Amendment ID: S2844-8

Amendment 8

DEI Sports Wagering Study

Messrs. Gomez, Velis and O'Connor, Ms. DiZoglio, Mr. Brady, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Cronin, Hinds and Crighton, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Tarr and Ms. Moran move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following new section:-

"SECTION X. The Massachusetts gaming commission shall conduct a study on the participation by minority business enterprises, women business enterprises and veteran business enterprises in the sports wagering industry in the commonwealth. The study shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of: (i) participation in activities related to the regulation, licensing and promotion of sports wagering operators; (ii) the level of participation of women, minority and veteran employees working for sports wagering licensees and employers; (iii) the level of participation by minority and women-owned businesses that contract with or provide services to sports wagering licensees and employers; (iv) any barriers to employment of women and minorities in the sports wagering industry; and (v) methods for increasing racial and gender diversity in the workforce in the sports wagering industry, including whether to set reasonable and appropriate goals and procedures for increasing the number of minority business enterprises providing sports wagering industry-related services to sports wagering licensees and employers. The commission shall report on its findings and submit any recommendations to the clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on racial equity, civil rights, and inclusion and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies no later than December 31, 2022."