Sign on the dotted line

The Beacon Hill secret solution:

First, ply the patron with

FREE ALCOHOL

1197 (4) A licensee under this section shall be permitted to distribute alcohol free of

1198 charge and for onpremise

consumption to patrons in the gaming area or as a complimentary

service or item in the gaming establishment;


Then allow the intoxicated patron to sign on the dotted line --

1483 Section 21. (a) A gaming licensee shall be permitted to issue credit to a patron of a
1484 gaming establishment under regulations promulgated under section 5. Such regulations shall
1485 include, but not be limited to: (i) procedures for confirming that a patron has an established credit
1486 history and is in good standing; (ii) whether the patron has a good credit history with the gaming
1487 establishment; (iii) authorization of a credit instrument; (iv) methods for acknowledging a credit
1488 instrument and payment of debt;

In an act that exceeds genuflecting to the well paid lobbyists who have monopolized the conversation, this represents devoted prostration.

Not to worry! Beacon Hill has included debt collection provisions in the legislation.