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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 36.05.02.18 - Pai Gow Tiles

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Pai gow shall be
				played with a set of 32 rectangular tiles
B. Each tile in a set must be identical in
				size and shading to every other tile in the set, and shall:
(1) Be made of a nontransparent black
				material, formed in the shape of a rectangle, and be not smaller than 2-1/2
				inches in length, 1 inch in width and 3/8 inch in thickness;
(2) Have the surface of each of its sides
				perfectly flat, except that the front side of each tile must contain spots
				which extend into the tile exactly the same distance as every other
				spot;
(3) Have on the back or front
				of each tile an identifying feature unique to each facility operator;
(4) Except for the front side containing
				spots, have an identical texture and finish on each side;
(5) Have no tile within a set contain any
				markings, symbols or designs that would enable a player to know the identity of
				any element on the front side of the tile or that would distinguish any tile
				from any other tile within a set; and
(6) Have identifying spots on the front side
				of the tiles which are red, white or both.
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 36.05.02.19 - Pai Gow Tiles - Receipt, Storage, Inspection, and Removal

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Receipt.
(1) A shipment of tiles that a facility
				operator receives from a manufacturer or contractor 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 tiles 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 inspected
				immediately to ensure that the tiles in those boxes conform to the requirements
				of this chapter and there is no evidence of tampering with them.
(b) If tiles inspected as required under
				§A(2)(a) of this regulation show no evidence of tampering, they shall be
				placed, along with boxes of tiles that are intact, unbroken and free from
				tampering, for storage in a storage area, the location and physical
				characteristics of which shall be approved by the Commission under COMAR
				36.05.03.16.
(3) The functions required under §A(1)
				and (2) of this regulation shall be performed by at least the following
				employees of a facility operator:
(a) A
				floorperson 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 36.05.02.20 - Dealer Controlled Electronic Table Games - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Wagering. A
				facility operator may conduct electronic wagering at a table game in accordance
				with this chapter.
(1) Electronic wagering at
				a table game shall be conducted through the use of a dealer controlled
				electronic table game system.
(2)
				If a dealer controlled electronic table game system is in use at a table game,
				a player may make only those wagers that are approved by the Commission.
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 36.05.02.21 - Dealer Controlled Electronic Table Game System - Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. If a table game
				using a dealer controlled electronic table game system is equipped with a bill
				validator, a player may participate in wagering at the table game by:
(1) Inserting currency or a gaming voucher
				into the bill validator; or
(2)
				Presenting currency or value chips to the dealer or boxperson.
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 36.05.02.22 - Tables

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator shall submit to the Commission for approval the layout for a table
				game that contains at least:
(1) The name or
				logo of the facility operator;
(2)
				Betting areas designated for the placement of wagers authorized under the
				standard rules; and
(3)
				Inscriptions that advise a player of the payout odds or amounts for all
				permissible wagers offered by the facility operator, except that if payout odds
				or amounts are not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds
				or amounts for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each table.
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 36.05.02.23 - Roulette - Ball, Table, and Wheel Inspection; Security Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A ball used in
				Roulette shall be:
(1) Made completely of a
				nonmetallic substance; and
(2) Not
				less than 12/16 inch nor more than 14/16 inch in diameter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.01 - Personnel Operating and Conducting Table Games

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator may use the following
				personnel to operate table games:
(1)
				Dealer;
(2) Stickperson;
(3) Boxperson;
(4) Floorperson;
(5) Pit manager;
(6) Poker manager;
(7) Assistant table games shift manager;
				and
(8) Table games shift
				manager.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.02 - Table Inventory

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. When a
				table game is opened for gaming, table game operations shall commence with the
				table inventory.
B. A facility
				operator may not cause or permit gaming chips, coins, or plaques to be added
				to, or removed from, a table inventory during the gaming day except:
(1) In exchange for cash;
(2) In exchange for an issuance copy of a
				counter check presented by a player;
(3) For the payment of winning wagers and
				collection of losing wagers made at the gaming table;
(4) In exchange for a gaming chip or plaque
				received from a player having an equal aggregate face value;
(5) In conformity with fill and credit
				procedures; and
(6) For the
				collection of vigorish.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.04 - Procedure for Distributing Chips, Coins, and Plaques to a Gaming Table

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A pit clerk or
				floorperson or above shall prepare a request for a fill to add value chips,
				coins, and plaques to a table game using a Fill Request Slip.
B. Access to the blank Fill Request Slips
				shall be restricted to pit clerks and floorpersons or above.
C. A Fill Request Slip shall be a two-part
				form on which the following information shall be recorded:
(1) The date, time and shift of
				preparation;
(2) The denomination
				of value chips, coins and plaques to be distributed to the gaming
				table;
(3) The total amount of each
				denomination of value chips, coins and plaques to be distributed to the gaming
				table;
(4) The game and table
				number to which the value chips, coins and plaques are to be distributed;
				and
(5) The signature of the
				floorperson or above requesting the fill.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.05 - Removing a Value Chip, Coin, or Plaque from a Gaming Table

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A pit clerk or
				floorperson or above shall prepare a request for a credit to remove a value
				chip, coin or plaque from a table game by using a Credit Request
				Slip.
B. Access to the blank Credit
				Request Slips shall be restricted to pit clerks and floorpersons or
				above.
C. A Credit Request Slip
				shall be a two-part form on which the following information shall be recorded:
(1) The date, time and shift of
				preparation;
(2) The denomination
				of chips, coins, and plaques to be removed from the gaming table;
(3) The total amount of each denomination of
				value chips, coins and plaques to be removed from the gaming table;
(4) The game and table number from which the
				value chips, coins, and plaques are to be removed; and
(5) The signature of the floorperson or above
				assigned to the gaming table from which the value chips, coins and plaques are
				to be removed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.06 - Accepting Cash for Gaming Chips, Plaques, or Electronic Wagering Credits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
When a player presents cash at a table game for exchange for
				  gaming chips, plaques or electronic wagering credits:
A. The dealer or boxperson shall spread the
				cash on the top of the gaming table in full view of the player who presented
				it, the floorperson assigned to the gaming table and the facility operator's
				surveillance system.
B. The amount
				of cash shall be verbalized by the dealer or boxperson accepting it in a tone
				of voice to be heard by the player who presented it and the floorperson
				assigned to the gaming table.
C.
				Immediately after an equivalent amount of gaming chips, plaques or electronic
				wagering credits has been given to the player by the dealer or boxperson, the
				dealer or boxperson shall take the cash from the top of the gaming table and
				place it into the drop box attached to the gaming table.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.07 - Drop at an Open Table Game

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. When a
				table game being dropped is to remain open for gaming activity, the dealer or
				boxperson assigned to the gaming table shall count the value chips, coins, and
				plaques remaining in the table inventory at the time of the drop and record the
				amount on a Table Inventory Slip.
B. The floorperson who is responsible for
				supervising the table game at the time of the drop shall observe the count
				required under §A of this regulation.
C. The dealer or boxperson assigned to the
				table, and the floorperson who observed the dealer or boxperson count the
				contents of the table inventory, shall attest to the accuracy of the
				information recorded on the Table Inventory Slip by signing the Table Inventory
				Slip.
D. After the Table Inventory
				Slip is signed as required under §C of this regulation:
(1) The dealer or boxperson shall deposit the
				original copy of the Table Inventory Slip in the drop box that is attached to
				the gaming table immediately before the drop box is removed from the gaming
				table as part of the drop; and
(2)
				The dealer or boxperson shall deposit the duplicate copy of the Table Inventory
				Slip in the drop box that is attached to the gaming table immediately after the
				removal of the drop box that is removed from the gaming table as part of the
				drop.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.08 - Procedure for Closing a Table Game

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. When gaming activity at a table game is
				concluded, the dealer or boxperson assigned to the gaming table, in the
				presence of the floorperson assigned to the gaming table, shall count the value
				chips, coins, and plaques remaining at the gaming table.
B. The floorperson assigned to the gaming
				table shall record the amounts of the value chips, coins and plaques counted on
				the Table Inventory Slip, and the original copy of the Table Inventory Slip
				shall be signed by the dealer or boxperson who counted the table inventory and
				by the floorperson who observed the dealer or boxperson count the contents of
				the table inventory.
C. After the
				original copy of the Table Inventory Slip has been signed as required under
				§B of this regulation, the dealer or boxperson shall immediately deposit
				the original copy of the Table Inventory Slip in the table game drop box
				attached to the gaming table.
D.
				After the original copy of the Table Inventory Slip has been deposited in the
				table game drop box attached to the gaming table, the dealer or boxperson shall
				place the duplicate copy of the Table Inventory Slip and the value chips, coins
				and plaques remaining at the gaming table in the container required under
				Regulation .02 of this chapter, after which the floorperson shall lock the
				table inventory container and cause it to be transported directly to the cage
				by a security department member or secured to the gaming table.
E. If the locked table inventory containers
				are transported to the cage, a cage supervisor shall determine that all locked
				containers have been returned.
F.
				If the locked table inventory containers are secured to the gaming table, a pit
				manager or above shall verify that all the containers are locked.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.09 - Table Inventory for a Poker Table

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Notwithstanding the requirements in
				Regulations .02, .03, .06, and .07 of this chapter, a facility operator may
				establish procedures for the issuance of table inventories that are maintained
				by poker dealers on an impress basis.
B. A facility operator shall submit to the
				Commission the procedures developed under §A of this regulation as part of
				the facility operator's internal controls.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.10 - Table Inventory Counts

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In
				addition to the requirements in Regulations .03, .07, and .08 of this chapter
				for opening a table game, conducting a drop during an open game, and closing a
				table game, a facility operator may establish procedures for the use of a
				three-compartment drop box.
B. The
				use of a three-compartment drop box requires the preparation of a Table
				Inventory Slip for each shift that the table was open at least once each gaming
				day.
C. A facility operator shall
				submit to the Commission the procedures developed under §A of this
				regulation as part of the facility operator's internal controls.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.11 - Match Play Coupons and Direct Bet Coupons

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator may use Match Play
				Coupons and Direct Bet Coupons.
B.
				A coupon may not be issued by a facility operator or used in a facility until:
(1) The design specifications of the proposed
				coupon are submitted to and approved by the Commission; and
(2) A system of internal procedures and
				administrative and accounting controls governing the inventory, distribution
				and redemption of the coupon is submitted to and approved by the Commission as
				part of the facility operator's internal controls.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.12 - Use of Match Play Coupons and Direct Bet Coupons

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A coupon may be redeemed only at a gaming
				table in which a player wagers against the house.
B. Redemption. The dealer shall:
(1) Verify the coupon is valid prior to
				accepting it as a wager;
(2) Ensure
				that a coupon is placed on an authorized wager so that the value of the coupon
				is visible at all times; and
(3)
				Settle winning wagers in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
				coupon.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.13 - Electronic, Electrical, and Mechanical Devices Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A player, or an individual acting in
				concert with a player, may not use, or possess with the intent to use, at a
				table game a calculator, computer or other electronic, electrical, or
				mechanical device to assist in:
(1)
				Projecting an outcome at any table game;
(2) Tracking or analyzing cards that have
				been dealt;
(3) Tracking the
				changing probabilities of a table game; or
(4) Developing or tracking a playing strategy
				to be used by a player.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.14 - Minimum and Maximum Wagers; Payout Odds

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator shall establish
				minimum and maximum wagers for any authorized table game in a
				facility.
B. In accordance with
				Regulation .23 of this chapter, a facility operator shall provide notice of the
				minimum and maximum wagers in effect at each gaming table.
C. A wager accepted by a dealer that exceeds
				the current table maximum, or is lower than the current table minimum, shall be
				paid or lost in its entirety in accordance with the rules of the
				game.
D. If a facility operator
				includes a wagering requirement in its rules of the game under Regulation .21
				of this chapter nothing in this regulation shall preclude a facility operator
				from establishing additional wagering requirements that are consistent with the
				rules of the game, including a requirement that wagers be made in specified
				increments.
E. Unless otherwise
				specified in a Commission-approved paytable, the payout odds for wagers printed
				on a layout, signage, brochure or other publication distributed by the facility
				operator shall be stated through the use of the word "to" and may not be stated
				through use of the word "for".
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.15 - Table Game Taxes and Gross Table Game Revenue

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The tax on table game revenue shall be
				payable to the Commission within 2 business days, with the exception of
				Maryland State holidays, and must be based upon the gross table game revenue
				derived during a gaming day reported in the manner prescribed by the
				Commission.
B. Gross table game
				revenue includes the following:
(1) The net
				revenue from all banking table games;
(2) The net revenue from nonbanking table
				games; and
(3) The net revenue from
				contests or tournaments.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.16 - Approval of Table Game Layout, Signage, and Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator shall submit to the
				Commission for approval table game staffing plans, tournament schedules, dealer
				training programs, and schematics of gaming guides, table game layouts, signage
				and equipment.
B. For purposes of
				this chapter, schematics of table game equipment that shall be submitted to the
				Commission for review and approval include:
(1) Cards;
(2) Dice;
(3) Pai gow tiles;
(4) Gaming chips;
(5) Plaques;
(6) Commemorative chips;
(7) Pai gow and sic bo shakers;
(8) Big Six and roulette wheels;
(9) Envelopes and containers used to hold or
				transport table game equipment;
(10) Match Play Coupons;
(11) Direct Bet Coupons; and
(12)
				Table game equipment that are not otherwise required to be submitted to an
				independent certified testing laboratory for approval under COMAR 36.03.12.05.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.17 - Employee Training by Facility Operators

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A. A facility operator shall develop a
				training program for its dealers which, at a minimum, includes training in each
				of the following:
(1) Procedures for opening
				and closing tables for gaming, including the proper security procedures
				regarding table chip inventories;
(2) Procedures for distributing and removing
				gaming chips and plaques from gaming tables;
(3) Procedures for accepting cash at gaming
				tables;
(4) Procedures for the
				acceptance of tips and gratuities from players;
(5) Procedures for shift changes at gaming
				tables;
(6) Procedures for the
				proper placement of wagers by players and the proper collection of losing
				wagers and payment of winning wagers; and
(7) Training in recognizing problem and
				compulsive gamblers at table games and procedures for informing supervisory
				personnel.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.18 - Table Test; Employee Personnel File

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Before conducting a table game on the
				facility operator's gaming floor, a prospective dealer shall pass a table test
				on the table games that the dealer will be conducting.
B. A table test required under §A of
				this regulation shall consist of the dealer demonstrating proficiency at the
				table game to the satisfaction of an employee of the facility operator who is a
				pit manager or higher.
C. A
				facility operator shall document the following in a dealer's personnel file:
(1) Completion of the training program
				required under Regulation .17 of this chapter; and
(2) Successful completion of the table test
				required under §A of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.19 - Table Games Rules Submissions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Before offering a table game authorized under the standard rules, a facility
				operator shall submit to the Commission a rules submission that specifies which
				options the facility operator will use in the conduct of the table
				game.
B. A facility operator may
				implement the provisions in a rules submission only after receipt of written
				notice of approval from the Commission.
C. A facility operator shall maintain the
				current version of each Commission-approved rules submission so that it is
				available in electronic form, through secure computer access, to the facility
				operator's internal audit and surveillance department and the Commission's
				compliance representatives.
D. Each
				page of a table game's rules submission shall indicate the date on which it was
				approved by the Commission.
E. A
				facility operator shall maintain a paper or electronic copy of any superseded
				rules submission for a minimum of 5 years from the date of Commission
				approval.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.20 - Request to Offer a New Table Game or Feature

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator that desires to offer
				a table game or feature that is not already in the standard rules, or to offer
				a new wager, paytable or other feature as part of table game that has been
				approved by the Commission, shall submit a written request to the Commission
				that contains at least:
(1) A detailed
				description of the table game or new feature, including the rules of play and
				wagering for the new table game or feature;
(2) Description of whether the game is a
				variation of an authorized game, a composite of authorized games, or a new
				game;
(3) Provide the true odds,
				the payout odds, and the house advantage for each wager;
(4) Provide a sketch or picture of the game
				layout, if any;
(5) Provide
				sketches, pictures, or samples of the equipment used to play the
				game;
(6) The reason for proposing
				the new table game or feature;
(7)
				A list of other gaming jurisdictions where the new table game or feature is
				currently being offered;
(8)
				Whether the game, its name, or any of the equipment used to play the game is
				covered by any issued or pending copyrights, trademarks or patents;
				and
(9) Any other information the
				Commission requests.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.21 - Game Rules; Notice

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				Commission shall maintain:
(1) A list of all
				table games that have been approved by the Commission and the standard rules
				for each approved table game; and
(2) Records of a facility operator's table
				game or feature rules that have been approved by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.22 - Player Access to Game Rules; Gaming Guide

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator shall maintain, at its
				security podium or other location approved in advance by the Commission, a
				printed copy of the complete text of the standard rules of all authorized games
				that shall be available to the public for inspection upon request.
B. A facility operator shall make available
				to players upon request a gaming guide that contains, in a printed format, an
				abridged version of the complete text of the standard rules of all authorized
				games.
C. The gaming guide required
				under §B of this regulation may not be issued, displayed or distributed by
				a facility operator until a sample of the gaming guide has been submitted to
				and approved by the Commission in accordance with Regulation .16 of this
				chapter.
D. A facility operator may
				display an approved gaming guide at any location in its licensed
				facility.
E. Each facility operator
				shall make the approved gaming guide available on its web site.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.23 - Table Game Payouts

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator shall use a table game payout document meeting the requirements of
				this regulation to pay a single payout event that requires the filing of a IRS
				Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings.
B. A facility operator shall prepare and
				timely file IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings, in accordance with IRS
				rules and regulations.
C. A
				facility operator shall pay a table game payout of:
(1) $50,000 or more by check; and
(2) Less than $50,000 by:
(a) Cash or check; or
(b) On the request of a player, any
				combination of cash, gaming ticket, check, or other methods of payment approved
				by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.24 - Progressive Table Games

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A. A table
				game offering a progressive jackpot may:
(1)
				Stand alone;
(2) Be linked to:
(a) Other table games in a facility;
				or
(b) Table games in two or more
				facilities in or outside the State through a wide area progressive
				system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.25 - Table Game Statistical Data

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A. A
				facility operator shall maintain complete and accurate records that identify
				for each table game and type of game by daily, cumulative month-to-date, and
				cumulative year-to-date basis:
(1)
				Statistical drop;
(2) Statistical
				win; and
(3) Statistical
				win-to-drop percentages.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.26 - Inspecting Cards

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A. After receiving
				one or more decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall inspect the cards for
				any defects and a floorperson assigned to the table shall verify the
				inspection.
B. After the cards are
				inspected, the dealer shall spread the cards out face up on the table, in
				horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in sequence, for
				visual inspection by the first player to arrive at the table.
C. After the first player arriving at the
				table has been afforded an opportunity to visually inspect the cards, the
				dealer shall:
(1) Turn the cards face down on
				the table;
(2) Mix the cards
				thoroughly by washing them; and
(3)
				Stack the cards.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.27 - Shuffling and Cutting the Cards

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A. Unless the cards were preshuffled, the
				dealer shall shuffle the cards so they are randomly intermixed, manually or
				with an automated card shuffling device:
(1)
				Immediately prior to commencement of play;
(2) After each round of play has been
				completed; or
(3) When directed by
				a floorperson or above.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.28 - Procedure for Dealing Cards from a Manual Dealing Shoe

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A. Requirements. If a manual dealing shoe is
				used, it shall be located on the table in a location approved by the
				Commission, and the following requirements shall be met:
(1) After the procedures required under
				Regulation .27 of this chapter have been completed, the stacked deck of cards
				shall be placed in the dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card
				shuffling device.
(2) Prior to
				dealing any cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets".
(3) If the Progressive Payout Wager is being
				offered, the dealer shall use the progressive table game system to prevent the
				placement of any additional Progressive Payout Wagers.
(4) If a player has made a Progressive Payout
				Wager, the dealer shall:
(a) Collect the
				Progressive Payout wager in accordance with the standard rules;
(b) On the layout in front of the table
				inventory container, verify that the number of value chips wagered equals the
				number of Progressive Payout Wagers accepted by the progressive table game
				system; and
(c) Place the value
				chips into the table inventory container.
(5) The dealer shall remove each card from
				the dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing
				shoe and place the card on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite
				hand.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.29 - Procedure for Dealing Cards from the Hand

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A. Requirements. If the cards are dealt from
				a dealer's hand, the following requirements shall be met:
(1) An automated shuffling device shall be
				used to shuffle the cards.
(2)
				After the procedures required under Regulation .27 of this chapter have been
				completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck of cards in either of the
				dealer's hand.
(3) After the dealer
				has chosen the hand in which to hold the cards, the dealer shall continue to
				use that hand while holding the cards during that round of play.
(4) The cards held by the dealer shall be
				kept over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all
				times.
(5) Before dealing any
				cards, the dealer shall:
(a) Announce "no more
				bets"; and
(b) If the Progressive
				Payout Wager is being offered, use the progressive table game system to prevent
				the placement of any additional Progressive Payout Wagers.
(6) If any Progressive Payout Wagers have
				been made, the dealer shall:
(a) On the layout
				in front of the table inventory container, collect the wagers in accordance
				with the standard rules;
(b) Verify
				that the number of value chips wagered equals the number of Progressive Payout
				Wagers accepted by the progressive table game system; and
(c) Place the value chips into the table
				inventory container.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.30 - Procedure for Dealing Cards from an Automated Dealing Shoe or Shuffler

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A. Requirements. If
				cards are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements
				shall be met:
(1) After the procedures
				required under Regulation .27 of this chapter have been completed, the dealer
				shall place the cards in an automated dealing shoe or shuffler.
(2) Prior to the shoe or shuffler dispensing
				any stacks of cards, the dealer shall:
(a)
				Announce "no more bets"; and
(b) If
				the Progressive Payout Wager is being offered, use the progressive table game
				system to prevent the placement of any additional Progressive Payout
				Wagers.
(3) If any
				Progressive Payout Wagers have been made, the dealer shall:
(a) On the layout in front of the table
				inventory container, collect the wagers in accordance with the standard
				rules;
(b) Verify that the number
				of value chips wagered equals the number of Progressive Payout Wagers accepted
				by the progressive table game system; and
(c) Place the value chips into the table
				inventory container.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 05 - TABLE GAMES › Chapter 36.05.03 - Table Game Procedures › Section 36.05.03.31 - Mixing Tiles

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A. After receiving
				a set of tiles at the table, the dealer shall sort and inspect the tiles and
				the floorperson assigned to the table shall verify the inspection.
B. Nothing in this section precludes a
				facility operator from cleaning the tiles prior to the inspection required in
				§C of this regulation.
C. A
				dealer shall inspect the tiles at the gaming table by:
(1) Sorting a set of tiles into
				pairs;
(2) Placing each tile side
				by side to determine that all tiles are the same size and shading;
				and
(3) Examining the back and
				sides of each tile to ensure that it is not flawed, scratched, or marked, and
				if the dealer finds that a tile is unsuitable for use:
(a) A floorperson or above shall bring
				another set of tiles to the table from the reserve in the pit stand;
				and
(b) The unsuitable set of tiles
				shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container, identified by table number,
				date and time and signed by the dealer and floorperson or above.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 06 - ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES › Chapter 36.06.01 - General › Section 36.06.01.01 - Scope

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A. This subtitle
				applies to electronic gaming devices regulated by the Commission under Criminal
				Law Article, §§
									12-301 -12-308,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. This
				subtitle applies to all electronic gaming devices, regardless of whether the
				device delivers a game through the Internet or offers Internet or other
				services.
C. This subtitle does not
				apply to:
(1) Slot machines that are subject
				to regulation by the Comptroller under Criminal Law Article, §
										12-304, Annotated Code
				of Maryland;
(2) Lottery devices
				used by the Agency or, under the authority of the Agency, by a licensed
				retailer under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of
				Maryland;
(3) Video lottery
				terminals or tables games permitted and licensed under State Government
				Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1A, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(4) Paper tip jar gaming where authorized;
				or
(5) Skills-based amusement
				devices that award prizes and are operated in compliance with COMAR
				36.08.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 06 - ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES › Chapter 36.06.01 - General › Section 36.06.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this
				subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(1) 'Antique electronic gaming device" means
				an electronic gaming device that is at least 25 years old.
(2) "Electronic gaming device " means an
				electronic machine, apparatus, or device that can be configured to:
(a) Operate by inserting, depositing, or
				placing with another person money, a token, or another object; and
(b) Through a preponderance of the element of
				chance, the reading of a game of chance, the delivery of a game of chance, or
				any other outcome unpredictable by the user, award the user anything of value
				other than an award of free play or the right to receive anything of value
				other than an award of free play.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 06 - ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES › Chapter 36.06.01 - General › Section 36.06.01.03 - Counties

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A. The Commission
				may:
(1) Review a county's licensing and
				regulatory process for electronic gaming devices; and
(2) Determine upon review that:
(a) The county's licensing and regulatory
				process for electronic gaming devices is equivalent to a license from the
				Commission; and
(b) A county
				license for owning, operating, or manufacturing an electronic gaming device in
				the county is equivalent to a State license.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 06 - ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES › Chapter 36.06.02 - Lawful and Unlawful Electronic Gaming Devices › Section 36.06.02.01 - Lawful Electronic Gaming Devices

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An electronic device is lawful if it is:
A. An antique electronic gaming device that
				is not operated for gambling purposes.
B. An electronic gaming device that is in the
				possession of or being transported by a person to demonstrate or sell the
				electronic gaming device to a prospective customer who is allowed to purchase
				an electronic gaming device if the person:
(1)
				Operates with or under a distributorship contract with a manufacturer of an
				electronic gaming device;
(2) Is
				registered with the United States Department of Justice as a distributor of
				electronic gaming devices; and
(3)
				Has provided the Secretary of State Police with a copy of the person's current
				federal registration.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 06 - ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES › Chapter 36.06.02 - Lawful and Unlawful Electronic Gaming Devices › Section 36.06.02.02 - Unlawful Electronic Gaming Devices

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An electronic gaming device is unlawful if it is not
				  authorized by Regulation .01 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 06 - ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES › Chapter 36.06.03 - Electronic Gaming Device Enforcement › Section 36.06.03.01 - Enforcement

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A. A decision by
				the Commission shall be the final determination as to whether a gaming device
				being operated in the State is:
(1) A legal
				gaming device or device consistent with the provisions of the Criminal Law
				Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2) Being operated in a lawful
				manner.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.01 - General › Section 36.07.01.01 - Scope

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A. This subtitle
				applies to instant bingo machines in Anne Arundel and Calvert
				Counties.
B. Instant bingo machines
				and facilities regulated under this subtitle are permitted to operate only if:
(1) The instant bingo machines were in
				operation:
(a) For a 1-year period ending
				December 31, 2007 by a qualified organization as defined in Criminal Law
				Article, §
											13-201, Annotated Code
				of Maryland; or
(b) Under a
				commercial bingo license on December 31, 2007;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.01 - General › Section 36.07.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Bill validator" means that part of an
				instant bingo machine that is designed and configured to:
(a) Accept currency or other instruments
				authorized by the Commission; and
(b) Activate credits on an instant bingo
				machine.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.01 - General › Section 36.07.01.03 - Repair and Replacement

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A. A
				facility license holder may repair and replace its instant bingo machines
				provided that documentation has been submitted to the Commission that
				evidences, to the satisfaction of the Commission, that:
(1) The machines:
(a) Operate in the same manner as any that
				were in operation by that licensee on July 1, 2017; or
(b) Have been approved by the Commission for
				use by any other entity authorized to operate an instant bingo machine;
				and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.02 - Application and Licensing › Section 36.07.02.01 - Process

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A. Upon filing an
				application for a license under this subtitle, the applicant shall pay a
				nonrefundable application fee established by the Commission.
B. If a license application must be submitted
				to the Commission by a particular date, the application shall be submitted not
				later than 5 p.m. on the last day of this period, and an application submitted
				after the deadline need not be accepted nor considered by the
				Commission.
C. Applications.
(1) Documents submitted to the Commission
				under this chapter shall consist of an original and the number of copies
				required by the Commission and shall be in the electronic format required by
				Commission.
(2) Documents and
				information submitted to the Commission in a license application shall be sworn
				before a notary public as to their truth and validity by the applicant or, if
				the applicant is not an individual, by the chief executive officer of the
				applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.02 - Application and Licensing › Section 36.07.02.02 - Personal and Background Information

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A. Except as otherwise provided by this
				regulation, the application documents shall include the information under
				§B of this regulation, for an individual who is:
(1) The applicant;
(2) A director, officer, or key management
				individual employed by the applicant;
(3) A partner of the applicant; or
(4) An owner of an interest of 5 percent or
				more in the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.02 - Application and Licensing › Section 36.07.02.03 - Information for Background Investigation

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An individual required to provide information under
				  Regulation .02 of this chapter shall also submit a completed background form
				  supplied by the Commission which includes a statement disclosing whether the
				  individual has ever been:
A.
				Arrested;
B. Convicted of, pled
				nolo contendere to, or received probation before judgment for, a felony or
				misdemeanor, other than a misdemeanor traffic offense;
C. Sanctioned by a government agency related
				to gaming;
D. Found liable in
				connection with a civil action related to gaming;
E. A debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding;
				or
F. Denied a bond.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.02 - Application and Licensing › Section 36.07.02.04 - Consent for Investigation

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A. An
				individual who is required to provide personal and background information under
				Regulation .02 of this chapter shall provide a statement that irrevocably gives
				consent to the Commission, the Maryland State Police, and persons authorized by
				the Commission to:
(1) Verify all information
				provided in the application documents; and
(2) Conduct a background investigation of the
				individual.