WHO:                    Members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission including Chair Jordan Maynard and Commissioners Paul Brodeur, Brad Hill, Eileen O’Brien, and Nakisha Skinner

WHAT:                The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will hold public meeting #539 on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Once the meeting is called to order, the Commission will consider meeting minutes from a series of Commission meetings on August 17, 2023, September 13, 2023, September 18, 2023, September 21, 2023, and October 19, 2023.

Commissioners will then receive an administrative update regarding an overview of the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet (SAFE Bet) Act.

The Sports Wagering Division will then present to commissioners a review of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match scheduled for November 15, 2024. There will also be an update regarding BetMGM and DraftKings’ compliance with the requirement to hash and encrypt confidential and personally identifiable information as outlined in 205 CMR 257.03(4).

The Legal Division will present the following regulations for discussion and review of amendments: 205 CMR 257: Sports Wagering Data Privacy, 205 CMR 238.12: Additional Uniform Standards of Accounting Procedures and Internal Controls for Sports Wagering, and 205 CMR 107: Professional practice.

Following that, the Racing Division will present the FY2023 Annual Report, the Finance Division will review the Contract/Procurement Delegated Authority Threshold, and the Community Affairs Division will review FY2026 Community Mitigation Fund guidelines.

The Commission anticipates that it will then need to meet in executive session for a discussion regarding collective bargaining of the SEIU Local 888 Agreement.

Commissioner Updates are expected to follow, rounding out the meeting.

There is time reserved at the end of the meeting for any other business the Chair did not reasonably anticipate at the time of posting.

For a complete list of agenda items and anticipated votes, view the official Meeting Notification and Agenda. A LIVE STREAM will be available at MassGaming.com. Community members are also invited to follow along with live meeting updates by connecting with the Commission on X, @MassGamingComm.

Please note that the Commission will conduct this public meeting remotely utilizing remote collaboration technology. Use of this technology is intended to ensure an adequate, alternative means of public access to the Commission’s deliberations for any interested member of the public. If there is any technical problem with the Commission’s remote connection, an alternative conference line will be noticed immediately on our website: MassGaming.com.

WHERE:            Conference Call: 1-646-741-5292, Meeting ID: 112 652 5701

WHEN:               Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 12:00 p.m.