Consolidated Amendment "B" to H4879

Consolidated Amendment

Consolidated Amendment “B”

H.4879

Amendments: 11, 62, 70, 112, 114, 115, 125, 134, 249, 315, 342, 345, 348, 365, 396, 411, 412, 420, 421, 436, 448, 481, 496.

Mr. Michlewitz of Boston moves to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:-

SECTION 6A. Section 58 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the words “abuse services, educational campaigns to mitigate the potential addictive nature of gambling”, in lines 10 to 12, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- use and addiction services, educational campaigns to mitigate the potential addictive nature of gambling, which shall include targeted outreach to communities or groups at higher risk of gambling addiction including, but not be limited to, Asian American communities,;

And moves to further amend the bill in line 343 by inserting after the word “level” the following words:- and is a member or is classified within the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1.

And moves to further amend the bill by striking out, in line 373, the word “or”;

And moves to further amend the bill, in line 376, by inserting after the word “jurisdictions” the following words:- ; or (iv) is located in the United States that offers sports wagering through a mobile application and other digital platforms and has been permitted to offer sports wagering in at least 2 other jurisdictions in the United States by the relevant regulatory body in those jurisdictions for at least 1 year.;

And moves to further amend the bill inserting after the words “hotline at 1-800-426-1234”, in line 423, the following words:- or the Massachusetts Department of Public Health helpline at 1-800-327-5050;

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after the word “commission”, in line 443, the following words:- ; provided, that the power and authority granted to the commission shall be construed as broadly as necessary for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this chapter;

And moves to further amend the bill, in section 7, by adding the following paragraph to subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 23N of the General Laws:-

(4) The commission may issue 2 additional category 3 licenses to any entity located in the United States that has been permitted to offer sports wagering in at least 2 other jurisdictions in the United States by the relevant regulatory body in those jurisdictions for at least 1 year and meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission.  Prior to the issuance of such category 3 license, the entity shall undergo a suitability review by the commission subject to the requirements of section 12 of chapter 23K.

And moves to further amend the bill by striking out the words “notifies the commission of its desire to supply official league data, a sports wagering operator may use any data source for determining the results of”, in lines 689 to 690, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- does not notify the commission of its desire to supply official league data, a sports wagering operator may use any data source for determining the results of any and all;

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting the following section:-

SECTION 112D. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than October 1, 2020, the Massachusetts gaming commission, established in chapter 23K of the General Laws, shall submit a report on the status of region C, as defined in section 19 of said chapter 23K, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the minority leaders of the house of representatives and senate, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate.

(b) The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an evaluation of economic conditions within region C and surrounding areas with respect to the region’s ability to sustain a category 1 gaming establishment; (ii) an evaluation of the likelihood of an applicant for a category 1 license to be able to offer convincing evidence that it could provide value to region C, as required by said section 19 of said chapter 23K; and (iii) the probability of the submission of an application for a category 1 license in region C prior to January 1, 2024.