Amendment ID: S2844-57

Amendment 57

Category 2 Minority Business Enterprise Participation

Mr. Gomez, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Velis and Brady move that the proposed new text be amended in Section 8, in subsection 2(A), by striking lines 268-277 in their entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(2)(A) The commission may issue not more than 8 category 2 licenses based on the applications and competitive bids submitted to the commission; provided, however, that at least 1 category 2 license shall be made available in each region established in subsection (a) of section 19 of chapter 23K and that at least 2 category 2 licenses are majority owned by certified Minority Business Enterprises. If the commission is not convinced that there is an applicant that has both met the eligibility criteria and provided convincing evidence that the applicant will provide value to the commonwealth and promote responsible sports wagering, a category 2 license shall not be awarded. In selecting the locations of the category 2 licensed facilities, the commission shall take into consideration the physical distance of the category 2 licensed facilities as they relate to each other and to category 1 license facilities and how they maximize benefits to the commonwealth.