205 CMR, § 138.47

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024

Section 138.47 - Automated Teller Machines (ATM)

(1) Use and operation of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or electronic branch, as defined by M.G.L. c. 167B, § 1, within a gaming establishment is governed by M.G.L. c. 167B and 209 CMR: Division of Banks and Loan Agencies.

(2) No ATM or electronic branch, as defined by M.G.L. c. 167B, § 1, shall be located closer than 15 feet from the gaming area, simulcasting area, Sports Wagering Area, or Sports Wagering Area in a gaming establishment or Sports Wagering Facility.

(3) A system of internal controls submitted by a gaming licensee in accordance with 205 CMR 138.02 shall include procedures that identify reasonable measures to be implemented that are tailored to inhibit the initiation and processing of any transaction allowing for the use of a card or card equivalent issued by a financial institution to obtain cash from a line of credit (e.g., credit card cash advance) in the gaming establishment by either an ATM or any other means. Such reasonable measures shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) The conspicuous placement of signage on an ATM indicating that use of credit cards is prohibited;

(b) Ensuring that an ATM does not offer to a user any transaction option that is designed to enable the patron to obtain cash from a line of credit (i.e. no option to press a "credit card" or "cash advance" button); and

(c) Ensuring that no transaction in which a card or card equivalent issued by a financial institution is being used to obtain cash from a line of credit is, in whole or part, initiated or processed at the cage or elsewhere in the gaming establishment, by any employee or anyone else.

(4) No data relative to an individual patron that is collected by an ATM or electronic branch may be sold, transmitted, or otherwise used for marketing purposes by a gaming licensee or provider of such device.