Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(1)
Gaming Beverage License Application. A gaming licensee
may apply to the commission for a gaming beverage license or renewal of a
gaming beverage license by filing with the commission an application form
prescribed by the commission, which application form must contain at least the
following information:
(a) The gaming
licensee name and contact information;
(b) Proof of insurance in accordance with
205 CMR
136.07(1);
(c) A licensed area application form as
specified in 205 CMR 136.04(2) for each area of the gaming establishment in
which the gaming licensee seeks to sell or distribute alcoholic beverages;
and
(d) a description of the parts
of the premises of the gaming establishment in which the consumption of
alcoholic beverages will not be allowed for purposes of ensuring the integrity
of gaming, the public health, welfare, or safety, or other reason.
(2)
Licensed Area
Application. A gaming licensee shall file, as part of its
application for a gaming beverage license, as part of a renewal of a gaming
beverage license, or as an independent application to amend a licensed area of
a gaming beverage license, a licensed area application on a form prescribed by
the commission, which application form must contain at least the following
information:
(a) A floor plan showing the
location of the area within the gaming establishment which the applicant seeks
to establish as a licensed area and a diagram of that specific area;
(b) A description of the licensed area
including the proposed capacity and number and location of alcoholic beverage
dispensing areas, and placement of exits including whether the area is closed
or open space, and whether bottle service will be offered in the licensed
area;
(c) A description of the
manner in which alcoholic beverages will be stored and secured during times
that the licensed area is not open. If storage will be outside of the licensed
area, a depiction of the storage area shall be provided on the map referenced
in 205 CMR 136.04(2)(a).
(d) A
description of the business concept and the hours of operation for the
business;
(e) The identity of the
manager(s) or other principal representative(s) for the licensed area including
their employee license or registration number issued in accordance with
205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
and Representatives, and Labor Organizations;
(f) The identity of the jointly responsible
person, if any, for the licensed area including the contact information and
vendor license or registration number issued in accordance with
205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
and Representatives, and Labor Organizations;
(g) If a jointly responsible person will be
operating a licensed area, evidence satisfactory to the commission that the
gaming beverage licensee maintains at all times during the life of the license
the legal authority to monitor the jointly responsible person's compliance with
and ability to remove a jointly responsible person from the gaming
establishment for a violation of
205 CMR 136.00;
and
(h) At the election of the
gaming licensee, a request to serve alcoholic beverages (for the gaming area)
between the hours of 2:00 A.M. through 4:00 A.M. The request shall be
accompanied by a copy of the applicable provisions of the submission required
in accordance with
205 CMR
138.12: Alcoholic Beverage
Control, and any other information requested by the Division of
Licensing.
(3)
Special Event Beverage Permit. A gaming beverage
licensee seeking to serve alcoholic beverages on the premises of a gaming
establishment in a location that is not a licensed area may submit a special
event beverage permit application to the Division of Licensing for the sale of
wines and malt beverages only, or either of them, or for all alcoholic
beverages, on a form prescribed by the commission in order to request approval
to do so for a temporary duration. The Division of Licensing may approve the
application and issue the special event beverage permit if it determines that
the application contains all of the required information and issuance would not
compromise the integrity of gaming, or the public health, welfare, or safety.
The application should be submitted at least ten calendar days prior to the
proposed event. The application form shall contain, at a minimum, the following
information:
(a) Name and description of the
event;
(b) A description and mapped
location of the event;
(c) Date,
time, and duration of the event;
(d) A copy of the advertisement, program and
promotional material for the event;
(e) Number of persons anticipated to attend
the event;
(f) Admission price to
the event;
(g) Type of alcoholic
beverages to be served;
(h)
Security and staffing arrangements;
(i) The identity of the jointly responsible
person, if any, for the special event area including the contact information
and vendor license or registration number issued in accordance with
205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
and Representatives, and Labor Organizations;
(j) The identity of the managers or other
principal representatives for the special event area including their employee
license or registration number issued in accordance with
205 CMR 134.00:
Licensing and Registration of Employees, Vendors, Junket Enterprises
and Representatives, and Labor Organizations; and
(k) A copy of the written agreement, if any,
between an entity for which the special event beverage permit was applied and
the gaming beverage licensee.
