Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.01.01 - General › Section 36.01.01.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this title,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Agency" means the State Lottery and
				Gaming Control Agency and, unless the context dictates otherwise, includes the
				Director and Commission.
(2) Cash.
(a) "Cash" means coins, U.S. currency, money
				orders, debit cards, and checks.
(b) "Cash" does not include credit.
(3) "Commission" means the State
				Lottery and Gaming Control Commission and, unless the context dictates
				otherwise, may include staff of the Agency.
(4) "County" means any county in the State of
				Maryland and the City of Baltimore.
(5) "Director" means the Director of the
				Agency and includes the Director's designees.
(6) "Final action on a license denial" means:
(a) If, after the Director sends written
				notice of license denial or recommendation of license denial, an applicant
				fails to timely request a reconsideration meeting, the date of the written
				notice of the Director's written notice;
(b) If, after a reconsideration meeting, an
				applicant fails to timely request a Commission hearing, the date of the
				Director's written notice after the reconsideration meeting; or
(c) If the Commission holds or delegates a
				hearing on an appeal of the Director's license denial or reconsideration of
				license denial, the date of the Commission's or the Office of Administrative
				Hearings' written decision.
(7) "Final action on a sanction" means:
(a) If after the Director sends a deficiency
				notice under COMAR 36.02.02, 36.03.04, 36.06.05, 36.07.02, 36.03.03 or
				36.10.08, a licensee fails to submit a timely, acceptable corrective action
				plan, and the Commission adopts as final the Director's deficiency
				notice;
(b) If the Commission holds
				a hearing on the Director's recommendation to impose a sanction, the date of
				the Commission's written decision; or
(c) If a licensee seeks judicial review of
				the Commission's sanction, the most recent date of:
(i) The decision of the Office of
				Administrative Hearings;
(ii) A
				final judgement under Maryland Rule 2-601; or
(iii) The entry of a mandate under Maryland
				Rule 8-606.
(8) Gaming Activity.
(a) "Gaming activity" means play of a game or
				machine that is regulated by the Agency.
(b) "Gaming activity" includes activities
				described in COMAR 36.06 - COMAR 36.10.
(9) "Gaming law" means State Government
				Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1A, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10) "Lottery", "Maryland Lottery", or "State
				Lottery" means the Agency.
(11)
				"Lottery law" means State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(12) "Player"
				means a person who participates in lottery or gaming activity.
(13) Person.
(a) "Person" has the meaning stated in State
				Government Article §
											1-101, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(b) "Person"
				within COMAR 36.02, may include a group of two or more individuals that are
				playing or claiming together.
(14) "Prize" means:
(a) A monetary award;
(b) Merchandise; or
(c) An experiential award, such as:
(i) A trip; or
(ii) An outing; or
(iii) A designated activity involving
				personal participation.
(15) "Retailer" or "Lottery retailer" means a
				business or person who has been licensed by the Agency to sell lottery tickets.
(16) "Sports wagering" has the
				meaning stated in State Government Article §
										9-1E-01, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, and COMAR 36.10.01.02.
(17) "Sports wagering law" means State
				Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(18) "Submit" means to deliver a
				document:
(a) In a manner that ensures its
				receipt by the party to whom it is addressed; and
(b) Which is considered complete only upon
				actual receipt by that party.
(19) "State obligation" means moneys owed
				pursuant to:
(a) Criminal Procedure Article,
				§
											11-616(b)
				or
				11-618, Annotated
				Code of Maryland;
(b) Family Law
				Article, §
											10-113.1(a),
				Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(c)
				State Finance and Procurement Article, §
											3-307,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(20) "Table games" means:
(a) Roulette, baccarat, blackjack, craps, big
				six wheel, poker, pai gow, and sic bo shakers, pai gow tiles, any variation and
				composites of such games, and other games that the Commission has approved for
				play in a video lottery facility; and
(b) Gaming tournaments in which players
				compete against one another in one or more of the games authorized under
				§B(147(a) of this regulation.
(21) "Ticket" or "lottery ticket" means a ticket that
				a lottery retailer or the Agency makes available for sale.
(22) "Video lottery" means gaming or betting
				conducted using a video lottery terminal.
(23) "Video lottery facility" means a
				facility at which players play video lottery terminals and table games.
(24) Video Lottery Terminal.
(a) "Video lottery terminal" means any
				machine or other device that:
(i) On insertion
				of a bill, coin, token, voucher, ticket, coupon, or similar item, or on payment
				of any consideration is available to play or simulate the play of any game of
				chance in which the results, including the options available to the player, are
				randomly determined by the machine or other device; and
(ii) By the element of chance, may deliver or
				entitle the player who operates the machine or device to receive cash,
				premiums, merchandise, tokens, or anything of value, whether the payout is made
				automatically from the device or in any other manner.
(b) "Video lottery terminal" includes a
				machine or device that:
(i) Does not directly
				dispense money, tokens, or anything of value to winning players; and
(ii) Uses an electronic credit system making
				the deposit of bills, coins, or tokens unnecessary.
(c) "Video Lottery terminal" means each
				single position or seat available for use by a player;
(d) "Video lottery terminal" does not include
				an authorized electronic gaming device operated by an eligible organization
				under Criminal Law Article, Title 12, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(25) "Voluntary
				exclusion program" means the Voluntary Exclusion Program established under
				COMAR 36.01.03.
(26) "Winnings"
				means the amount won from a sports wager that is not reduced by a
				loss.
(27) "Work day" means when
				Maryland State government offices are open for business.