Authority and Definitions

(1) Authority. 205 CMR 15.00is issued pursuant to M.G.L. c. 128A, § 9, and M.G.L. c. 128C, § 8. (2) Definitions. As used in 205 CMR 15.00, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Words and phrases not defined below shall have the meaning given to them in M.G.L. c. 128A, § 1 or M.G.L. c. 128C, § 1, 205 CMR 202.02: Sports Wagering Authority and Definitions, or 205 CMR 102.00: Construction and Application , if any, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. In the event ofany conflict between those provisions, any definition in M.G.L. c. 128A, § 1 shall be given priority, followed by M.G.L. c. 128C, § 1, 205 CMR 202.02, and 205 CMR 102.00, in that order, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Applicant means an applicant for a racing meeting license. Application means an application for a racing meeting license. Application Deadline means the first day of October of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which the application requests a license to be issued. Authorized Individual means, if the applicant is an individual, such individual; if two or more individuals or a partnership, one of such individuals or by a member of such partnership, as the case may be; if a trust, a trustee of such trust; and, if an association or corporation, by the president or vice president thereof. BED means a Business Entity Disclosure Form by an authorized individual as described in 205 CMR 111.02: Business Entity Disclosure Form - Category 1 and Category 2 Entity Applicants and Holding/Intermediary Companies. License means a racing meeting license. Licensee means a racing meeting licensee. A licensee shall be considered a licensee through the full calendar year in which its license permits it to host racing meetings regardless of the date of its last scheduled racing meeting. Mass. Supp. means Massachusetts Supplemental Form as described in 205 CMR 111.04: Massachusetts Supplemental Form. MJPHD means a Multi-jurisdictional Personal History Form as described in 205 CMR 111.03: Multi-jurisdictional Personal History Form. Scoping Survey means an Operator and Vendor Scope of Licensing - Initial Survey. Racing Meeting License means a license to conduct a live racing meeting. (Mass. Register #1519, 4/12/2024) 205 CMR -237 Qualifier means a person whose qualification must be established in evaluating the suitability of an applicant in accordance with the standards and criteria set forth in M.G.L. c. 128A and 205 CMR 15.04.