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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.12 - Transportation and Testing of Video Lottery Terminals and Table Game Equipment › Section 36.03.12.04 - Registration

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A. The Commission
				shall maintain a register of each video lottery terminal and specified table
				game equipment placed in operation in the State.
B. The table game equipment for which the
				Commission shall maintain a register under §A of this regulation is:
(1) Table games that contain an approved
				table layout;
(2) Automated table
				game shuffling devices;
(3) Table
				game progressive controllers; and
(4) Any other table game equipment specified
				by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.12 - Transportation and Testing of Video Lottery Terminals and Table Game Equipment › Section 36.03.12.05 - Testing

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A. The Commission
				may test video lottery terminals and associated equipment for:
(1) Accuracy;
(2) Compatibility with the central monitor
				and control system; and
(3) Any
				other function that the Commission determines may be necessary to validate the
				proper functionality and performance of the terminals and equipment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.12 - Transportation and Testing of Video Lottery Terminals and Table Game Equipment › Section 36.03.12.06 - Request for Authorization

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A. A
				facility shall obtain prior written Commission authorization before taking any
				of the following actions with respect to a video lottery terminal or table game
				equipment in its facility:
(1) Placing a
				video lottery terminal or table game into operation;
(2) Relocating a video lottery terminal or
				table game within the facility;
(3)
				Converting a game theme or table layout;
(4) Converting a play denomination on a video
				lottery terminal;
(5) Changing
				percentage payout;
(6) Changing an
				erasable programmable read only memory chip;
(7) Changing a jackpot lockup
				amount;
(8) Changing a
				configuration;
(9) Performing a
				substantial replacement of parts;
(10) Implementing any variation, composite,
				or new feature of a table game; or
(11) Performing any other action that
				materially alters or interrupts the operation of a video lottery terminal or
				table game.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.02 - Testing, Certification, and Approval of Equipment, a System, or Software

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A. A manufacturer
				may not offer the equipment, systems, or software enumerated in §E of this
				regulation, or a modification to a Commission-approved version of that
				equipment, system or software, for sale, lease, distribution, or use in a
				facility without it having been:
(1) Tested
				and certified by an independent certified testing laboratory; and
(2) Approved in writing by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.06 - Concatenated Binary Files and Related Documentation

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A manufacturer shall deliver each video lottery terminal to
				  the Commission with:
A. The
				concatenated binary file signature corresponding to the Commission-approved
				version of the video lottery terminal in a form satisfactory to the:
(1) Commission; and
(2) Central monitor and control system
				operator; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.07 - Emergency Modification of Equipment, a System, or Software

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A. Notwithstanding
				the requirements of Regulations .03C and .04C of this chapter, the Commission
				may, on submission of a written request by a manufacturer, authorize
				installation of a modification to equipment, a system, or software required to
				be tested, certified, and approved by the Commission under Regulation .02E of
				this chapter, on an emergency basis.
B. A written request submitted by a
				manufacturer to the Commission shall document the:
(1) Equipment, system, or software proposed
				for emergency modification including:
(a)
				Software identification number; and
(b) Version number;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.08 - Notice of Known or Suspected Defect

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A. A manufacturer shall immediately notify
				the Commission of any known or suspected defect or malfunction in equipment,
				system, or software required to be tested, certified, and approved by the
				Commission under Regulation .02E of this chapter.
B. A manufacturer shall:
(1) Confirm in writing any notice given to
				the Commission verbally pursuant to §A of this regulation; and
(2) If required by the Commission, notify a
				facility operator of any known or suspected defect or malfunction in equipment,
				a system, or software installed in its facility.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.09 - Revocation

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A. The Commission
				may, at any time, revoke an approval granted to equipment, a system, or
				software under Regulation .03, .04 or .05 of this chapter on a determination by
				the Commission that the equipment, system, or software does not comply with:
(1) State Government Article, § 9-1 A,
				Annotated Code of Maryland, and this subtitle;
(2) The technical standards enumerated in any
				Request for Proposals issued by the Commission pertaining to the equipment,
				system, or software, as amended or clarified; and
(3) The central monitor and control system
				communication protocol designated by the Commission including the ability to
				communicate with the central monitor and control system on a real time basis
				for:
(a) Meter retrieval; and
(b) Video lottery terminal:
(i) Status; and
(ii) Activation and deactivation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.10 - Communication Requirements

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A. A
				manufacturer shall enable a video lottery terminal to communicate with the
				Commission's central monitor and control system through any gaming industry
				communication protocols designated by the Commission.
B. Unless the Commission notifies a
				manufacturer in writing to the contrary, SAS v.6.02 shall be the designated
				communication protocol.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.11 - Average Payout Percentage

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A.
				Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the
				following terms have the meanings indicated.
(2) Terms Defined.
(a) "Game cycle" means the finite set of all
				possible combinations of symbols on a video lottery terminal, including
				spinning reels or card images or other forms of video display or
				both.
(b) "Theoretical payout
				percentage" means the total value of jackpots expected to be paid by a video
				lottery terminal divided by the total value of video lottery terminal wagers
				expected to be made on that video lottery terminal during the game
				cycle.
(c) "Wager level" means all
				credit combinations available on a video lottery terminal from the minimum bet
				to the maximum bet.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.12 - Maximum Bet

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A. A video lottery
				terminal may not accept a maximum bet on a single game event in excess of $500
				without the written approval of the Commission.
B. The $500 maximum bet in §A of this
				regulation does not apply to a double-up option on a winning wager.
C. For an electronic table game, each wager
				on a separate outcome is a single game event.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.13 - Video Lottery Terminal Lock-up

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A. A video lottery terminal shall be
				configured to lock-up and preclude further play following a single jackpot that
				requires the filing of IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings.
B. A single jackpot event shall include the
				exhaustion of all available double-up and bonus wager options on a winning
				wager.
C. A video lottery terminal
				may be configured to permit the transfer, upon lock-up, of a jackpot amount to
				the credit meter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.14 - Random Number Generator

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A.
				Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the
				following terms have the meanings indicated.
(2) Terms Defined.
(a) "Chi-squared analysis" means a
				statistical test for goodness of fit which measures the difference between a
				theoretical result and an observed result.
(b) "Correlation test" means a statistical
				test that determines whether each card, number, symbol or stop position is
				independently chosen without regard to another card, number, symbol, or stop
				within that game play.
(c) "Runs
				test" means a statistical test that determines the existence of recurring
				patterns within a set of data.
(d)
				"Series correlation test" means a statistical test that determines whether each
				card, number, symbol or stop position is independently chosen without regard to
				another card, number, symbol, or stop in the previous game.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.15 - Rules of Play

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A. Definition.
(1) In this regulation the following term has
				the meaning indicated.
(2) Term
				Defined. "Strategy choice" means a particular play option on a video lottery
				terminal that requires the use of skill to consistently achieve the best
				result.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.16 - Video Lottery Terminal Meters

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A. A video lottery terminal shall be equipped
				with:
(1) The meter functions enumerated in
				§§C, D, and F of this regulation;
(2) Meters which:
(a) Continuously and automatically increment
				in credits equal to:
(i) The denomination of
				the video lottery terminal; or
(ii)
				Cents; and
(b) Are
				accessible and legible without access to the interior of the video lottery
				terminal; and
(3) A
				device, mechanism, or method for retaining electronically accounting data for
				all meters required under this regulation for a period of not less than 10 days
				subsequent to a power loss.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.17 - RAM Clear

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A manufacturer may not perform a RAM clear on a video lottery
				  terminal without:
A. Prior notice to
				the central monitor and control system operator; and
B. Recordation and transmission to the
				central monitor and control system operator of accounting meter data
				immediately prior to the RAM clear.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.18 - Video Lottery Terminal Tower Lights and Error Conditions

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation the following terms
				have the meanings indicated.
(2)
				Terms Defined.
(a) "Administrative mode"
				means a video lottery terminal has been deliberately placed by a manufacturer
				in an unplayable state to access the set up or recall functions of the video
				lottery terminal;
(b) "Disabled
				mode" means a video lottery terminal has been deliberately placed, by a
				manufacturer or the central monitor and control system, in an unplayable state
				for any reason other than access to the set up or recall functions of the video
				lottery terminal; and
(c) "Tilt
				mode" means a video lottery terminal has placed itself in an unplayable state
				due to malfunction or error condition and may not be returned to a playable
				state without the intervention of a manufacturer.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.19 - Last Game Recall

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A. A video lottery
				terminal shall be capable of recalling and displaying a complete play history
				for the most recent game event and at least three games immediately preceding
				the most recent game event.
B. The
				play history required by §A of this regulation shall:
(1) Be presented in the same sequence as the
				original game play;
(2) Be
				available when the video lottery terminal is in:
(a) Idle mode;
(b) Administrative mode;
(c) Disabled mode; and
(d) Tilt mode; and
(3) Include:
(a) Game outcome in graphics or
				text;
(b) The base game and all
				intermediate play decisions;
(c)
				Details sufficient to determine the credits available at the start and end of
				each game event;
(d) Wagers placed
				per line;
(e) Number of lines on
				which wagers were placed;
(f)
				Credits won;
(g) Credits cashed
				out;
(h) Any progressive jackpot
				awarded; and
(i) All double-up,
				bonus, and extended play activity.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.20 - Video Lottery Terminal Entry Logs

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A. Unless a request for an alternate
				procedure is submitted in writing and approved by the Commission, a
				manufacturer shall equip a video lottery terminal with a maintenance log for
				use in documenting each time a:
(1) Video
				lottery terminal is entered; or
(2)
				Device connected to a video lottery terminal which may affect the operation of
				the video lottery terminal is accessed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.21 - Video Lottery Terminal Security

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A. If a manufacturer ships a video lottery
				terminal with software already installed, prior to transporting it the
				manufacturer shall seal the video lottery terminal with a prenumbered
				seal.
B. Access to the main door
				securing the interior of a video lottery terminal shall be controlled by at
				least one lock:
(1) The key to which is:
(a) Different from any other key securing
				access to a video lottery terminal component including a:
(i) Belly door;
(ii) Bill validator; or
(iii) Cash storage box; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.22 - Minimum Design Standards Applicable to Equipment, a System, or Software

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A. Equipment, a
				system, or software required to be tested, certified, and approved under this
				chapter shall:
(1) Conform to the minimum
				design standards of this regulation; and
(2) If applicable, conform to any specific
				additional design standards enumerated in this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.23 - Video Lottery Terminal - Additional Requirements

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A. A manufacturer shall configure a video
				lottery terminal to wager credits available for play in the following order:
(1) Noncashable credits; and
(2) Cashable credits.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.24 - Gaming Ticket System - Additional Requirements

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A. A facility operator shall utilize a gaming
				ticket system that has been tested, certified, and approved under this
				chapter.
B. A facility operator
				shall, in a form and in a time frame specified by the Commission, submit a
				report to the Commission detailing any adjustment made to the amount of a
				gaming ticket.
C. In addition to
				complying with the minimum design standards of Regulation .22 of this chapter,
				a gaming ticket system shall:
(1) Authenticate
				the source of a data transmission by identifying whether a transmission
				originated with a:
(a) Video lottery
				terminal;
(b) Ticket redemption
				unit; or
(c) Cashiers' cage
				redemption location;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.25 - Ticket Redemption Unit - Additional Requirements

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A. A facility operator may utilize a ticket
				redemption unit that has been tested, certified, and approved under this
				chapter.
B. In addition to
				complying with the minimum design standards of Regulation .22 of this chapter,
				a ticket redemption unit shall, in a manner satisfactory to the Commission:
(1) Establish the validity of a gaming ticket
				or promotional play instrument by comparing the unique series number on the
				ticket or instrument with electronic records in a gaming ticket system or
				promotional play system;
(2) Cancel
				upon acceptance a gaming ticket or promotional play instrument to prevent:
(a) Subsequent redemption at a:
(i) Cashiers' cage; or
(ii) Another ticket redemption unit;
				or
(b) Acceptance by a
				video lottery terminal; and
(3) Evaluate whether sufficient funds are
				available before accepting the gaming ticket or promotional play instrument and
				completing the transaction.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.26 - External Bonusing System - Additional Requirements

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A. A facility operator may utilize an
				external bonusing system that has been tested, certified, and approved under
				this chapter.
B. In addition to
				complying with the minimum design standards of Regulation .22 of this chapter,
				a video lottery terminal connected to an external bonusing system may not equal
				or exceed an average payout percentage of 100 percent when the contribution of
				any bonus awards available on a video lottery terminal is added to the video
				lottery terminal's average payout percentage.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.27 - Cashless Funds Transfer System - Additional Requirements

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A. A facility
				operator may utilize a cashless funds transfer system that has been tested,
				certified, and approved under this chapter.
B. A facility operator shall, in a form and
				in a time frame specified by the Commission, submit a report to the Commission
				detailing any adjustment made to the amount of a credit transferred to or from
				a video lottery terminal, table game, or wagering account by means of a
				cashless funds transfer system.
C.
				A facility operator utilizing a cashless funds transfer system shall develop
				and include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the
				Commission under COMAR
				36.03.10.05 a procedures
				addressing the integrity, security, and control of a cashless funds transfer
				system.
D. A facility operator's
				internal controls shall address:
(1) Set-up
				and administration of a player account including:
(a) The procedures utilized to create a
				unique access code to, and a unique player identification number for, a player
				account; and
(b) The controls
				employed to secure a player's access code;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.28 - Progressive Video Lottery Terminals

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A. A video lottery terminal offering a
				progressive jackpot may:
(1) Stand alone;
				or
(2) Be linked to:
(a) Other video lottery terminals in a
				facility; or
(b) Video lottery
				terminals in two or more facilities in or outside the State through a wide area
				progressive system under Regulation .29 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.29 - Wide Area Progressive System

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A. A
				manufacturer may not install, and a facility operator may not make available
				for play, a wide area progressive system without Commission approval in writing
				of:
(1) A wide area progressive agreement
				under §C of the regulation;
(2) A progressive proposal under Regulation
				.30 of this chapter; and
(3)
				Internal controls submitted under COMAR
				36.03.10.05 a addressing the
				payment of a progressive jackpot on a video lottery terminal participating in a
				wide area progressive system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.30 - Progressive Proposal

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A. A progressive
				proposal:
(1) Shall be jointly prepared,
				executed, and submitted to the Commission by a facility operator and a
				manufacturer;
(2) Shall include the
				following:
(a) Manufacturer's:
(i) Serial number;
(ii) Model number;
(iii) Software identification number;
				and
(iv) Version number;
(b) Denomination or a designation
				as multi-denomination;
(c) Cabinet
				style;
(d) An indication as to
				whether the video lottery terminal is to be:
(i) Stand alone;
(ii) Linked to other video lottery terminals
				in a facility; or
(iii) Linked to a
				wide area progressive system;
(e) The initial and reset amounts at which
				the progressive meter or meters will be set;
(f) For each progressive jackpot the:
(i) Rate of progression;
(ii) Limit; and
(iii) Probability of winning; and
(g) If requested by the
				Commission, additional documentation; and
(3) May be approved in writing by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.31 - Remote Access

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A. A
				manufacturer may not perform from a remote location analysis of, or technical
				support with regard to, a video lottery terminal 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 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.01 - Video Lottery Technical Standards › Section 36.04.01.32 - Manufacturer Storage of Equipment, Systems, and Software Outside a Facility

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A. A manufacturer
				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 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.02 - Video Lottery Terminal Machines › Section 36.04.02.01 - Purchase or Lease of Video Lottery Terminals

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A. A facility operator shall:
(1) Purchase or lease video lottery terminals
				for use in its facility; and
(2)
				Maintain control over the video lottery terminals that it has purchased or
				leased.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 04 - VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS › Chapter 36.04.02 - Video Lottery Terminal Machines › Section 36.04.02.02 - Authorized Video Lottery Terminals

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A. General. A facility operator:
(1) Is authorized to operate the maximum
				number of video lottery terminals that is specified on its video lottery
				facility operation license;
(2)
				Subject to §A(3) of this regulation, may operate less than the number of
				authorized video lottery terminals on its license; and
(3) Shall submit written notification to
				Agency staff at least 21 days before temporarily decreasing the number of video
				lottery terminals on its gaming floor.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Chip runner" means an employee of a
				facility operator whose job duties include transporting cash to the poker room
				cage or the poker cashier window at the main cage for dealers or players of the
				poker room to be exchanged for value chips.
(2) "Edge" means the surface of a gaming chip
				across which its thickness can be measured in a perpendicular line from one
				face to the other.
(3) "Edge spot"
				means an identifying characteristic used on the edge of each value chip issued
				by a facility operator.
(4) "Face"
				means each of the two surfaces of a gaming chip across which the diameter of
				the gaming chip can be measured.
(5) "Game account" means the funds that are
				available to a player for use at a dealer controlled electronic table
				game.
(6) "Impress" means the
				roulette chips, which are used for gaming, that remain at each roulette
				table.
(7) "Impressment" means an
				inventory conducted on each impress.
(8) "Primary color" means the predominant
				color used on a gaming chip.
(9)
				"RFID card" means a card which contains a radio-frequency identification tag
				which can be used to determine the value on the face of the card.
(10) "RFID chip" means a value or roulette
				chip which contains a radio-frequency identification tag which can be used to
				determine the authenticity of the chip.
(11) "Secondary color" means any color on the
				face or edge of the gaming chip that is used as a contrast to the gaming chip's
				primary color.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.02 - Gaming Chips and Promotional Chips

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A. A gaming chip issued by a facility
				operator shall be in the form of a disk.
B. A gaming chip may not be issued by a
				facility operator or utilized in a facility until:
(1) The facility operator submits to the
				Commission for approval the design specifications of the proposed gaming chip,
				including a detailed schematic depicting the actual size and location of:
(a) Each face, including any indentations or
				impressions;
(b) The edge;
				and
(c) Any colors, words, designs,
				graphics, or security measures contained on the gaming chip;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.03 - Value Chips

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A. A facility
				operator may issue and use value chips in denominations of $1, $2, $2.50, $5,
				$20, $25, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, and other denominations
				approved in advance by the Commission under COMAR
				36.05.03.16.
B. A primary color may not be used as a
				secondary color on a value chip of another denomination if its use on the edge
				is reasonably likely to cause confusion as to the chip's denomination when the
				edge alone is visible.
C. A
				manufacturer shall submit sample color disks to the Commission that identify
				all primary and secondary colors to be used for the manufacture of value chips
				for facility operators in Maryland.
D. The Commission may not approve a primary
				color for use in a value chip unless it visually appears, when viewed in
				daylight or incandescent light, as the following colors for these
				denominations:
(1) $1, white;
(2) $2, blue;
(3) $2.50, pink;
(4) $5, red;
(5) $20, yellow;
(6) $25, green;
(7) $100, black;
(8) $500, purple;
(9) $1,000, fire orange;
(10) $5,000, brown;
(11) $10,000, silver; and
(12) $25,000, gold.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.04 - Roulette Chips

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A. A facility
				operator shall issue a roulette chip solely for the purpose of gaming at
				roulette.
B. At least once on any
				location of each face of a roulette chip, a roulette chip issued by a facility
				operator must contain identifying characteristics that are applied in a manner
				ensuring that each identify characteristic is clearly visible and remains a
				permanent part of the roulette chip.
C. The identifying characteristics required
				under §B of this regulation shall be visible to surveillance employees
				using the facility's surveillance system, and include:
(1) The name, logo or other
				Commission-approved identification of the facility operator issuing the
				roulette chip;
(2) A unique design,
				insert or symbol that will permit a set of roulette chips being used at a
				particular roulette table to be distinguished from the roulette chips being
				used at another roulette table in the facility;
(3) The word "Roulette";
(4) Color and design combinations distinguish
				the roulette chips of a player at a particular roulette table from:
(a) The roulette chips of another player at
				the same roulette table; and
(b)
				The value chips issued by a facility operator; and
(5) An edge spot that:
(a) Is applied in a manner which ensures that
				the edge spot;
(b) Is clearly
				visible on the edge and on each face of the roulette chip; and
(c) Remains a permanent part of the roulette
				chip; and
(d) Is created by using
				the colors approved for the face of the particular roulette chip in combination
				with one or more other colors that provides a contrast with the color on the
				face of the roulette chip and that enables the roulette chip to be
				distinguished from the roulette chips issued by any other facility operator;
				and
(e) Includes a design, pattern
				or other feature that an individual may use to identify, through the facility's
				surveillance system, the player to whom the roulette chip has been assigned
				when the roulette chip is placed in a stack of gaming chips or in any other
				location where only the edge of the roulette chip is visible.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.05 - Roulette Chips-Permitted Uses, Inventory, and Impressment

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A. A roulette chip
				shall be issued to a particular roulette table and be used for gaming at that
				table only, and:
(1) A roulette chip used at
				a particular roulette table must have the same design, insert or symbol as
				required under Regulation .04 of this chapter; and
(2) A facility operator or an employee may
				not knowingly allow a player to remove a roulette chip from the roulette table
				to which it was issued.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.06 - Tournament Chips

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A. If a facility
				operator conducts a table game tournament, the tournament shall be conducted
				using tournament chips.
B. The
				identifying characteristics of a tournament chip must include at least:
(1) The name, logo, or other approved
				identification of the facility operator issuing the tournament chip;
(2) The word "Tournament";
(3) The denomination of the chip;
(4) The phrase "No Cash Value";
(5) Color or design combinations that
				distinguish the tournament chips from:
(a)
				Roulette chips used for the play of roulette at the facility;
(b) Value chips issued by a facility operator
				in the State; and
(c) Poker rake
				chips.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.07 - Poker Rake Chips

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A. To facilitate
				the collection of the rake, a facility operator may use poker rake chips in the
				poker room.
B. Poker rake chips:
(1) Shall only be used by dealers;
				and
(2) May only be substituted for
				value chips that have been collected as part of the rake prior to the rake
				being placed in a drop box.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.08 - Additional Gaming Chips; Removing Chips from Use

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A. Value Chips.
(1) Within 120 days of the commencement of
				table games at a facility, the facility operator shall have at least one
				Commission-approved set of value chips that may be used as a back-up for $100
				and $500 value chips in active use.
(2) A back-up set of value chips maintained
				for use by a facility operator shall have secondary colors that are different
				from the secondary colors of the value chips in active use and may use a
				different shade of the primary color.
(3) A back-up set of value chips shall
				conform to the color and design requirements in this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.09 - Plaques

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A. A plaque issued
				by a facility operator shall be a solid, one-piece object constructed entirely
				of plastic or other substance, and a plaque shall:
(1) Be square, rectangular, or elliptical in
				shape;
(2) Have at least two, but
				not more than six, smooth, plane surfaces;
(3) Have at least two faces opposite and
				parallel to each other and identical in shape;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.10 - Permissible Wagers; Exchange and Redemption of Chips and Plaques

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A. Wagering at
				table games in a facility shall be conducted with gaming chips, plaques,
				electronic wagering credits, and other wagering instruments approved in advance
				by the Commission.
B. A value chip
				previously issued by a facility operator that is not in active use by that
				facility operator may not be used for any gaming purpose in a facility, and may
				be redeemed only at the cage as provided in §E of this
				regulation.
C. A facility operator
				shall issue a gaming chip or plaque to a player only at the request of the
				player, and may not be given as change in any transaction other than a gaming
				transaction.
D. A gaming chip or
				plaque shall be issued to player by:
(1) A
				dealer at a banking or nonbanking table game;
(2) The poker room cage, poker room impressed
				bank or the poker window cashier at the main cage; or
(3) A chip runner to a player seated at a
				poker table at which a game is in progress.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.11 - Chips and Plaques-Receipt, Inventory, Security, Storage, and Destruction

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A. Receipt.
(1) A shipment of gaming chips or plaques
				that is received from a manufacturer or supplier shall be unloaded and
				transported to a secure area, which is covered by the facility operator's
				surveillance system, by at least two employees of the facility
				operator.
(2) The chips or plaques
				shall then be opened and checked by at least two employees, who shall promptly
				report to a Commission compliance representative any deviation between the
				invoice accompanying the shipment of gaming chips or plaques and the actual
				chips or plaques received, or any defects found in the chips or
				plaques.
(3) The functions required
				under §A(1) and (2) of this regulation shall be performed by at least the
				following employees of the facility operator:
(a) A supervisor from the accounting
				department; and
(b) An employee
				from the security department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.12 - Dice

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A. Except as
				otherwise provided in §§B and C of this regulation, each die used in
				the play of table games shall:
(1) Be formed
				in the shape of a perfect cube and of a size not smaller than 0.750 inch on
				each side nor any larger than 0.775 inch on each side, with a tolerance of +/-
				0.005;
(2) Be transparent and made
				exclusively of cellulose except for the spots, name or logo of the facility
				operator, and serial number or letters on the die;
(3) Be perfectly flat on the surface of each
				of its sides, with the spots contained in each side flush with the area
				surrounding them;
(4) Have all
				edges and corners perfectly square and forming 90 degree angles.
(5) Have the texture and finish of each side
				identical to the texture and finish of all other sides;
(6) Have its weight equally distributed
				throughout the cube with no side of the cube heavier or lighter than any other
				side of the cube;
(7) Have the six
				sides bearing white circular spots from one to six respectively with the
				diameter of each spot equal to the diameter of every other spot on the
				die;
(8) Have spots arranged so
				that:
(a) The side containing one spot is
				directly opposite the side containing six spots;
(b) The side containing two spots is directly
				opposite the side containing five spots; and
(c) The side containing three spots is
				directly opposite the side containing four spots;
(9) Have each spot shall be placed on the die
				by drilling into the surface of the cube and filling the drilled out portion
				with a compound which is equal in weight to the weight of the cellulose drilled
				out and which forms a permanent bond with the cellulose cube and extends into
				the cube exactly the same distance as every other spot extends into the cube to
				an accuracy tolerance of 0.0004 inch;
(10) Have imprinted or impressed on the die a
				serial number or letters and the name or logo of the facility operator using
				the die.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.13 - Dice - Receipt, Storage, Inspection, and Removal

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A. Receipt.
(1) A shipment of dice that is received from
				a manufacturer or supplier shall be immediately unloaded and transported to a
				secure area which is covered by the facility operator's surveillance system
				under the supervision of at least two employees of the facility
				operator.
(2) The boxes of dice
				shall then be inspected by at least two employees of the facility operator to
				ensure that the seals on each box are intact, unbroken and free from tampering.
(a) Boxes that do not appear to be intact,
				unbroken and free from tampering shall be immediately inspected to ensure that
				the dice in those boxes conform to the requirements of this chapter and there
				is no evidence of tampering with them.
(b) If dice inspected as required under
				§A(2)(a) of this regulation show no evidence of tampering, they shall be
				placed, along with boxes of dice that are intact, unbroken and free from
				tampering, for storage.
(3) Dice shall be stored in a storage area
				that the Commission has approved in advance under COMAR
				36.05.03.16.
(4) The functions required under §A(1),
				(2), and (3) of this regulation shall be performed by at least the following
				employees of the facility operator:
(a) A
				floor supervisor or above; and
(b)
				An employee from the security department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.14 - Sic Bo Shaker Security Procedures

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A. Storage.
(1) Manual and automated sic bo shakers that
				have not been filled with dice may be stored in a locked compartment in a pit
				stand.
(2) An automated sic bo dice
				shaker which has been filled with dice shall be secured to the sic bo table at
				all times.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.15 - Cards

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A. Except as
				otherwise approved by the Commission, cards used to play table games shall be
				in decks of 52 cards with each card identical in size and shape to every other
				card in the deck.
(1) Nothing in this
				regulation shall be construed to prohibit a manufacturer from manufacturing
				decks of cards with one or more jokers in each deck.
(2) Jokers may not be used by the facility
				operator in the play of any game unless authorized by the rules of the
				game.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.16 - Cards - Receipt, Storage, Inspection, and Removal

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A. Receipt.
(1) A shipment of decks of cards that is
				received from a manufacturer or supplier shall be unloaded immediately and
				transported to a secure area which is covered by the facility operator's
				surveillance system under the supervision of at least two employees of the
				facility operator.
(2) The boxes of
				decks of cards shall be opened and inspected to ensure that the seals on each
				box are intact, unbroken, and free from tampering.
(a) Boxes that do not appear to be intact,
				unbroken, and free from tampering shall be immediately inspected to ensure that
				the decks of cards in those boxes conform to the requirements of this chapter
				and there is no evidence of tampering with them.
(b) If the decks of cards inspected as
				required under §A(2)(a) of this regulation show no evidence of tampering,
				they shall be placed, along with boxes of cards that are intact, unbroken and
				free from tampering, for storage.
(3) Decks of cards shall be stored in a
				storage area that the Commission has approved in advance under COMAR
				36.05.03.16.
(4) The functions required under §A(1)
				and (2) of this regulation shall be performed by the employees identified in
				Regulation .13A(4) of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.02 - Table Game Equipment › Section 36.05.02.17 - Dealing Shoes and Automated Card Shuffling Devices

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A. In this regulation, the following terms
				have the meanings indicated.
B.
				Terms Defined.
(1) "Base plate" means an
				interior shelf of a dealing shoe on which a card rests.
(2) "Face plate" means the front wall of the
				dealing shoe against which the next card to be dealt rests and which typically
				contains a cutout.