970 CMR, § 1.19

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024

Section 1.19 - Contributions from Gaming License Applicants and Persons Holding Such Licenses

(1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 55, § 7A, the aggregate of all contributions by a person who holds a license issued by the Massachusetts gaming commission, who was required to apply for that license under M.G.L. c. 23K, § 14, for the benefit of any one candidate and such candidate's committee, or for the benefit of any other political committee other than the license holder's own committee if the license holder is a candidate, or a ballot question committee, shall not exceed $200 in a calendar year.

(2) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23K, § 47, 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 gaming commission and the city or town clerk of the host community.

(a) Such disclosure shall be made by the applicant biannually, on or before July 15th for the period covering January 1^st to June 30^st, of that year and on or before January 15th for the period covering July 1 st to December 31^st, of the preceding year. The disclosure shall include a listing of the amount or value of each contribution, the date each contribution was made, and the name and address of each contributor.

(b) Disclosure of contributions by applicants shall be made using a form to be prescribed by the Director. The disclosure shall be filed in paper form. The city or town clerk shall make the completed disclosures that have been filed with the clerk available for viewing on the internet website of the municipality within seven days of filing.