Section 238.48 - Expiration of Sports Wagering Tickets and Vouchers; Payment to the Sports Wagering Control Fund(1) The system of Internal Controls submitted by a Sports Wagering Operator in accordance with 205 CMR 238.02 shall include provisions governing the expiration of winning Sports Wagering tickets and vouchers that provide, at a minimum, that:(a) Any money that is owed to a patron by a Sports Wagering Operator as a result of a winning Sports Wagering ticket or voucher must be claimed within one year of the date of the Sporting Event for which the Wager was won or the obligation of the Sports Wagering Operator to pay the patron will expire. Upon expiration of the obligation, the involved funds must be transferred to the Sports Wagering Control Fund in accordance with M.G.L. c. 23N, § 13(h). In calculating the one year period referenced in 205 CMR 238.48(l)(a) and in M.G.L. c. 23N, § 13(h), any period of time for which the Gaming Establishment or Sports Wagering facility was not in operation shall be excluded; and(b) A Sports Wagering Operator shall maintain a record of all unclaimed winning Sports Wagering tickets and vouchers that have expired.(2) Before the end of each calendar month, the Sports Wagering Operator shall report the total value of winning Sports Wagering tickets and vouchers owed to its patrons that expired during the preceding calendar month in a format prescribed by the Commission.(3) Each Sports Wagering Operator shall submit a check with its monthly report payable to the Sports Wagering Control Fund in accordance with M.G.L. c. 23N, § 13(h) in the amount of the winning Sports Wagering tickets and vouchers owed to its patrons that expired during the preceding month as stated in the report.(4) Upon the payment of the expired debt, the Sports Wagering Operator shall post the payment and remove the amount from its records as an outstanding debt.(5) Failure to make the payment to the Sports Wagering Control Fund by the due date shall result in the imposition of penalties and interest as prescribed by 205 CMR.(6) Nothing in 205 CMR 238.68 shall preclude the Sports Wagering Operator from, in its discretion, issuing cash or other form of complimentary to a patron to compensate the patron for a winning Sports Wagering ticket or voucher that has expired.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 12/21/2022 (EMERGENCY).Amended by Mass Register Issue 1492, eff. 3/9/2023 (EMERGENCY).Amended by Mass Register Issue 1494, eff. 3/9/2023 (COMPLIANCE).