qualifier for a gaming vendor license may, if
authorized by the Bureau, file disclosure information including, but not limited to, for publicly
traded companies, copies of their securities filings and/or audited consolidated financial
statements for a period as determined by the Bureau, in lieu of the form identified in 205 CMR
134.08(1)(a).
(3) An applicant for a key gaming employee license who has previously been issued a positive
determination of suitability by the commission as part of an RFA-1 investigation may file
supplemental licensing information that updates their previous filing submitted as part of the
qualifier suitability investigation as directed by the Division of Licensing in lieu of the full
application identified in 205 CMR 134.08(1)(a).
(4) Each applicant shall file a complete application pursuant to 205 CMR 134.08(1) with the
Division of Licensing in the manner prescribed by the Division of Licensing. The Division of
Licensing shall not accept an incomplete application.
(5) Reciprocity for Vendors. If an applicant for a gaming vendor license or non-gaming vendor
registration is licensed or registered in another jurisdiction within the United States with
comparable license and registration requirements, as determined by the Bureau, and is in good
standing in all jurisdictions in which it holds a license or registration, the commission may enter
into a reciprocal agreement with the applicant, upon the recommendation of the Bureau, to allow
for an abbreviated licensing or registration process and issue a gaming vendor license or
registration in accordance with 205 CMR 134.00; provided, however, as part of any such an
agreement that the commission shall reserve its rights to investigate the qualifications of an
applicant at any time and may require the applicant to submit to a full application for a gaming
vendor license or provide further information for registration. The reciprocal agreement shall
identify the nature of the investigation to be conducted prior to issuance of the requested license
or registration including, but not limited to, such provisos as the review of any investigatory
reports from any jurisdictions in which the applicant is approved to conduct business,
interviewing of any witnesses, and the filing of all required Massachusetts business filings.
(6) Scope of Duties. An employee of a gaming establishment may, where otherwise qualified,
engage in the following duties without further licensure by the commission:
(a) A person who is licensed as a Key Gaming Employee-executive may, where otherwise
qualified, engage in the performance of duties of a KeyGaming Employee-standard, gaming
employee or gaming service employee.
(b) A person who is licensed as a Key Gaming Employee-standard may, where otherwise
qualified, engage in the performance of duties of a gaming employee or gaming service
employee.
(c) A person who is licensed as a gaming employee may engage in the performance of
duties of a gaming service employee.