 And we're good. OK, great. Dave, thank you so much. We're going to get started. Today is both a public hearing and a public meeting. It's December 12. And because we're holding this public meeting on a virtual platform, I will take a roll call. Good morning, Commissioner Bryan. Morning. I'm here. Good morning, Commissioner Hill. Good morning. I'm here. Good morning. Good morning, Commissioner Skinner. Good morning. I'm here. Good morning, Commissioner Maynard. Good morning, Madam Chair. I am here. OK, excellent. And we'll get started. I will be reading some extensive comments to everybody to understand the nature of today's hearing as well as our process. So once again, good morning and welcome. Today is Monday, December 12, 2022. This is a public meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. We only have one item on our agenda this morning. And that is to offer an opportunity to interested members of the public to provide comment relative to any or all of the applications that have been submitted to the commission for a category three, gathered sports wagering operating license. This part of the licensing process is governed by the commission's regulations at 205 CMR 218.05. My name is Kathy Judd-Stein, and I'm the chair of the commission. And as I've already introduced, my fellow commissioners are also present, Commissioner O'Brien, Commissioner Hill, Commissioner Skinner, and Commissioner Maynard. And I thank you for all that you are doing. We have five candidates submitted their applications for a category three license to be tethered to a holder of a category one license. They are as follows. First, WSI, USLCC, which does business as WinBat. And American Wagering Inc, which does business as Caesars. Both in connection with WinMA, LLC, doing business as Encore, Austin Harbor. Now a category one licensee. Second, MGM, LLC, in connection with Bluetarp, redevelopment LLC, doing business as MGM Springfield, which is seeking a category one license. Third, Hand Sports Interactive, LLC, or PSI, and FBG Enterprises Optical, LLC, which does business as Fanatics. In connection with Plainville, gaming redevelopment LLC, doing business as Plainwich Park Casino, which is seeking a category one license. Beginning tomorrow and then on Wednesday and then next Monday and Tuesday, that would be the 19th and the 20th of this month, the commission will individually evaluate each of those five applications that have been submitted. To be clear, the commission will not be voting as to whether to avoid the licenses today, but we'll do so only after the respective evaluations over the course of those several days and at our discretion. In preparation for those upcoming evaluations, the commission is interested in any information or comments that the public may wish to offer relative to any or all of these applications. Accordingly, your presence here today in the written comments that you have submitted will be helpful in making those decisions. We thank you for being part of this process. Before we begin taking public comments, I'd like to lay out the process and establish the ground rules that will follow. This meeting is intended to afford an opportunity to offer input and comment on the category three applications to any entity or member of the public who is interested. This meeting is designed for testimony about sports wagering in general. Process undertaken, I'm sorry, my apologies. This meeting is not designed for testimony about sports wagering in general. What the process undertaken by the commission or about an entity that has applied for sports wagering license other than the applicants presently before us. Momentarily, we'll offer the floor to public comments to make the best use of our time. We ask that any member of the public proceed as follows in addressing the commission. First, if you pre-register to speak at this meeting, your name has already been added to the speaker list. I don't believe I have any pre-registers today. Second, for those who haven't applied, I mean, registered, if you wish to speak, I'm going to ask that you, I'm jumping ahead because we didn't get any registrants. If you haven't registered, Christelle, they should, how should they reach out? I think they could directly email me unless, I mean, it might be easier to do the mass comment and PC comments because it's on the website, but Mills, are you available to check that? Yep. Okay. They can do that. Otherwise, they can have the phone number to call in. And we will take that call. And the only thing that we're asking is that when you do participate either by call or through access through the email, we ask that you state your name and you're going to have to unmute yourself first. And if you have trouble with that, we'll help you. State your name and tell us where you are from and who you are affiliated with. And then we are asking that each of your comments be limited to three minutes. A 15-second warning will be issued if necessary and we'll expect each of you to begin wrapping up your comments. If necessary, we'll give you 15 seconds to finish up. Madam Chair. Yes. Can I interrupt you just for one moment? For those who maybe technologically have issues, can we give out the phone number as well as the email? Sure. So it's on our website and the phone number is, I'm looking at it, correct me if I'm wrong, Crystal and Mills, 1-646-741-5292. I'll repeat it, 1-646-741-5292. And the participant code is 1-1-1-1-8-8-9-9-5-9. Again, 1-1-1-1-1-8-8-9-9-5-9. And that notice is also posted on our website. Thank you, Madam Chair. Oh, thank you. Very good question. So when folks you come in by phone, just if you remember to unmute and the trick for that is star six, if you have any technical problems, we are not judgmental, we are helpful. Again, this is not an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of the applicants if they were to appear at today's hearing. If you have questions, please address them to me and I'll determine how to proceed from there. Commissioners may ask any question of a commenter at any time. Finally, we recognize the great passion that many of you have for the subject matter, often in different directions. We welcome your comments to reflect that passion. However, in order for this part of the process to achieve its greatest value, it is tremendously important that the discourse here remain respectful. And this is one area that we know we all can agree upon. Again, for those who have submitted written comments about any of these applications, please know that the commission will review and consider each and every one of them. Thank you for taking the time to send them in and the commission will continue to accept written testimony on these applications. An interested party should submit testimony to MGC comments at massgaming.gov. Commissioners, to any of you have other comments or questions or suggestions, all right. So with that, we'll get started. Do I have any member from the public who would like to be heard? If one phone number, but perhaps they're just wanting to hear if we have any public participants today. Okay, so I'm now turned to General Counsel Grossman without hearing any participants so far. What we've done in the past is we, of course, hold our meeting open until one and Mel's and Dave are able to provide a screen saver for indicating that. And everybody will stay by their virtual platform so that we can come right back in should somebody haven't a window to offer their comments. Does that work, Todd? That works great. Since this is a public meeting, the commission will have to close the meeting at some point. We intend to hold it to one because that's what has been posted. So in fact, if somebody during their lunch hour wants to come in and comment from noon to one, we will hold it open to one. And then as you say, we know that we have to formally adjourn. Correct, commissioners? Everybody's in agreement with that, right? Okay. All right, then thank you, commissioners. We'll break and just stay alert. Thank you. Good morning. If you just joined the call and you're looking to provide comment for the commissioners, you can either email NGCcomments at maskgaming.gov to let us know and we'll add you or you can unmute yourself. Star six may help with that and let us know that you're here and we can gather the commissioners to return to the call. Hi, everyone. Thanks, Dave. I'll set Kathy. Thanks so much, Dave. So, I don't see Todd, but we're just coming to the one o'clock hour. Crystal, were we and Mills, did we hear from anyone else for the public hearing? I have not. I do not have access to NGC comments though and Mills is on the phone, but I did check in with them a few minutes ago. And as of that point, we still have them. Right, and the comments can come. Oh, if there are written comments, we can get them later, but we'll just wait then to close out that one, if we don't hear from you or Mills otherwise, then commissioners will look for a line out. Sure, for his office right now, I'll just check on you. That really looks like that. Thanks. And then we'll have a half an hour break before we reconvene. Just to let everybody know, I'm gonna have to be on the, I'm gonna be in a car for the first few minutes of the 130. So I'll probably will just be audio only. Okay. And it's commissioner Hill too, cause he's going to be in my phone. That's fine. I think I might be doing that at the end of Thursday too. So. And I think I might be doing that the end of tomorrow. Yeah, I'm gonna find out if I have to make different arrangements, but I'll let you guys know. Good. So tomorrow is Wednesday, each day. I was only Tuesday, Kathy. Tomorrow, you said, or Wednesday, did you say tomorrow? Tomorrow. Yeah. Okay. I wish, I wish it were Wednesday tomorrow. Thanks. It's funny that I feel like it is already Wednesday, but it isn't. Is everybody surprised that the snow kind of stuck around? Yeah. My son probably might get a snow day. I was like, no. Some had delays though. Cause I think it was slippery. Yeah. It was slick. Yeah. Yeah. I, I, I heard that. Is that a plow and it was sanding. They were sanding. All right. It's one o'clock, mills and crystal. Any, any additional work? No, not to MGC comments. Sorry. I was on the telephone just a minute ago. That's a good thing. Oh dear. Okay. And Crystal, we're all set. Nothing here. Okay. Then with that commissioners will break and then go. For another half an hour and reconvene, but I need a motion to adjourn this public meeting. So moved. Second. Yeah. All right. Mr. Brian. Hi. Mr. Hill. Hi. Mr. Skinner. Hi. And commissioner Maynard. I vote yes. We don't have council on. Secretary Hill. Our vote is five zero. And to adjourn this public meeting. And we thank. Public for their participation through written comments. Thank you so much. Actually just wrote it down. Good. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.