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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.07 - Revocation

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A. The Commission
				may, at any time, revoke an approval granted under Regulations .02, .03, or .04
				of this chapter to equipment, a system, or software on a determination by the
				Commission that the equipment, system, or software does not comply with the
				technical standards specified by the Commission pertaining to the equipment,
				system, or software, as amended or clarified.
B. The Commission may, at any time, impose
				additional conditions on the operation or placement of Commission approved
				equipment, systems, or software.
C.
				A revocation by the Commission of an approval under A of this regulation does
				not give rise to an appeal right.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.08 - Instant Bingo Machine Additional Requirements

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A. An instant bingo machine shall be
				configured to lock-up and preclude further play following a single jackpot
				event that requires the filing of an IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling
				Winnings.
B. The following error
				conditions shall result in placement of instant bingo machine in a disabled
				mode, shall prevent play, and shall only be cleared by a manufacturer and/or
				operator:
(1) Low RAM battery;
(2) Printer:
(a) Failure;
(b) Jam; or
(c) Out of paper;
(3) Ticket dispenser:
(a) Failure;
(b) Jam; or
(c) Out of tickets;
(4) Presentation error;
(5) Program error or defective program
				storage media;
(6) Reel spin
				error;
(7) Removal of the control
				storage media;
(8) RAM defective or
				corrupted; and
(9) Bill validator
				jam.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.09 - Remote Access

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A. A
				manufacturer may not perform from a remote location analysis of, or technical
				support with regard to, an instant bingo machine or instant bingo validation
				and accounting system without:
(1) Submission
				of a written request to the Commission; and
(2) The written approval of the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.10 - Storage of Equipment, Systems, and Software Outside a Facility

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A. A manufacturer
				or facility operator may not utilize a location outside of a facility to store
				or repair equipment, systems, software, or related parts and inventory for use
				in a facility without the storage facility being:
(1) Inspected by the Commission;
				and
(2) Approved in writing by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.07 - Responsible Gaming › Section 36.07.07.01 - Responsible Gaming Plan

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A. A
				facility shall establish a responsible gaming plan that includes at least the
				following elements:
(1) Goals;
(2) Procedures and deadlines for
				implementation;
(3) Identification
				of facility personnel responsible for implementation;
(4) Responsibilities of facility personnel
				identified as responsible for implementation;
(5) Training for facility personnel on
				problem gambling;
(6) Means of
				educating players about:
(a) Problem gambling;
				and
(b) Problem gambling treatment
				resources, including treatment and prevention programs;
(7) Placement of responsible gambling
				awareness materials in the facility; and
(8) Any other element required by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.01 - General › Section 36.08.01.01 - Scope

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A. This subtitle
				applies to skills-based amusement devices regulated by the Commission under
				Criminal Law Article, §§
									12-301 and
				12-301.1, and State
				Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle IB, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.01 - General › Section 36.08.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this
				subtitle, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Merchandiser device" means a
				skills-based amusement device by which a player controls a mechanical or
				electromechanical claw or other device to retrieve merchandise or
				prizes.
(2) 'Minimal value" means
				having a wholesale value of not more than $30.
(3) "Reasonable player" means a first-time
				player of average levels of intelligence, physical and mental skills, reaction
				time, and dexterity.
(4)
				"Redemption device" means a skills-based amusement device that issues only
				tickets, tokens or other objects that represent or that can be converted into
				merchandise or prizes.
(5) "Skill"
				means:
(a) A learned ability of doing a thing
				competently;
(b) A particular
				ability, strategy, or tactic;
(c) A
				coordinated set of actions, including, but not limited to, eye-hand
				coordination;
(d) Dexterity,
				fluency, or coordination in the executing of learned physical or mental tasks
				or combination thereof;
(e)
				Technical proficiency or expertise;
(f) Development or implementation of a
				strategy or tactics in order to achieve a goal; or
(g) Knowledge of the means or methods of
				accomplishing a task.
(6) "Skills-based amusement device" means a
				machine, apparatus, or device that:
(a)
				Operates or can be made to operate by inserting, depositing, or placing with
				another person money, a token, or another object; and
(b) Through the use of skill awards the user:
(i) Merchandise or prizes;
(ii) A ticket, token, or other object that
				represents or that can be converted into merchandise or prizes; or
(iii) The right to receive an item specified
				in §B(6)(b)(i) or (ii) of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.02 - Registration › Section 36.08.02.01 - Registration

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A. The owner of a
				skills-based amusement device shall register with the Commission every other
				year if the device awards prizes other than the award of free play.
B. A person required to register shall
				provide in a manner specified by the Commission:
(1) The name and address of owner of the
				device;
(2) The address of the
				location where the device is operated;
(3) A total count of the devices in operation
				with an indication whether the device is:
(a)
				A redemption device;
(b) A
				merchandiser device; or
(c) Another
				type of skills-based amusement device;
(4) Evidence of payment of admissions and
				amusement taxes as authorized under Tax General Article, Title 4, Annotated
				Code of Maryland; and
(5) Any
				additional information required by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.03 - Amusement Gaming License › Section 36.08.03.01 - Definition

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A. In this
				subtitle, the following term has the meanings indicated.
B. Term Defined. "Family entertainment
				center" has the same definition as provided under State Government Article,
				Title 9, Subtitle IB, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.03 - Amusement Gaming License › Section 36.08.03.02 - Amusement Gaming License

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A. A
				family entertainment center in Worcester County may apply for an amusement
				gaming license with the Commission if the family entertainment center:
(1) Pays:
(a) State and local property tax;
(b) Sales and use tax; and
(c) Admissions and amusement tax;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.03 - Amusement Gaming License › Section 36.08.03.03 - Corrective Action

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A. Deficiency. If
				the Director determines that an amusement gaming licensee under this chapter no
				longer meets an amusement gaming license requirement of this subtitle, or that
				there is cause for imposing sanctions under Regulation. 04 of this chapter, the
				Director may:
(1) Assess the seriousness of
				the deficiency;
(2) Require the
				amusement gaming licensee to develop a corrective action plan;
(3) Conduct periodic monitoring of an
				amusement gaming licensee for which the Director required a corrective action
				plan to assess the licensee's progress toward remedying the
				deficiencies;
(4) Evaluate and, if
				acceptable to the Director, approve the corrective action plan;
(5) Determine appropriate timelines for the
				completion of corrective action;
(6) Determine whether it is necessary during
				the pendency of the corrective action process to emergently suspend the
				amusement gaming license; and
(7)
				Recommend that the Commission impose a sanction under Regulation .04 of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.03 - Amusement Gaming License › Section 36.08.03.04 - Sanctions

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A. The Director may
				impose sanctions on an amusement gaming licensee for:
(1) Violating or failing to fulfill the
				licensee's responsibilities or a condition of a license under this
				subtitle;
(2) Violating:
(a) A provision of law;
(b) A regulation adopted under law;
				or
(c) An order or directive of the
				Commission;
(3)
				Providing the Commission with false or misleading information;
(4) Failing to cooperate with the
				Commission;
(5) Failing to prepare,
				submit, or implement an adequate corrective action plan under Regulation .03C
				of this chapter; or
(6) Other
				activities or action deemed by the Director to require the imposition of a
				sanction.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.03 - Amusement Gaming License › Section 36.08.03.05 - Settlement

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A. The Commission
				may provide an amusement gaming licensee with the opportunity to discuss with
				staff a means of entering into a settlement agreement between the licensee and
				the Commission by which the violation is settled without a penalty or
				sanction.
B. A settlement
				agreement:
(1) Shall be signed by an
				authorized representative of the amusement gaming licensee and the Director or
				the Director's designee; and
(2)
				May not be considered final and binding until approved by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.03 - Amusement Gaming License › Section 36.08.03.06 - Hearings

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A. The Commission
				shall conduct a hearing in order to:
(1) Deny
				an amusement gaming license;
(2)
				Suspend an amusement gaming license; or
(3) Revoke an amusement gaming
				license.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.04 - General Standards › Section 36.08.04.01 - General Standards

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A. A
				skills-based amusement device is not legally operated if:
(1) Unless authorized under COMAR 36.08.03,
				the merchandise, prizes, tickets, tokens, or other objects awarded per play
				exceeds minimal value;
(2) The
				device awards a cash prize or a prize that is readily convertible to
				cash;
(3) The outcome of the game
				is based on a preponderance of chance;
(4) The ability of any player to succeed at
				the game is impacted by the number or ratio of prior wins to prior losses of
				that device;
(5) The outcome of the
				game can be controlled by a source other than the player of the game;
(6) The success of any player is or may be
				determined by a chance event which cannot be altered by player
				actions;
(7) The ability of a
				player to succeed at the game is impacted by game features not visible or known
				to a reasonable player; or
(8) The
				ability of a player to succeed at the game is impacted by the exercise of skill
				that no reasonable player could exercise.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 08 - SKILLS-BASED AMUSEMENT DEVICES › Chapter 36.08.04 - General Standards › Section 36.08.04.02 - Testing

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A. The Commission
				may require testing of a prototype of a skills-based amusement device for:
(1) Overall operational integrity;
(2) Compliance with this subtitle;
				and
(3) Any other function that the
				Commission determines may be necessary to validate the proper functionality and
				performance of the device.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.01 - General › Section 36.09.01.01 - Scope

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A. This subtitle
				applies to fantasy competitions regulated by the Commission under State
				Government Article, §§
									9-1D-01 -9-1D-05,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. This
				subtitle applies to fantasy competitions that are offered to individuals by
				means of a fantasy competition platform.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.01 - General › Section 36.09.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In addition to
				the terms defined in COMAR 36.01.01, in this chapter the following terms have
				the meanings indicated.
B. Terms
				Defined.
(1) "Beginner player" means any
				fantasy competition player who:
(a) Has
				entered fewer than 51 fantasy competitions offered by a single fantasy
				competition operator; and
(b) Does
				not meet the definition of highly experienced player.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.02 - Registration › Section 36.09.02.01 - Registration

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A. Before offering
				services in connection with a fantasy competition to players physically located
				in Maryland, a fantasy competition operator shall register with the
				Commission.
B. A fantasy
				competition operator may not conduct an online fantasy competition unless
				registered to do so by the Commission.
C. A fantasy competition operator shall
				register with the Commission every year not more than 365 days from the date of
				its previous registration, if it is offering services in connection with a
				fantasy competition in Maryland.
D.
				A person required to register shall provide, in the manner specified by the
				Commission:
(1) The name and principal
				address of the fantasy competition operator;
(2) If a corporation, the state of
				incorporation and the full name and address of each officer, director, trustee,
				and principal salaried executive staff officer;
(3) If a foreign corporation, evidence of
				qualification to conduct business in the State;
(4) If a partnership or joint venture, the
				name and address of each owner and officer;
(5) The name and address of the fantasy
				competition operator's resident agent in the State;
(6) The place where and the date when the
				fantasy competition operator was legally established and the form of its
				organization;
(7) Information
				concerning each fantasy competition offered by the fantasy competition operator
				as described in Regulation .02 of this chapter;
(8) Evidence satisfactory to the Commission
				that the fantasy competition operator has established and will implement
				procedures that prevent those individuals identified in COMAR
				36.09.03.03 from participating in
				fantasy competitions;
(9) A plan
				that describes how the fantasy competition operator will maintain compliance
				with COMAR 36.09.04;
(10) A
				responsible gaming plan required under COMAR 36.09.05; and
(11) Any additional information required by
				the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.02 - Registration › Section 36.09.02.02 - Fantasy Competition Rules

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A.
				Prior to conducting a new type of fantasy competition, a fantasy competition
				operator shall submit proposed fantasy competition rules to the
				Commission.
B. A fantasy
				competition operator may offer minor variations of a fantasy competition
				without having to submit new fantasy competition rules to the
				Commission.
C. Minor variations of
				a fantasy competition include:
(1) Offering a
				contest format for any sport, league, association, or organization previously
				offered for any fantasy competition;
(2) Offering a fantasy competition only to
				employees of a fantasy competition operator;
(3) The value of a fantasy competition and
				number of entries permitted;
(4)
				Nonmaterial changes to entry fee and prize structure;
(5) The number of athletes that a player
				selects to fill a roster when completing an entry;
(6) The fields that a player must fill in
				when completing an entry;
(7)
				Adjustments to a scoring system; and
(8) Adjustments to a salary cap.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.02 - Registration › Section 36.09.02.03 - Fees

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A. A registration
				fee of $100 shall be paid to the Commission to process a registration
				application of a fantasy competition operator.
B. The fees paid under this regulation are
				nonrefundable.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.02 - Registration › Section 36.09.02.04 - Renewal Requirements

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A. Unless a
				registration is renewed, a fantasy competition operator's registration expires
				1 year from the last date of registration.
B. The Commission may renew a fantasy
				competition operator's registration if, before the term of the registration
				expires, the fantasy competition operator:
(1) Applies for renewal no later than 45 days
				prior to the expiration of its current registration;
(2) Submits updated and current copies of all
				of the documents and information required under Regulation .01 of this chapter;
				and
(3) Pays a renewal registration
				fee in the amount of $100 to the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.01 - Prohibition on Fantasy Competition Play

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Participation in a fantasy competition for which there is an
				  entry fee is prohibited for:
A. A
				minor, who is an individual under the age of 18;
B. A Commission member;
C. An officer or an employee of the
				Agency;
D. An individual who lives
				in the same principal residence as a Commission member or an officer or
				employee of the Agency and is the member's, officer's, or employee's:
(1) Spouse or domestic partner;
(2) Child;
(3) Sibling; or
(4) Parent or parent-in-law; or
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.02 - Prohibition on Fantasy Competition Kiosks

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Fantasy competitions may not be offered through a kiosk or
				  machine physically located in the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.03 - Restrictions on Fantasy Competition Play by Individuals Associated with Operators

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A. Except as
				provided in §B of this regulation an employee, principal, officer,
				director, or contractor of a fantasy competition operator, or a member of that
				individual's immediate family, is prohibited from participating in a fantasy
				competition offered by any fantasy competition operator; and
B. Exception. An individual associated with a
				fantasy competition operator may participate in a fantasy competition only if:
(1) Participation is for testing purposes
				and:
(a) The individual uses a clearly marked
				test account for testing purposes including evaluating a fantasy competition
				platform;
(b) The individual fully
				discloses affiliation with a fantasy competition operator to each fantasy
				competition player in the fantasy competition;
(c) The individual is not eligible to win a
				prize; and
(d) The individual
				awards any prize won in a fantasy competition to the participant who would have
				won the prize if the individual associated with a fantasy competition operator
				had not participated; or
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.04 - Prohibition on Fantasy Competition Play by Athletes and Others

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A. An athlete,
				sports agent, team employee, referee, or league official, or a member of that
				individual's immediate family, is prohibited from entering fantasy competitions
				based on underlying sporting events in which the individual is a
				participant.
B. An athlete, sports
				agent, team employee, referee, or league official, or a member of that
				individual's immediate family, may not enter fantasy competitions based on
				underlying sporting events in which the individual is a participant through
				another person as a proxy.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.05 - Ensuring Fair Outcomes in Fantasy Competitions

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A. Fantasy Competition Scripts.
(1) A fantasy competition operator may not
				permit the use of unauthorized scripts on a fantasy competition platform and
				shall use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor for and prevent use of
				such scripts.
(2) For the purpose
				of §A(1) of this regulation, scripts shall be treated as offering a
				competitive advantage if potential uses include:
(a) Facilitating changes in many line ups at
				one time;
(b) Facilitating use of
				commercial products designed and distributed by third parties to identify
				advantageous game strategies;
(c)
				Submitting entry fees or adjusting the athletes selected by a fantasy
				competition player; or
(d)
				Gathering information about the performance of others for the purpose of
				identifying or entering competitions against fantasy competition players who
				are less likely to be successful.
(3) Authorized scripts shall either be
				incorporated as a game feature or be prominently displayed and thereby made
				available to all fantasy competition players.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.06 - Prohibition on Fantasy Competitions Based on Amateur Sports

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A fantasy competition operator may not offer a fantasy
				  competition based on a sporting event featuring amateur athletes who are
				  primarily under 18 years old.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.03 - General Standards and Prohibitions › Section 36.09.03.07 - Advertising

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Fantasy competition operator advertisements may not
				  depict:
A. Minors, except professional
				athletes who may be minors;
B.
				Students;
C. Schools or colleges;
				or
D. School or college
				settings.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.01 - Financial Account Protections

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A. A
				fantasy competition operator shall hold a fantasy competition player's funds:
(1) In a segregated account that separates
				player funds from the operational funds of the operator; or
(2) In a special-purpose, segregated account
				that is maintained and controlled by a properly constituted corporate entity
				that:
(a) Is not the fantasy competition
				operator;
(b) Has a governing board
				that includes one or more corporate directors who are independent of the
				operator and of any corporation related to or controlled by the
				operator;
(c) Requires a unanimous
				vote of all corporate directors to file for bankruptcy;
(d) Has articles of incorporation that
				prohibit commingling of fantasy competition player funds with those of the
				fantasy competition operator, except as necessary to reconcile the accounts of
				fantasy competition players with sums owed to the fantasy competition operator
				by those fantasy competition players;
(e) Is restricted from incurring debt other
				than to fantasy competition players pursuant to the fantasy competition
				operator's rules governing the accounts of its fantasy competition
				players;
(f) Is restricted from
				taking on obligations of the fantasy competition operator other than
				obligations to its fantasy competition players pursuant to the fantasy
				competition operator's rules governing the accounts of its fantasy competition
				players; and
(g) Other than a
				special purpose corporate entity established by another fantasy competition
				operator that meets the requirements of this subtitle, may not dissolve, merge,
				or consolidate with another company while there are unsatisfied obligations to
				fantasy competition players.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.02 - Limits on Deposits

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A. This
				regulation does not apply to season-long fantasy competitions.
B. Except as provided in §C of this
				regulation, a fantasy competition player may not deposit more than $5,000 in a
				single calendar month with a fantasy competition operator.
C. Exception. A fantasy competition player
				may request a fantasy competition operator to temporarily or permanently
				increase a deposit limit above $5,000 per calendar month only if:
(1) The fantasy competition operator has
				established and prominently displayed procedures for considering a request from
				a fantasy competition player to increase the deposit level;
(2) Procedures for considering a request from
				a fantasy competition player to increase a deposit level include evaluation of
				information, including evidence of income or assets, sufficient to confirm the
				financial ability of a fantasy competition player to afford losses which may
				result from fantasy competition play at the deposit level requested by the
				fantasy competition player; and
(3)
				After a temporary or permanent deposit level increase has been approved, the
				fantasy competition player undergoes an annual evaluation by the fantasy
				competition operator of information sufficient to confirm the continued
				financial ability of the fantasy competition player to afford losses that may
				result from fantasy competition play at the increased deposit level.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.03 - Prohibition on Extensions of Credit

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A fantasy competition operator may not extend credit to a
				  fantasy competition player.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.04 - Financial Auditing

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A. A fantasy
				competition operator that conducts competitions that require an entry fee and
				that generates gross annual revenues of $250,000 or more in Maryland shall
				ensure that a financial audit is performed annually by a certified public
				accountant.
B. The certified public
				accounting firm that conducts the financial audit shall:
(1) Comply with generally accepted accounting
				principles; and
(2) Submit the
				financial audit report to the Commission within 180 days of the fantasy
				competition operator's fiscal year end.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.05 - Taxation

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A. A fantasy
				competition operator shall retain 85 percent of its proceeds from players in
				Maryland.
B. A fantasy competition
				operator shall pay 15 percent of its Maryland player proceeds to the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.06 - Reporting

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A. Fantasy
				competition operators shall report fantasy competition prize payouts larger
				than $600 to the Comptroller of Maryland and the Internal Revenue Service in
				accordance with applicable tax laws.
B. A fantasy competition operator shall
				provide a 1099 MISC. tax form to players that receive a prize payout larger
				than $600.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.04 - Financial Standards › Section 36.09.04.07 - Tax Laws and Disclosures

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A. A fantasy
				competition operator shall comply with all applicable tax laws and
				regulations.
B. A fantasy
				competition operator shall disclose tax reporting and withholding requirements
				to fantasy competition players before the fantasy competition begins and again
				at the time of award of any prize in excess of $600.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.05 - Responsible Gaming › Section 36.09.05.01 - Direct Exclusion Through Fantasy Competition Operator

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A. An individual may request exclusion from
				entering a fantasy competition by submitting to the fantasy competition
				operator a self-exclusion request using a self-exclusion tool provided by the
				fantasy competition operator on its website.
B. A fantasy competition operator shall
				implement and prominently display procedures for players to self-exclude
				themselves.
C. Self-excluded
				persons may not collect any prizes or recover any losses arising as result of
				any prohibited participation in a fantasy competition operator's fantasy
				competition.
D. A request for
				exclusion submitted to a fantasy competition operator:
(1) Is not an application for voluntary
				exclusion through the Commission under COMAR 36.01.03;
(2) Will not result in inclusion on the
				Commission's Voluntary Exclusion List; and
(3) Is not administered or maintained by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.05 - Responsible Gaming › Section 36.09.05.02 - Responsible Gaming Plan

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A. A fantasy
				competition operator shall establish a responsible gaming plan that includes at
				least the following elements:
(1)
				Goals;
(2) Procedures and deadlines
				for implementation;
(3)
				Identification of personnel responsible for implementation;
(4) Responsibilities of personnel identified
				as responsible for implementation;
(5) Training for personnel on problem
				gambling and identifying compulsive play;
(6) Means of educating fantasy competition
				players about:
(a) Problem gambling, including
				compulsive play; and
(b) Problem
				gambling treatment resources, including treatment and prevention
				programs;
(7) Placement
				of responsible gambling awareness materials on the fantasy competition
				platform; and
(8) Any other element
				required by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 09 - ONLINE FANTASY COMPETITION › Chapter 36.09.05 - Responsible Gaming › Section 36.09.05.03 - Fantasy Competition Operator Responsibilities

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A. A fantasy competition operator shall:
(1) Prevent the participation in fantasy
				competitions by individuals who have self-excluded themselves from entering
				fantasy competitions; and
(2) Train
				employees on compulsive play.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.01 - Scope

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All applicants for licenses related to the State's Sports
				  Wagering Program shall comply with the requirements set forth in State
				  Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of Maryland, and the
				  Commission's regulations, to establish their qualifications, comply with
				  requirements for the issuance of a license, and, if the Commission issues a
				  license, comply with the contents of the license application, and all
				  applicable laws and regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.02 - General

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A. This chapter
				includes application and license requirements for all licenses the Commission
				is authorized to issue under State Government Article, §
									9-1E-05, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, to implement the State's Sports Wagering Program.
B. Applicants and licensees are subject to
				any additional requirements in this Subtitle based on the category of license
				the applicant applies for or the licensee holds.
C. Unless a person holds a valid license
				issued by the Commission, the person may not offer or conduct sports wagering,
				or engage in an activity for which a license is required.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.03 - Process

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A. Submission
				Requirements.
(1) If the Commission requires
				an application to be submitted by a particular date:
(a) The application and nonrefundable
				application fee shall be delivered to the Commission not later than 5 p.m. on
				the date specified by the Commission; and
(b) An application submitted after the
				deadline may not be accepted or considered by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.04 - Personal and Background Information

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A. Except as otherwise provided in the
				Commission's regulations, the application documents shall include the
				information required under §B of this regulation, for a person who is:
(1) The applicant;
(2) A director, officer, or key management
				individual employed by the applicant;
(3) A partner of the applicant;
(4) Any other person who owns, controls, or
				directs a legal or beneficial interest of 5 percent or more in the
				applicant;
(5) A
				principal;
(6) A principal
				employee;
(7) A principal
				entity;
(8) A holding company of
				the applicant; or
(9) An affiliate
				of the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.05 - Information for Background Investigation

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A. An individual or authorized representative
				of a person that is required to submit an application, or be investigated,
				shall:
(1) Submit to the Commission a complete
				legible set of the individual's fingerprints for:
(a) The Federal Bureau of Investigation;
				and
(b) The Maryland Criminal
				Justice Information System;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.06 - Consent for Investigation

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A. An
				individual who is required to provide personal and background information under
				this chapter shall provide a statement that irrevocably gives consent to the
				Commission, the SWARC, and persons authorized by the Commission to:
(1) Verify all information provided in all
				documents or forms submitted to the Commission or the SWARC; and
(2) Conduct a background investigation of the
				individual.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.07 - Organizational Documents

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A. If the
				applicant is a corporation, the application documents shall include a:
(1) Statement of when the corporation was
				organized;
(2) Copy of the articles
				of incorporation and bylaws of the corporation;
(3) Statement and documentation of whether
				the corporation has been reorganized or reincorporated during the 5-year period
				preceding the date on which the application documents are submitted to the
				Commission; and
(4) Statement and
				documentation of whether the corporation has filed restated articles of
				incorporation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.08 - Ownership of Applicant

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A. An applicant
				shall disclose all:
(1) Principals;
(2) Principal entities, as defined in COMAR
				36.03.01.02; and
(3) Persons who have, or exercise, voting
				rights in or as to the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.09 - Directors, Officers, and Partners

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A. If the applicant is not an individual, the
				application documents shall include a list of the individuals who are serving,
				or who are designated to serve, during the first year after the date the
				application documents are submitted to the Commission as a director, officer,
				partner, or any other principal.
B.
				For each individual listed under §A of this regulation, the applicant
				shall provide:
(1) The individual's name and
				address;
(2) Each position or
				office of the applicant held by the individual;
(3) The individual's principal occupation
				during the 5-year period preceding the date on which the application documents
				are submitted to the Commission; and
(4) The nature and extent of any ownership
				interest that the individual has in the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.10 - Principal Entity

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A. The application
				documents shall identify any principal entity of an applicant, and for each:
(1) Describe the principal entity's ownership
				of the applicant;
(2) Describe the
				extent of the principal entity's control over the applicant; and
(3) Include information and documents
				required under Regulations .03 through .07 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.11 - Outside Interests

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An applicant shall disclose in its application documents
				  whether the applicant, or a principal or partner of the applicant:
A. Has ever held an ownership interest in a
				licensee of the Commission; or
B.
				Is currently engaged in the business of sports wagering in another
				jurisdiction, and the nature and extent of that involvement.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.12 - Alternative Licensing Standards

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A.
				General.
(1) The Commission may establish an
				abbreviated process for licensing an applicant who holds a valid license in
				another state if the Commission determines that the licensing standards of the
				issuing agency in the other state:
(a) Are
				comprehensive;
(b) Are thorough;
				and
(c) Provide similar safeguards
				to those in State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.13 - Exemption or Waiver of License Requirement

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A. General.
(1) The Commission may grant an exemption
				from, or waiver of, a licensing requirement or grounds for denial of a license
				at the request of an applicant, if the Commission determines that the
				requirement or grounds for denial of a license as applied to the applicant are
				not necessary in order to protect the public interest or accomplish the
				policies established by State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1E,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) The
				Commission may grant an exemption from, or waiver of, a regulatory licensing
				requirement, so that an applicant or licensee is not:
(a) Required to comply with a regulatory
				licensing requirement; or
(b)
				Subject to specific regulatory basis for denial of a license.
(3) The Commission may delegate to
				staff its authority to grant an exemption from, or waiver of, a regulatory
				licensing requirement.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.02 - All Applicants and Licensees - Applications and Investigations › Section 36.10.02.14 - Bonds

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A. The Commission
				may require an applicant or licensee to obtain a performance bond before the
				Commission issues or renews a license.
B. The performance bond shall:
(1) Be for the benefit of the State for the
				faithful performance of the requirements imposed by State Government Article,
				Title 9, Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Commission regulations;
				and
(2) Identify the Agency as the
				obligee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.03 - All Applicants and Licensees - Qualification Requirements › Section 36.10.03.01 - Scope

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A. An applicant
				for, and a holder of, a license necessary for the State's Sports Wagering
				Program, shall meet the same qualification requirements for licensees that the
				Commission issues under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1A,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. This
				chapter includes the qualification requirements, and process for the issuance
				of a license, for all applicants for licenses related to sports wagering that
				the Commission is authorized to issue under State Government Article, Title 9,
				Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. Additional qualifications and license
				requirements may apply based on license category and are specified in
				succeeding chapters.