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Can you summarize MGL Chapter 23N, Section 21?
AUTHORIZATION AND REGULATION OF SPORTS WAGERING > Civil penalties for violation of chapter; other operator discipline
Short Summary
This section of the Massachusetts General Law governs the civil penalties for violating the chapter on authorization and regulation of sports wagering. The commission has the authority to impose civil penalties on any person who violates this chapter, regardless of whether they are licensed under this chapter. The civil penalty for each violation is not to exceed $2,000, or $5,000 for violations arising from the same series of events. Additionally, the commission has the power to discipline operators by conditioning, suspending, reprimanding, fining, or revoking their licenses for various reasons, such as committing criminal or civil offenses under this chapter or other laws, non-compliance with sports wagering regulations, being under criminal investigation in another jurisdiction, breaching a condition of licensure, employing unqualified or unlicensed individuals, being incapable of maintaining operations, or engaging in business practices injurious to the policy objectives of this chapter.
Whom does it apply to?
All persons who violate this chapter, including those not licensed under this chapter
What does it govern?
Civil penalties for violation of the chapter and other operator discipline
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each violation or $5,000 for violations arising from the same series of events. Operator license may be conditioned, suspended, reprimanded, fined, or revoked for various reasons.
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts