Term of Licenses

(1) Licenses and registrations issued in accordance with 205 CMR 134.00 shall be valid for the following terms: (a) Key Gaming Employees. Key Gaming employee licenses shall be for an initial term of five years. The initial term of a key gaming employee license shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. Key gaming employee license renewals shall be for a term of three years. (b) Gaming Employees. Gaming employee licenses shall be for an initial term of five years. The initial term of a gaming employee license shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. Gaming employee license renewals shall be for a term of three years. (c) Gaming Service Employees. Gaming service employee registrations shall be for an initial term of five years. The initial term of a Gaming service employee registration shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. Gaming service employee registration renewals shall be for a term of five years. (d) Gaming Vendors and Gaming Vendor Qualifiers. Gaming vendor licenses and gaming vendor qualifier licenses shall be for an initial term of three years. The initial term of a Gaming vendor license and gaming vendor qualifier license shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the third anniversary of the issuance date. Gaming vendor license and gaming vendor qualifier license renewals shall be for a term of three years. (e) Non-gaming Vendors. Non-gaming vendor registration shall be for an initial term of five years. The initial term of a Non-gaming vendor license shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. Non-gaming vendor registration renewals shall be for a term of three years. (f) Labor Organizations. Labor organization registrations shall be for an initial term of one year. The initial term of a Labor organization registration shall expire and be renewable on the last day of the month on the first anniversary of the issuance date. (2) Notwithstanding 205 CMR 134.16(1), licenses and registrations issued in accordance with 205 CMR 134.00 may be issued with a conditional expiration date to coincide with any employment authorization issued by the United States which is less than the term of the license or registration. A license or registration that is issued with such a conditional expiration date may be extended upon the presentation of proof of United States citizenship or authorization to work in the United States beyond the previous expiration date. Provided, however, no expiration date shall be extended beyond the term for which such a license would have been issued in accordance with 205 CMR 134.16(1). (3) If a licensee or registrant has, in accordance with 205 CMR 134.17, made timely and sufficient application for a renewal, their license or registration shall not expire and the applicant shall remain in good standing until the Bureau has issued a decision on the application. If a renewal application is received after the renewal date and the license expires before the commission issues a new license, the person shall not be employable nor conduct business with the gaming establishment until a new license is issued. (4) A license for a person for whom a positive determination of suitability was issued in accordance with 205 CMR 115.05(3) as part of the RFA-1 process and who filed an application in accordance with 205 CMR 134.08(2) in lieu of the complete application for the position for which they seek licensure shall be issued nunc pro tunc to the date of the suitability finding. (5) All licenses and registrations issued in accordance with 205 CMR 134.00 shall be valid for employment with any Massachusetts gaming licensee.