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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.23 - Accounting Controls for a Cashiers' Cage

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. This regulation is only applicable to the
				holder of a Class A or Class B sports wagering facility license.
B. A sports wagering licensee may only
				conduct transactions with individuals at its cashiers' cage and any satellite
				cage during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the facility
				under COMAR 36.10.17.02.
C. A
				sports wagering licensee shall develop and include in the internal controls
				submitted to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of this
				chapter procedures addressing the segregation of the cashiers' cage and the
				general conduct of cashiers' cage transactions.
D. A sports wagering licensee's internal
				controls shall require:
(1) The cashiers'
				cage and any satellite cage to be physically segregated by personnel and
				function as follows:
(a) General cashiers
				shall be responsible for:
(i) An individual
				imprest inventory of cash;
(ii)
				Receipt and payout of cash, negotiable instruments, sports wagering tickets,
				and other documentation from and to bettors subject to the limitations imposed
				under this chapter; and
(iii) Other
				functions designated by the sports wagering licensee which are not incompatible
				with the functions of a general cashier; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.24 - Checks Accepted from a Bettor

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports wagering licensee may accept a
				negotiable instrument in the form of a check meeting the requirements of this
				regulation from a bettor to enable the bettor to take part in sports
				wagering.
B. A sports wagering
				licensee may accept a check only during the hours of operation approved by the
				Commission for the facility under COMAR 36.10.17.02.
C. A sports wagering licensee may accept a
				personal check that is:
(1) Made payable to
				the sports wagering licensee;
(2)
				Drawn on a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union subject to
				federal or State banking regulation;
(3) Drawn for a specific amount;
(4) Currently dated, not postdated;
				and
(5) Payable on
				demand.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.25 - Wire Transfers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports
				wagering licensee may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of a wire
				transfer from a bettor to enable the bettor to take part in sports
				wagering.
B. A sports wagering
				licensee shall record in its cashiers' cage accountability or other accounting
				records any funds accepted by wire transfer with no documented business purpose
				other than to enable a bettor to take part in sports wagering within 24 hours
				of receipt of the wire transfer.
C.
				A sports wagering licensee shall develop and include in the internal controls
				submitted to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of this
				chapter procedures addressing the acceptance, verification, and sending of wire
				transfers meeting the requirements of this regulation.
D. A sports wagering licensee's internal
				controls shall:
(1) Require preparation of a
				wire transfer log to record the following information pertaining to a wire
				transfer accepted by a sports wagering licensee on behalf of a bettor:
(a) A sequential number assigned by the
				sports wagering licensee to the wire transfer accepted;
(b) Date and time notice of the wire transfer
				was received;
(c) Name of the
				financial institution to which the funds were sent;
(d) Amount transferred;
(e) Name of the bettor for whose benefit the
				funds were accepted;
(f) The name
				of the financial institution from which the funds were transferred;
(g) The method by which the sports wagering
				licensee was notified of the receipt of the wire transfer;
(h) If noticed by telephone, the name and
				title of the individual providing notice; and
(i) The signature of the employee receiving
				and recording the information required by this section;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.26 - Cash Equivalents

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports
				wagering licensee may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of a cash
				equivalent from a bettor to enable the bettor to take part in sports
				wagering.
B. If applicable, a
				sports wagering licensee may accept a cash equivalent only during the hours of
				operation approved by the Commission for a sports wagering facility under COMAR
				36.10.15.02.
C. A sports wagering
				licensee shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and
				approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of this chapter procedures
				addressing the acceptance and verification of cash equivalents meeting the
				requirements of this chapter.
D. A
				sports wagering licensee's internal controls shall:
(1) Enumerate the type of cash equivalents
				complying with this chapter to be accepted;
(2) Detail the specific verification
				procedures required by each issuer;
(3) Require that a general cashier:
(a) Perform the specific verification
				procedures required by each issuer;
(b) Prepare and maintain documentation
				evidencing the verification of a cash equivalent accepted; and
(c) Examine a cash equivalent for
				counterfeiting, forgery, or alteration;
(4) If applicable, detail the criteria for
				cashiers' cage supervisor or accounting department supervisor involvement in
				the verification process; and
(5)
				Include procedures for verifying the authenticity of a bettor's signature on a
				cash equivalent in conformance with the signature authentication procedures in
				Regulation .19 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.27 - Bettor Deposits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports
				wagering licensee may establish a customer deposit account for a bettor to
				enable the bettor to take part in sports wagering.
B. A sports wagering licensee shall perform
				all procedures required by this chapter before depositing funds accepted by
				means of check, wire transfer, cash equivalent, or other negotiable instrument
				into a customer deposit account.
C.
				If applicable, a sports wagering licensee may accept a customer deposit only
				during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the facility under
				COMAR 36.10.15.02.
D. A sports
				wagering licensee shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted
				to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of this chapter
				procedures addressing the acceptance of customer deposits meeting the
				requirements of this regulation.
E.
				A sports wagering licensee's internal controls shall:
(1) Require acceptance of customer deposits
				at the cashiers' cage or by any other means as approved by the
				Commission;
(2) Require preparation
				of a receipt documenting:
(a) Amount
				deposited;
(b) Date of the deposit;
				and
(c) If applicable, the
				signature of the general cashier accepting the customer deposit;
(3) Provide for full or partial
				withdrawal of a customer deposit:
(a) By a
				bettor at the cashiers' cage or by any other means as approved by the
				Commission; or
(b) Upon receipt by
				the sports wagering licensee of a written request for withdrawal for which
				validity has been established; and
(4) Include procedures for documenting
				acceptance and withdrawal of customer deposits including a verification of the
				authenticity of a bettor's signature on a customer deposit withdrawal document
				in conformance with the signature authentication procedures in Regulation .24
				of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.28 - Use of Credit

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except for an
				online sports wagering licensee, a sports wager may not be accepted in any way
				by use of a:
(1) Credit card; or
(2) Electronic transfer of funds from a
				credit card.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.29 - Bettor Tracking System

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				sports wagering licensee shall utilize a bettor tracking system meeting the
				requirements of this subtitle.
B.
				Participation in a tracking system:
(1)
				Subject to §B(2) of this regulation, is voluntary;
(2) A bettor using a mobile betting
				application shall be included in the tracking system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.30 - Sports Wagering Ticket or Voucher

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports wagering licensee may issue a
				sports wagering ticket or voucher and utilize a sports wagering ticket system
				meeting the requirements of this subtitle.
B. A sports wagering licensee shall issue a
				sports wagering ticket or voucher which expires 182 days after the date of the
				sporting event or voucher issuance.
C. Except for mobile sports wagering, a
				sports wagering licensee shall:
(1) Configure
				its sports wagering ticket system to:
(a)
				Prevent issuance of a sports wagering ticket from a kiosk exceeding $10,000;
				and
(b) Require sports wagering
				tickets of $3,000 or more to be redeemed only at the cashiers' cage;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.31 - Ticket Redemption Unit or Kiosk

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports wagering licensee may utilize a
				ticket redemption unit or kiosk meeting the requirements of this
				subtitle.
B. A sports wagering
				licensee shall locate a ticket redemption unit or kiosk in the sports wagering
				facility subject to the surveillance coverage requirements of Regulation .11 of
				this chapter.
C. A ticket
				redemption unit or kiosk:
(1) Shall, in
				accordance with this regulation, be configured to:
(a) Redeem a sports wagering ticket or
				voucher of less than $3,000; and
(b) Direct a bettor attempting to redeem a
				sports wagering ticket or voucher of $3,000 or more to the cashiers' cage;
				and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.32 - Wager Payouts

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall prepare and timely file IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling
				Winnings, in accordance with IRS rules and regulations.
B. A sports wagering licensee shall pay a
				sports wager payout of $50,000 or more:
(1) By
				cash or check; or
(2) On the
				request of a bettor, any combination of cash, sports wagering ticket or
				voucher, check, or other method of payment approved by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.33 - Access to Bill Validators, Cash Storage, and Drop Boxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Access.
(1) A sports wagering licensee shall control
				access to a bill validator and a cash storage box housed in a sports wagering
				kiosk in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Access to a bill validator shall be
				controlled by:
(a) At least one lock;
				and
(b) Requiring the key to the
				lock to be maintained by the security department.
(3) The cash storage box shall be secured to
				a bill validator by two separate locks, the keys to which are different from
				each other, and, for the lock on the belly door or main door of the sports
				wagering kiosk:
(a) The key shall be
				controlled by the sports wagering department in:
(i) A manual key box; or
(ii) An automated key tracking
				system;
(b) Immediately
				prior to the commencement of the drop, the sports wagering department may issue
				its belly door or main door key to the accounting department;
(c) A key transferred from the sports
				wagering department to the accounting department shall be returned immediately
				following the conclusion of the drop;
(d) The sports wagering licensee shall
				establish sign in and sign out procedures in its internal controls documenting
				the transfers; and
(e) If an
				automated key tracking system is used, a sports wagering licensee shall require
				dual access from the security department and accounting department to obtain
				keys.
(4) The lock on
				the release mechanism securing the cash storage box to the bill validator shall
				be controlled by the security department.
(5) Access to the contents of a cash storage
				box shall be controlled by:
(a) At least one
				lock; and
(b) Requiring the key to
				the lock to be maintained by the accounting department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.34 - Collection of Cash Storage and Drop Boxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. At least 30 days before sports wagering
				operations are to commence or other time period approved by the Commission, a
				sports wagering licensee shall submit to the Commission in writing a drop
				schedule setting forth specific pick-up days and times for collection of cash
				storage drop boxes, including:
(1)
				Specifications as to what areas of the sports wagering facility will be covered
				on each pick-up day; and
(2)
				Specific transportation routes to be utilized from the sports wagering facility
				floor to the count room on each pick-up day.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.35 - Count Room Design Standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. This
				regulation is only applicable to the holder of a sports wagering facility
				licensee.
B. A licensee shall have
				a count room designated, designed, and used for counting the contents of cash
				storage drop boxes at a sports wagering facility approved by the
				Commission.
C. A count room or
				space used for counting the contents of cash storage drop boxes area used for
				counting shall conform to the following standards:
(1) Meet the surveillance requirements of
				Regulations .10 and .13 of this chapter including audio coverage of the count
				process;
(2) If used during normal
				operating business hours, be separate and not visible from the public areas of
				the facility; and
(3) Any other
				requirements imposed by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.36 - Accounting Controls for a Count Room

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. This regulation is only applicable to the
				holder of a sports wagering facility licensee.
B. Count Schedule. At least 30 days before
				sports wagering operations are to commence or other time period as approved by
				the Commission, a licensee shall submit to the Commission a count schedule
				setting forth the specific times during which cash storage drop boxes are to be
				counted and recorded.
C.
				Notifications. Within 24 hours of the change or deviation, a licensee shall:
(1) Notify the Commission in writing of any
				permanent change in the count schedule; and
(2) Notify the Commission of any temporary
				deviation from the count schedule.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.37 - Bettor Complaints

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall attempt to timely resolve a dispute with a bettor
				concerning the licensee's sports wagering operation or payment of alleged
				winnings.
B. A sports wagering
				licensee who is unable to satisfactorily resolve a dispute with a bettor within
				3 days of notice of the dispute shall notify the Commission of the
				dispute.
C. On receipt of notice by
				the sports wagering licensee of the dispute, the Commission shall provide the
				bettor with a Commission bettor complaint form together with instructions for
				completing and submitting the form.
D. The Commission shall investigate a
				complaint submitted to the Commission and notify the bettor and sports wagering
				licensee of its determination.
E.
				The Commission may provide a bettor with a complaint form at any time upon
				request.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.38 - Acceptance of Tips or Gratuities

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as otherwise provided in this
				regulation:
(1) A supervisory sports wagering
				employee of a sports wagering licensee is prohibited from soliciting or
				accepting a tip or gratuity directly from a bettor; and
(2) A sports wagering employee is prohibited
				from soliciting a tip or gratuity from a bettor.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.39 - Promotional Play

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports wagering
				licensee may:
(1) Issue promotional play if it
				is not awarded as cashable credit; and
(2) Utilize a promotional play system meeting
				the requirements of this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.40 - Security of Funds and Data

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall comply with all applicable state and federal
				requirements for data security.
B.
				A sports wagering licensee may not share information that could be used to
				personally identify a bettor or their gaming habits with any third party other
				than the Commission, law enforcement with a warrant or subpoena or a
				credit-reporting agency when determining whether an individual is
				credit-worthy.
C. Funds in a
				bettor's user account shall be held either:
(1) In trust for the bettor in a segregated
				account; or
(2) In a
				special-purpose segregated account that is maintained and controlled by a
				properly constituted corporate entity that is not the sports wagering licensee
				and whose governing Commission includes one or more corporate directors who are
				independent of the sports wagering licensee and of any corporation related to
				or controlled by the sports wagering licensee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.41 - Consumer Protection

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Automated
				Teller Machines.
(1) Withdrawal Limits.
				Exclusive of transaction fees or surcharges, the maximum amount that a bettor
				may withdraw from a bank account by using an automated teller machine at the
				location is no more than $2,500 per sports wagering day.
(2) Temporary Cash Assistance Prohibited. An
				automated teller machine or online sports wagering platform may not accept an
				electronic benefit card, debit card, or similar instrument issued by the
				Department of Human Services for the purpose of accessing temporary cash
				assistance.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.42 - House Rules

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A sports wagering licensee shall ensure that its house rules
				  are:
A. Conspicuously displayed in or
				immediately adjacent to its wagering location;
B. Posted on its website;
C. Included in the terms and conditions of
				use on its sports wagering platform; and
D. In hard copy, readily available to
				bettors.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.43 - Predatory Marketing Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Predatory marketing as defined in COMAR
				  36.10.01.02B(56)
				  is prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.13 - Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.10.13.44 - Underage Wagering Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Sports wagering by an individual younger than 21 years old is
				  prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.01 - Authorized Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Definition.
				Unless context or the individual regulation dictates otherwise, for purposes of
				this regulation, "sports wagering licensee" includes:
(1) Sports wagering facility
				licensee;
(2) Mobile sports
				wagering licensee;
(3) Sports
				wagering facility operator licensee; and
(4) Online sports wagering operator
				licensee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.02 - Commission Approval of Specific Bet Types

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A sports wagering licensee shall submit to
				the Commission for approval the events and types of wagers it proposes offering
				to bettors prior to accepting any sports wagering bets.
B. The Commission may permit a sports
				wagering licensee to offer wagering on any approved sporting event.
C. The Commission may permit a sports
				wagering licensee to offer any of the following types of wagers on the events
				contained in §B of this regulation:
(1)
				Exchange wagers;
(2) In-game
				wagers;
(3) Parlay
				wagers;
(4) Proposition
				wagers;
(5) Straight
				wagers;
(6) Pools; and
(7) Other types of wagers as approved by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.03 - Prohibited Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Sports wagering
				activity may not involve:
(1) Wagering on a
				high school athletic event governed by the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic
				Association, Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, or a
				similar sports governing entity;
(2) Except for an amateur athletic event
				specifically approved by the Commission, wagering on an amateur athletic event;
				or
(3) Any other wagering activity
				that is prohibited by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.04 - Limits on Accepting Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				sports wagering platform shall be capable of allowing a registered bettor to
				establish the following responsible wagering limits:
(1) A deposit limit on a daily, weekly and
				monthly basis that specifies the maximum amount of money a registered bettor
				may deposit into their sports wagering account during a particular period of
				time;
(2) A limit on the amount
				wagered or money lost within a daily, weekly or monthly basis that:
(a) Renders the registered bettor unable to
				place an additional wager for the remainder of the time selected once the
				registered bettor reaches the loss limit; and
(b) Does not allow a wager placed prior to
				reaching the loss limit to be cancelled or refunded;
(3) A limit on the amount of money wagered
				within a daily, weekly or monthly basis that renders the registered bettor
				unable to place an additional wager for the remainder of the time selected once
				the registered bettor reaches the wager limit;
(4) A limit on the maximum amount of a single
				wager;
(5) A time-based limit that
				specifies the maximum amount of time, measured hourly from the registered
				bettor's login to log off, in which a registered bettor may engage in sports
				wagering on a daily basis;
(6) A
				temporary suspension of sports wagering through the sports wagering account for
				the number of days selected by the registered bettor; and
(7) A mechanism by which a registered bettor
				may change the limits of §A(1)-(6) of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.05 - Funding Wagers

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A. A bettor's sports
				wagering account may be funded by:
(1) A cash
				deposit made directly with a sports wagering licensee;
(2) A cash equivalent, personal check, or
				wire transfer made directly or mailed to the sports wagering
				licensee;
(3) A bettor's debit card
				or prepaid card;
(4) A bettor's
				deposit of a winning sports wagering ticket at a sports wagering facility
				approved by the Commission;
(5) A
				cash complimentary, promotional credit, or bonus credit;
(6) If there is documented notification to
				the bettor, an adjustment made by a sports wagering licensee following the
				resolution of a dispute; or
(7) Any
				other means as approved by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.06 - Reserve

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A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall maintain a reserve in cash, cash equivalents,
				irrevocable letter of credit, surety bond set forth in §F of this
				regulation, or a combination thereof in an amount approved by the Commission to
				cover the outstanding liability of the sports wagering licensee to
				bettors.
B. A sports wagering
				licensee may not remove, release, or withdraw funds from its reserve without
				the written approval of the Commission.
C. The amount in the reserve shall be at
				least $500,000 and equal or exceed the aggregate sum of:
(1) The total amount of funds to cover the
				potential liability for all wagers accepted by the sports wagering licensee on
				sporting events with outcomes that have not been determined; and
(2) Money owed but unpaid by the sports
				wagering licensee to bettors on winning wagers.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.14 - Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations › Section 36.10.14.07 - Complaint by an Interested Party

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A.
				Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				indicated:
(1) "Interested party" means:
(a) A sports wagering licensee;
(b) A professional sports team, or its:
(i) League;
(ii) Association; or
(iii) Governing entity; or
(c) An institution of higher
				education.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.15 - Sports Wagering Licensee Facility Standards › Section 36.10.15.01 - Applicability

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This chapter applies only to sports wagering
				  facilities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.15 - Sports Wagering Licensee Facility Standards › Section 36.10.15.02 - Hours of Operation

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A facility may operate during the hours approved by the
				  Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.15 - Sports Wagering Licensee Facility Standards › Section 36.10.15.03 - Facility Design Standards

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The awardee of a Class A or Class B license shall, at its own
				  expense, construct its facility in accordance with requirements established by
				  the Commission, including:
A. For any
				sports wagering licensee that does not currently hold a video lottery facility
				operator's license, at least 100 square feet of office space or an amount
				approved by Agency staff that is available for use by the Agency staff and
				equipped with:
(1) Partitioned workspace,
				telephones, all-in-one printer, and office supplies sufficient to meet the
				Commission staff's operational needs;
(2) A secure high-speed wireless internet
				connection; and
(3) Computer
				terminals permitting read only access by authorized Commission staff to any
				sports wagering platform, promotional play system, point of sale system, or
				surveillance system used by the sports wagering licensee;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.15 - Sports Wagering Licensee Facility Standards › Section 36.10.15.04 - Sports Wagering Facility Plan

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A.
				This regulation is only applicable to the awardee of a sports wagering facility
				license.
B. At least 60 days before
				sports wagering operations are to commence, a licensee shall submit a floor
				plan depicting its facility and all restricted areas to Agency staff for review
				and written approval.
C. An awardee
				may not commence operations until its facility plan is approved in writing by
				Agency staff.
D. A facility plan
				that an awardee or licensee submits to Agency staff shall:
(1) Be drawn to 1/8-inch scale, unless
				another scale is approved by Agency staff;
(2) Depict the facility with a notation as
				to:
(a) Total square feet;
(b) Perimeter of the facility;
(c) Each ATM and bill breaker, ticket
				redemption unit and kiosk; and
(d)
				Each security department zone, including a notation as to whether it is a fixed
				or roving post;
(3)
				Depict any restricted areas within the facility with a notation identifying:
(a) Cashiers' cage, any satellite cashiers'
				cage, and ancillary offices, inclusive of each cashiers' cage window location
				and location number;
(b) Count
				rooms and any trolley storage areas;
(c) Information technology department
				computer rooms;
(d) Surveillance
				equipment room;
(e) Vault and
				armored car bay facilities, if applicable; and
(f) Any area designated as restricted by the
				awardee or licensee in its approved internal controls;
(4) Depict each surveillance camera with a
				notation as to camera type and location number;
(5) Depict each automated teller machine
				installed; and
(6) Any other
				equipment or design feature required by Agency staff.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.16 - Wagering Using Online, Web-Based, or Mobile Applications › Section 36.10.16.01 - General

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Unless context or the individual regulation dictates
				  otherwise, for purposes of this regulation, "sports wagering licensee"
				  includes:
A. Mobile sports wagering
				licensee; and
B. Online sports
				wagering operator licensee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.16 - Wagering Using Online, Web-Based, or Mobile Applications › Section 36.10.16.02 - One Website

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A mobile sports wagering licensee may utilize only one
				  individually branded website and an accompanying application to accept and pay
				  sports wagers.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.16 - Wagering Using Online, Web-Based, or Mobile Applications › Section 36.10.16.03 - Geolocation Requirements

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A sports wagering licensee and its agents, contractors, and
				  vendors shall ensure that all of its sports wagers are initiated, received, and
				  completed within the State and that only intermediate routing of a sports wager
				  occurs outside the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.16 - Wagering Using Online, Web-Based, or Mobile Applications › Section 36.10.16.04 - Periodic Review of Systems

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A sports wagering licensee and its agents, contractors, and
				  vendors shall periodically review their geolocation technology systems to
				  ensure compliance with this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.16 - Wagering Using Online, Web-Based, or Mobile Applications › Section 36.10.16.05 - Age Verification

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A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall provide for age verification measures to block access
				to and prevent sports wagers by an individual younger than 21 years
				old.
B. A sports wagering licensee
				shall provide for identity verification through secure online
				databases.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.16 - Wagering Using Online, Web-Based, or Mobile Applications › Section 36.10.16.06 - Security Mechanisms

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A sports wagering licensee shall have security mechanisms
				  that ensure the confidentiality of personally identifiable information except
				  as otherwise required by law or authorized by this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.17 - Sports Wagering Equipment › Section 36.10.17.01 - Registration

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A. The Commission
				shall maintain a register of the serial number of all kiosks used for sports
				wagering in the State.
B. If a
				sports wagering facility has multiple sports wagering kiosks, the facility
				shall ensure that each kiosk is individually identifiable by
				surveillance.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.17 - Sports Wagering Equipment › Section 36.10.17.02 - Testing

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The Commission shall require that sports wagering equipment
				  be tested by an independent certified testing laboratory:
A. For accuracy;
B. To ensure that the sports wagering
				equipment is in compliance with all statutes, regulations and Commission
				directives applicable to such equipment; and
C. For any other function that the Commission
				determines may be necessary to validate the functionality and performance of
				the sports wagering equipment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.17 - Sports Wagering Equipment › Section 36.10.17.03 - Request for Authorization

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A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall obtain prior written Commission authorization before:
(1) Placing sports wagering equipment into
				operation;
(2) Relocating sports
				wagering equipment within the facility;
(3) Changing a configuration;
(4) Performing a substantial replacement of
				parts;
(5) Implementing any
				variation, composite, or new feature of sports wagering equipment; or
(6) Performing any other action that
				materially alters or interrupts the operation of the sports wagering
				equipment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.17 - Sports Wagering Equipment › Section 36.10.17.04 - Change Management

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Sports wagering licensees shall adhere to a Change Management
				  Plan issued by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.18 - Sports Wagering Technical Standards › Section 36.10.18.01 - General

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Unless context or the individual regulation dictates
				  otherwise, for purposes of COMAR 36.10.18, "sports wagering licensee"
				  includes:
A. Mobile sports wagering
				licensee;
B. Online sports wagering
				operator licensee.
C. Sports
				wagering facility licensee; and
D.
				Sports wagering facility operator licensee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.18 - Sports Wagering Technical Standards › Section 36.10.18.02 - Definition

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In this chapter, "past posting" means a wager that was made
				  after the result of an event is accepted or after the selected participant has
				  gained a material advantage.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.18 - Sports Wagering Technical Standards › Section 36.10.18.03 - Sports Wagering Platform Requirements

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A. All sports wagers shall be initiated,
				received, and otherwise made within the State unless otherwise licensed by
				federal law.
B. A sports wagering
				licensee or applicant shall submit its sports wagering platform and sports
				wagering equipment to an independent certified testing laboratory prior to
				their use for sports wagering.
C.
				Sports wagering platform documentation shall include:
(1) A complete, comprehensive, technically
				accurate description and explanation of the sports wagering platform;
(2) A detailed operating procedures of the
				sports wagering platform; and
(3) A
				description of the risk management framework, including:
(a) User access controls for all sports
				wagering licensee personnel;
(b)
				Information regarding segregation of duties;
(c) Information regarding automated
				risk-management procedures;
(d)
				Information regarding identifying and reporting fraud and suspicious
				activity;
(e) Information regarding
				technical safeguards that protect the sports wagering platform from
				unauthorized access and loss of data;
(f) Controls to ensure compliance with all
				statutory and other legal requirements;
(g) A description of AML compliance
				standards;
(h) A description of all
				software applications that comprise the sports wagering platform;
(i) A description of wagers available to be
				offered by the sports wagering platform;
(j) A description of all third-party systems
				proposed for utilization;
(k) A
				description of the method proposed by the sports wagering licensee to prevent
				cheating; and
(l) Any other
				information imposed by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.18 - Sports Wagering Technical Standards › Section 36.10.18.04 - Geolocation Systems

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A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall keep its geolocation system up to date by integrating
				current solutions in real time that can detect the use of:
(1) Remote desktop software;
(2) Rootkits;
(3) Virtualization; and
(4) Any other programs identified by the
				Commission as having the ability to circumvent geolocation measures.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.18 - Sports Wagering Technical Standards › Section 36.10.18.05 - Bettor Accounts

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A. Only a
				registered bettor may place an online wager.
B. The sports wagering licensee shall record
				and maintain the information necessary to initiate a bettor account for a
				period of 5 years.
C. The
				information recorded and maintained under §B of this regulation shall
				include:
(1) Bettor's legal name;
(2) Bettor's date of birth;
(3) Bettor's residential address and mailing
				address if different;
(4) Bettor's
				phone number;
(5) Bettor's active
				email address;
(6) Bettor's social
				security number or equivalent as approved by the Commission;
(7) Verification that the bettor is permitted
				to place a wager;
(8) Sources of
				identification authentication, which may include:
(a) Type and identification number of any
				government-issued credentials provided; or
(b) Other methodology for remote,
				multi-source authentication including third-party and governmental databases,
				as approved by the Commission; and
(9) Any other information required by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 10 - SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.10.18 - Sports Wagering Technical Standards › Section 36.10.18.06 - Information Security

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A. A sports
				wagering licensee shall:
(1) Implement,
				maintain, regularly review and revise, and comply with a comprehensive
				information security system that reasonably protects the confidentiality,
				integrity, and availability of a bettor's personally identifiable information;
				and
(2) Ensure that the security
				system set forth in §A(1) of this regulation includes administrative,
				technical, and physical safeguards which:
(a)
				Are appropriate to the size, complexity, nature, and scope of the operations;
				and
(b) Protect the personal
				information owned, licensed, maintained, handled, or otherwise in the
				possession of the sports wagering licensee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 11 - SPORTS WAGERING APPLICATION REVIEW COMMISSION › Chapter 36.11.01 - General Provisions › Section 36.11.01.01 - Scope

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A. This subtitle
				applies to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC), and
				governs its evaluation of applications submitted to it for the award of
				competitive:
(1) Class B-1 and B-2 sports
				wagering facility licenses; and
(2)
				Mobile sports wagering licenses.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 11 - SPORTS WAGERING APPLICATION REVIEW COMMISSION › Chapter 36.11.02 - All Applicants and Awardees › Section 36.11.02.01 - Scope

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A. All applicants
				shall comply with the requirements set forth in State Government Article, Title
				9, Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of Maryland, and this subtitle, to establish, by
				clear and convincing evidence, their eligibility for a license award and that
				the award is in the public interest.
B. For the term of any initial and renewed
				license, an awardee:
(1) Shall comply with
				the contents of its SWARC application; and
(2) Shall bear the burden of proving, by
				clear and convincing evidence, its continued qualifications for a license
				award.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 11 - SPORTS WAGERING APPLICATION REVIEW COMMISSION › Chapter 36.11.02 - All Applicants and Awardees › Section 36.11.02.02 - General

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A. This chapter
				includes requirements for all SWARC applications for the award of a competitive
				license.
B. Unless SWARC has
				awarded an applicant a license:
(1) The
				Commission may not issue the applicant a license; and
(2) The applicant may not offer or conduct
				sports wagering, or engage in an activity for which a license is
				required.