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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.19 - Accounting Controls for a Cashiers' Cage

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator may only conduct
				transactions with individuals at its cashiers' cage and any satellite cage
				during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the facility under
				COMAR 36.03.11.02.
B. A facility
				operator shall at all times maintain in its cashiers' cage a reserve cash
				bankroll sufficient to pay all winning wagers.
C. A facility operator shall:
(1) Compute its reserve cash bankroll
				requirement based on a calendar year; and
(2) Submit its computation to the Commission:
(a) At least 30 days prior to the
				commencement of video lottery or table game operations; and
(b) On or before January 30 of each year
				subsequent to the year in which operations are commenced.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.20 - Checks Accepted from a Player

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				facility operator may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of a check
				meeting the requirements of this regulation from a player to enable the player
				to take part in gaming.
B. A
				facility operator may accept a check only during the hours of operation
				approved by the Commission for the facility under COMAR 36.03.11.02.
C. A facility operator may accept a personal
				check that is:
(1) Made payable to the
				facility operator;
(2) Drawn on a
				bank, savings and loan association, or credit union subject to federal or State
				banking regulation;
(3) Drawn for a
				specific amount;
(4) Currently
				dated, not postdated; and
(5)
				Payable on demand.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.21 - Wire Transfers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of a wire transfer or
				ACH transfer from a player to enable the player to take part in gaming or to
				pay an outstanding debt to a facility operator.
B. A facility operator shall record in its
				cashiers' cage accountability any funds accepted by wire transfer or ACH
				transfer with no documented business purpose other than to enable a player to
				take part in gaming within 24 hours of receipt of the wire transfer.
C. A facility operator shall develop and
				include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .05 of this chapter procedures addressing the acceptance,
				verification, and sending of wire transfers or ACH transfers meeting the
				requirements of this regulation.
D.
				A facility operator's internal controls shall:
(1) Require preparation of a cashiers' cage
				wire transfer or ACH transfer log to record the following information
				pertaining to a wire transfer or ACH transfer accepted by a facility operator
				on behalf of a player:
(a) A sequential number
				assigned by the facility operator to the wire transfer or ACH transfer
				accepted;
(b) Date and time notice
				of the wire transfer or ACH transfer was received;
(c) Name of the financial institution to
				which the funds were sent;
(d)
				Amount transferred;
(e) Name of the
				player for whose benefit the funds were accepted;
(f) The name of the financial institution
				from which the funds were transferred;
(g) The method by which the facility operator
				was notified of the receipt of the wire transfer or ACH transfer;
(h) If noticed by telephone, the name and
				title of the individual providing notice;
(i) The signature of the cashiers' cage
				employee receiving and recording the information required by this section;
				and
(j) If applicable, a notation
				that the wire transfer or ACH transfer has been returned under §E of this
				regulation;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.22 - Cash Equivalents

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				facility operator may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of a cash
				equivalent from a player to enable the player to take part in gaming.
B. A facility operator may accept a cash
				equivalent only during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for
				the facility under COMAR 36.03.11.02.
C. A facility operator shall develop and
				include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .05 of this chapter procedures addressing the acceptance and
				verification of cash equivalents meeting the requirements of this
				chapter.
D. A facility operator's
				internal controls shall:
(1) Enumerate the
				type of cash equivalents complying with this chapter to be accepted;
(2) Detail the specific verification
				procedures required by each issuer;
(3) Require that a general cashier:
(a) Perform the specific verification
				procedures required by each issuer;
(b) Prepare and maintain documentation
				evidencing the verification of a cash equivalent accepted; and
(c) Examine a cash equivalent for
				counterfeiting, forgery, or alteration;
(4) Detail the criteria for cashiers' cage
				supervisor involvement in the verification process; and
(5) Include procedures for verifying the
				authenticity of a player's signature on a cash equivalent in conformance with
				the signature authentication procedures in Regulation .20 of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.23 - Customer Deposits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator may establish a customer deposit account for a player to enable the
				player to take part in gaming.
B. A
				facility operator shall perform all procedures required by this chapter before
				depositing funds accepted by means of check, wire transfer, cash equivalent, or
				other negotiable instrument into a customer deposit account.
C. A facility operator may accept a customer
				deposit only during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the
				facility under COMAR 36.03.11.02.
D. A facility operator shall develop and
				include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .05 of this chapter procedures addressing the acceptance of
				customer deposits meeting the requirements of this regulation.
E. A facility operator's internal controls
				shall:
(1) Require acceptance of customer
				deposits at:
(a) The cashiers' cage;
				or
(b) An off-site customer service
				location;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.24 - Credit Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. For the
				purposes of this regulation, "derogatory information" means any information
				associated with a credit account indicating that the account is partially or
				completely uncollectible, has had checks returned unpaid, or has required
				settlement, lien, judgment, or other collection efforts by a gaming
				operator.
B. A facility operator
				may not extend a line of credit to a player to enable the player to take part
				in gaming which exceeds the player's authorized credit limit.
C. A facility operator may extend credit to a
				player if a:
(1) Player submits a credit
				application in writing in accordance with this regulation;
(2) Facility operator complies with the:
(a) Credit application verification
				requirements of Regulation .25 of this chapter; and
(b) Credit authorization and credit file
				documentation requirements of this regulation;
(3) Credit is issued:
(a) By acceptance of a negotiable instrument
				in the form of a counter check under Regulation .26 or .27 of this chapter;
				and
(b) During the hours of
				operation approved by the Commission for the facility under COMAR
				36.03.11.02; and
(4) Player's outstanding counter
				check balance does not at any time exceed the player's authorized credit
				limit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.25 - Verification of Credit Application Information

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Prior to authorizing an extension of
				credit and counter check privileges under Regulation .24 of this chapter, a
				facility operator shall verify the information on the credit application
				submitted by the player in accordance with this regulation.
B. The verification of credit application
				information required under this regulation:
(1) Shall be conducted by a general cashier
				or credit department representative with no incompatible functions including
				the ability to authorize credit or approve a change in a credit
				limit;
(2) Shall be documented in
				the player's credit file by recording the following:
(a) Source of the verification;
(b) Date and time;
(c) Method of verification; and
(d) Signature of the verifying general
				cashier or credit department representative; and
(3) May be performed telephonically if the
				facility operator:
(a) Requests documentation
				confirming the information verified telephonically;
(b) Documents the request for confirming
				information in the player's credit file; and
(c) Maintains all confirming documentation
				received in the player's credit file.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.26 - Counter Check Issuance at the Cashiers' Cage

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Subject to the requirements of this
				chapter, a facility operator may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of
				a counter check from a player at the cashiers' cage to enable the player to
				take part in gaming.
B. A facility
				operator shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and
				approved by the Commission under Regulation .05 of this chapter procedures
				addressing the issuance of a counter check at the cashiers' cage.
C. A facility operator's internal controls
				shall include:
(1) The use of a three-part
				computer-generated counter check that:
(a)
				Consists of an original, issuance, and accounting copy;
(b) Is initiated on receipt by a general
				cashier of a request for counter check document; and
(c) Is serially numbered and
				issued;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.27 - Counter Check Issuance at a Video Lottery Terminal or Table Game

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Subject to the
				limitations of this chapter, a facility operator may accept a negotiable
				instrument in the form of a counter check from a player at a video lottery
				terminal to enable the player to take part in gaming.
B. A facility operator shall develop and
				include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .05 of this chapter, procedures addressing the issuance of a
				counter check at a video lottery terminal or table game.
C. A facility operator's internal controls
				for a counter check exchanged for value chips or plaques at a gaming table
				shall include:
(1) Use of a player signature
				file which shall:
(a) Be established prior to
				the completion by a player of a request for counter check document at the table
				game; and
(b) Require an
				identification credential review in accordance with Regulation .26C(2) of this
				chapter;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.28 - Counter Check Substitution, Consolidation, and Redemption

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A. A player to whom
				a counter check has been issued by a facility operator may use a personal check
				meeting the requirements of §B of this regulation to:
(1) Substitute for a counter check which has
				not been deposited by the facility operator;
(2) Consolidate two or more counter checks
				which have not been deposited by the facility operator; and
(3) Redeem, partially or in full, a counter
				check which has not been deposited by a facility operator.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.29 - Deposit of Counter Checks

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				facility operator shall deposit a counter check in its bank account or present
				the counter check directly to the player's bank:
(1) No later than:
(a) 14 days after the date of the check for a
				check of $1,000 or less;
(b) 21
				days after the date of the check for a check greater than $1,000 but not more
				than $2,500;
(c) 45 days after the
				date of the check for a check greater than $2,500; or
(d) 60 days after the date of the check for a
				check greater than $10,000; or
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.30 - Returned Checks

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. All checks
				returned after deposit shall be:
(1) Returned
				directly to an accounting department employee with no incompatible functions;
				and
(2) Maintained by a check bank
				cashier with no incompatible functions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.31 - Accounting Controls in a Check Bank

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In addition to the documentation
				requirements of Regulations .24 and .25 of this chapter, a facility operator
				shall record in a player's credit file all transactions affecting a player's
				outstanding indebtedness to the facility operator, and the credit file shall
				include:
(1) Transactions recorded in
				chronological order;
(2) Credit
				transactions segregated from customer deposit transactions; and
(3) Documentation of:
(a) For counter checks, the date, amount, and
				series number;
(b) For each
				substitution check:
(i) The date, amount, and
				check number of the substitute check; and
(ii) The series number of the counter check
				or check number of the replacement check returned to the player;
(c) For each consolidation check:
(i) The date, amount, and check number of the
				consolidation check; and
(ii) The
				series numbers of the counter check or check number of the replacement check
				returned to the player;
(d) For each redemption check:
(i) The date, amount, and check number of the
				redemption check;
(ii) An
				indication as to whether the redemption was partial or full; and
(iii) The series number of the counter check
				or check number of the replacement check returned to the player;
(e) Date, amount, and series or
				check number of each check:
(i) Deposited;
				and
(ii) Returned;
(f) If a check has been returned,
				the reason for its return;
(g)
				Player's outstanding balance after each transaction;
(h) Date, amount, and series or check number
				of a check which has been partially or completely written off by the facility
				operator; and
(i) If a write off,
				the reason for the write off.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.32 - Player Request for Suspension of Credit Privileges

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A player may voluntarily suspend the
				player's credit privileges at a Maryland facility by submitting a written
				request to the facility in a form specified by the facility.
B. A request for suspension of credit
				privileges shall be made:
(1) In person at a
				facility; or
(2) By mail if:
(a) Submitted with a signature signed before
				a notary public or other individual empowered by law to take oaths;
				and
(b) Accompanied by a
				certificate of acknowledgement by the notary public or other individual
				empowered by law to take oaths attesting to the identity of the individual
				making the request.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.33 - Prohibition on the Use of Credit Cards and Debit Cards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A video lottery terminal or table game may not be played or
				  activated in any way by insertion, directly or indirectly, or use of a:
A. Credit card;
B. Debit card; or
C. Electronic transfer of funds from a credit
				card or debit card.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.34 - Player Tracking System

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. For the
				purposes of this regulation, a "player tracking system" means the collective
				hardware, software, communications technology, and other ancillary equipment
				owned or leased by a facility operator to collect, monitor, interpret, analyze,
				authorize, report, and audit data pertaining to:
(1) Player activity generally at video
				lottery terminals and table games; and
(2) Individual player activity at video
				lottery terminals and table games where the player has registered with the
				facility operator for inclusion in the player tracking system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.35 - Gaming Ticket

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator may issue a gaming ticket and utilize a gaming ticket system meeting
				the requirements of this subtitle.
B. A facility operator shall:
(1) Issue a gaming ticket which does not
				expire for 182 days after the date of issuance;
(2) Configure its gaming ticket system to:
(a) Prevent issuance of a gaming ticket
				exceeding $10,000; and
(b) Require
				gaming tickets of $5,000 or more to be redeemed only at the cashiers'
				cage;
(3) Configure a
				ticket redemption unit under Regulation .38 of this regulation to:
(a) Redeem only a gaming ticket of less than
				$5,000; and
(b) Direct a player
				attempting to redeem a gaming ticket of $5,000 or more to the cashiers' cage;
				and
(4) Redeem at its
				cashiers' cage a gaming ticket of $5,000 or more by:
(a) Cash or check; or
(b) Check on the request of a player.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.36 - Promotional Play

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator may:
(1) Issue promotional play if
				it is not awarded as cashable credit; and
(2) Utilize a promotional play system meeting
				the requirements of this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.37 - Ticket Redemption Unit

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator may utilize a ticket redemption unit meeting the requirements of this
				subtitle.
B. A facility operator
				shall locate a ticket redemption unit on the gaming floor, or cashier's cage,
				subject to the surveillance coverage requirements of Regulation .11 of this
				chapter.
C. A ticket redemption
				unit:
(1) Shall in accordance with Regulation
				.36 of this chapter be configured to:
(a)
				Redeem a gaming ticket of less than $5,000; and
(b) Direct a player attempting to redeem a
				gaming ticket of $5,000 or more to the cashiers' cage; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.38 - Jackpot Payout

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A.
				Definition.
B. A facility operator
				shall utilize a multipurpose jackpot or credit meter payout document meeting
				the requirements of this regulation to pay:
(1) A jackpot not totally and automatically
				paid by a video lottery terminal; or
(2) Credits accumulated by a player on a
				video lottery terminal if:
(a) The number of
				accumulated credits exceeds the amount which may be paid utilizing a gaming
				ticket under Regulation .36 of this chapter;
(b) Due to malfunction, the credits cannot be
				paid by the video lottery terminal; or
(c) A single jackpot event requires the
				filing of IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.39 - Annuity Jackpot

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms
				have the meanings indicated.
(2)
				Terms Defined.
(a) "Annuity jackpot" means a
				video lottery terminal or table game jackpot in which a player wins the right
				to receive fixed cash payments at specified intervals; and
(b) "Discount rate" means a discount rate
				equal to the United States Treasury constant maturity rate for 20-year United
				States government securities for the week ending prior to the date of the
				jackpot, as identified in the applicable H.15 Statistical Release issued by the
				Federal Reserve Board plus 0.5 percent.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.40 - Merchandise Jackpot

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms
				have the meanings indicated.
(2)
				Terms Defined.
(a) "Merchandise" means goods,
				commodities, or other things of value; and
(b) "Merchandise jackpot" means a video
				lottery terminal or table game jackpot in which a player wins:
(i) Merchandise;
(ii) A combination of a cash payout and
				merchandise; or
(iii) An option to
				choose between a cash payout and merchandise.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.41 - Automated Jackpot Payout Machine

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility operator may utilize an
				automated jackpot payout machine meeting the requirements of this
				subtitle.
B. A facility operator
				may locate an automated jackpot payout machine on the gaming floor subject to
				the surveillance coverage requirements of Regulation .11 of this
				chapter.
C. A facility operator
				shall, in accordance with Regulation .38D of this chapter, configure an
				automated jackpot payout machine to only process a jackpot or credit meter
				payout of less than $50,000.
D. A
				facility operator shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted
				to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .05 of this chapter
				procedures addressing the payment of a jackpot or credit meter payout utilizing
				an automated jackpot payout machine.
E. A facility operator's internal controls
				shall include procedures and controls documenting:
(1) A jackpot or credit meter payout
				transaction at an automated jackpot payout machine; and
(2) Reconciliation and replenishment of an
				automated jackpot payout machine.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.42 - Access to Bill Validators, Cash Storage, and Table Game Drop Boxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Access.
(1) A facility operator shall control access
				to a bill validator, a cash storage box housed in a video lottery terminal, and
				a table game drop box in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Access to a bill validator shall be
				controlled by:
(a) At least one lock;
				and
(b) Requiring the key to the
				lock to be maintained by the security department.
(3) The cash storage box shall be secured to
				a bill validator by two separate locks, the keys to which are different from
				each other, and, for the lock on the belly door or main door of the video
				lottery terminal:
(a) The key shall be
				controlled by the slots department in:
(i) a
				manual key box; or
(ii) an
				automated key tracking system;
(b) Immediately prior to the commencement of
				the drop, the slots department may issue its belly door or main door key to the
				accounting department;
(c) A key
				transferred from the slots department to the accounting department shall be
				returned immediately following the conclusion of the drop;
(d) The facility operator shall establish
				sign in and sign out procedures in its internal controls documenting the
				transfers; and
(e) If an automated
				key tracking system is used, a facility operator shall require dual access from
				the security department and accounting department to obtain keys.
(4) The lock on the release
				mechanism securing the cash storage box to the bill validator shall be
				controlled by the security department.
(5) Access to the contents of a cash storage
				box shall be controlled by:
(a) At least one
				lock; and
(b) Requiring the key to
				the lock to be maintained by the accounting department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.43 - Collection of Cash Storage and Table Game Drop Boxes

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A. At least 30 days before video lottery
				terminal or table game operations are to commence, a facility operator shall
				submit to the Commission in writing a drop schedule setting forth:
(1) Specific pick-up days and times for
				collection of cash storage and table game drop boxes and requirements that:
(a) Cash storage boxes may not be commingled
				with table game drop boxes;
(b)
				Unless a drop box is from a table game pit that was never opened for gaming on
				that gaming day, table game drop boxes shall be collected once each gaming day;
				and
(c) The facility operator
				notify the Commission by telephone and in writing 1 hour in advance of changes
				to the table game drop box collection schedule required under §A(1)(b) of
				this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.44 - Count Room Design Standards

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A. A
				facility operator shall have a count room designated, designed, and used for
				counting the contents of cash storage and table game drop boxes at a location
				approved by the Commission.
B. A
				count room shall conform to the following standards:
(1) Be constructed of materials and have an
				interior design which provides maximum security over the assets stored, and the
				activities conducted in, the room;
(2) Meet the surveillance requirements of
				Regulation .11 of this chapter including audio coverage of the count process;
				and
(3) Be constructed with doors
				equipped with:
(a) An alarm system which
				tracks all ingress to and egress from the room and:
(i) Directly alerts the security department;
				or
(ii) Directly, or through a
				documented communications protocol, alerts the surveillance department;
				and
(b) A locking
				mechanism with key backup, or a key that is:
(i) Different from the key to any other door
				to the count room;
(ii) Different
				from the keys to the locks securing each cash storage and table game drop box;
				and
(iii) Controlled by the
				security department or the accounting department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.45 - Accounting Controls for a Count Room

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A. Count Schedule. At least 30 days before
				video lottery terminal or table game operations are to commence, a facility
				operator shall submit to the Commission a count schedule setting forth the
				specific times during which cash storage and table game drop boxes are to be
				counted and recorded.
B.
				Notifications. A facility operator shall:
(1)
				Notify the Commission in writing of any permanent change in the count schedule;
				and
(2) Notify the Commission of
				any temporary deviation from the count schedule.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.46 - Signs

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A. A facility
				operator shall construct all signs required under this regulation using a color
				scheme and font size reasonably expected to produce a sign which is readily
				visible to and readable by an individual entering the facility.
B. A facility operator shall post signs
				containing the following messages in a conspicuous location not more than 20
				feet from each customer entrance to the facility: "An individual, including an
				off-duty officer or agent of a local, state or federal law enforcement agency,
				may not possess a weapon or other device designed to be used to inflict pain or
				cause injury in (name of facility) without the prior written approval of the
				Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission."
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.47 - Player Complaints

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A. A
				facility operator shall attempt to timely resolve a dispute with a player
				concerning operation of a video lottery terminal, table game, or payment of
				alleged winnings.
B. A facility
				operator who is unable to satisfactorily resolve a dispute with a player within
				3 days of notice of the dispute shall notify the Commission of the
				dispute.
C. On receipt of notice by
				the facility operator of the dispute, the Commission shall provide the player
				with a Commission player complaint form together with instructions for
				completing and submitting the form.
D. The Commission shall investigate a
				complaint submitted to the Commission and notice the player and facility
				operator of its determination.
E.
				The Commission may provide a player with a complaint form at any time upon
				request.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.48 - Possession of a Weapon in a Facility

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A. Except as otherwise provided in this
				regulation, an individual may not possess in a facility:
(1) A firearm as defined in Public Safety
				Article, §
										5-101, Annotated Code
				of Maryland;
(2) An electronic
				control device as defined in Criminal Law Article, §
										4-109, Annotated Code of
				Maryland;
(3) A dangerous weapon as
				defined in Criminal Law Article, §
										4-101, Annotated Code of
				Maryland; or
(4) Any other device
				or object designed to be used to inflict pain or cause injury.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.49 - Acceptance of Tips or Gratuities

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A. Except as otherwise provided in this
				regulation:
(1) A supervisory video lottery
				employee of a facility is prohibited from soliciting or accepting a tip or
				gratuity directly from a player;
(2) A video lottery employee is prohibited
				from soliciting a tip or gratuity from a player; and
(3) A facility operator may permit an
				employee who is authorized to accept a gratuity from a player to accept a
				gaming ticket if the gaming ticket is redeemed:
(a) At the cashiers' cage; and
(b) With approval of the employee's
				department supervisor, if the amount of the gaming ticket exceeds
				$100.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.50 - Off-Site Customer Service Location

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A. A facility operator may establish an
				off-site customer service location for a player to:
(1) Establish a customer deposit account and
				make a deposit under Regulation .23 of this chapter; and
(2) Pay a counter check under Regulation .28
				of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.10 - Video Lottery Facility Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.03.10.51 - Donation of Coins from Gaming Payouts

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A. A facility operator shall offer players
				the opportunity to donate to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund by providing at
				least one donation box or container that is:
(1) Clearly marked as accepting donations for
				the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund;
(2) Equipped with an opening that is large
				enough for players to donate coins, cash, gaming chips, gaming tickets, or
				other items that are redeemable for cash at the facility;
(3) Capable of being locked;
(4) Securely attached to a stationary object
				or otherwise secured to prevent unauthorized removal of the box or container;
				and
(5) Located near an exit, cage,
				customer service window or kiosk, or in any other part of the facility that
				experiences high player traffic.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.01 - Definitions

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The terms defined in State Government Article, § 9-1
				  A-01, Annotated Code of Maryland, have the same meanings in this
				  chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.02 - Hours of Operation

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A. A
				facility operator may not offer fewer hours of operation than provided for in
				State law without the prior written approval of the Commission.
B. A facility operator that has received
				Commission approval to offer fewer hours of operation under §A of this
				regulation may, upon written notice to the Commission, extend its hours of
				operation up to and including those allowable under State law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.03 - Facility Design Standards

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A. A
				facility operator shall, at its own expense, construct its facility in
				accordance with specifications established by the Commission, including:
(1) Computer space for the central monitor
				and control system contractor that is:
(a)
				Equipped with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning;
(b) Supplied with power including an
				uninterruptible backup power supply;
(c) Secured with a key or alternative locking
				mechanism maintained and controlled by representatives of the Commission and
				central monitor and control system operator in accordance with this
				subtitle;
(d) Equipped with a door
				that, when opened, audibly signals the facility operator's surveillance
				monitoring room; and
(e) Covered by
				a surveillance system enabled to record all entry and exit to the computer
				space and activity in the area;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.04 - Table Games Surveillance Requirements

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A. Surveillance System. In addition to the
				surveillance system requirements in Regulation .03 of this chapter and COMAR
				36.03.10, a facility operator that offers table games shall have a surveillance
				system that includes:
(1) Light sensitive
				cameras with lenses of sufficient magnification to allow the certificate holder
				to clandestinely monitor in detail:
(a) The
				gaming conducted at each gaming table in the licensed facility with sufficient
				clarity and coverage to simultaneously:
(i)
				Identify patrons and dealers; and
(ii) View the table and determine the
				configuration of wagers, card, dice and tile values and game
				outcomes;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.05 - Gaming Floor Plan

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A. At least 60
				days before video lottery terminal or table game operations are to commence, a
				facility operator shall submit a floor plan depicting its gaming floor and all
				restricted areas to the Commission for review and written approval.
B. A facility operator may not commence
				operations until its gaming floor plan is approved in writing by the
				Commission.
C. A gaming floor plan
				that a facility operator submits to the Commission shall:
(1) Be drawn to 1/8 inch scale, unless
				another scale is approved by the Commission;
(2) Be certified by an architect licensed to
				practice in Maryland;
(3) Depict
				the gaming floor with a notation as to:
(a)
				Total square feet;
(b) Total square
				feet utilized for the placement of video lottery terminals and table
				games;
(c) Total square feet
				reserved for future placement of video lottery terminals and table
				games;
(d) Each video lottery
				terminal or table game location, identified by number and notation as to
				whether it is proposed for present use or reserved for future use;
(e) Number of video lottery terminal and
				table game locations proposed for use on the gaming floor;
(f) Number of video lottery terminal and
				table game locations reserved for future use;
(g) Each seat on the gaming floor;
(h) Perimeter of the gaming floor;
(i) A clearly delineated route for an
				individual who is not allowed to play video lottery terminals or table games to
				bypass the gaming floor;
(j) Each
				automated bill breaker, gaming ticket redemption, coupon redemption, and
				jackpot payout machine; and
(k)
				Each security department zone, including a notation as to whether it is a fixed
				or roving post;
(4)
				Depict all restricted areas within the facility with a notation as to:
(a) Cashiers' cage, any satellite cashiers'
				cage, and ancillary offices, inclusive of each cashiers' cage window location
				and location number;
(b) Computer
				space allocated to the central monitor and control system;
(c) Count rooms and any trolley storage
				areas;
(d) An area designated for
				the storage or repair of equipment or video lottery terminals or table game
				equipment;
(e) Information
				technology department operations centers;
(f) Progressive controller
				locations;
(g) Surveillance
				monitoring room;
(h) Vault and
				armored car bay locations; and
(i)
				Any area designated as restricted by the facility operator in its
				Commission-approved internal controls;
(5) Depict each surveillance camera with a
				notation as to camera type and location number; and
(6) Depict each automated teller machine
				installed in accordance with COMAR 36.03.03.07.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.06 - Issuance of an Operation License

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A. A facility operator may not commence video
				lottery operations until the Commission has issued an operation
				license.
B. The operation license
				issued by the Commission shall specify:
(1)
				Date and time at which operations may commence;
(2) Maximum square footage of gaming floor;
				and
(3) Maximum number of video
				lottery terminals which may be operated by the facility operator under the
				operation license.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.07 - Permanent Facility

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A. A facility
				operator shall commence operation of video lottery terminals in a permanent
				facility within 18 months after the date the Commission issues an operation
				license.
B. The permanent facility
				must be located at the location for which the Video Lottery Facility Location
				Commission awarded a video lottery operation license.
C. The Commission may approve an extension of
				time for the commencement of operations if:
(1) A facility operator submits a written
				request for an extension; and
(2)
				The Commission determines that extenuating circumstances exist that are beyond
				the control of the facility operator which have prevented the facility operator
				from complying with §A of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.11 - Facility Standards › Section 36.03.11.08 - Temporary Facility

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A. The
				Commission may issue an operation license for a temporary facility.
B. A temporary facility must comply with the
				requirements this chapter.
C. Upon
				the written submission of a facility operator, the Commission may authorize a
				deviation from the requirements of Regulation .05 of this chapter when it
				issues an operation license for a temporary facility.
D. A facility shall be operational in a
				permanent facility no later than 30 months after the Commission issues an
				operation license.
E. If the
				Commission issues an operation license for a temporary facility, the facility
				operator shall be responsible for all costs associated with the transition from
				a temporary facility to a permanent facility, including the cost of relocating
				the:
(1) Central control monitor and control
				computer system;
(2) Video lottery
				terminals; and
(3) Associated
				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 36.03.12.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Transport; Transportation.
(a) "Transport" or "transportation" means any
				shipping, transfer, delivery, or other movement of a video lottery terminal or
				table game equipment into or out of the State, or between facilities within the
				State.
(b) "Transport" or
				"transportation" does not include the movement of a video lottery facility or
				table game equipment within a facility.
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 36.03.12.02 - Compliance with Federal Law

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A person who transports a video lottery terminal or table
				  game equipment shall comply with applicable provisions of
				  15 U.S.C. §§
										1171-
				  1178, commonly known as the
				  Johnson Act.
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 36.03.12.03 - Transportation

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A. Unless otherwise
				directed by the Commission, a person shall submit a written notice to the
				Commission prior to transporting a video lottery terminal or table game
				equipment.
B. A person proposing to
				transport a video lottery terminal or table game equipment shall submit to the
				Commission a written notice containing:
(1)
				Name and address of person initiating transportation;
(2) Reason for transportation;
(3) Method of transportation;
(4) Name of and address of carrier;
(5) Anticipated beginning and end dates of
				transportation;
(6) Name and
				address of destination;
(7) Name
				and address of manufacturer;
(8)
				Manufacturer's serial number;
(9)
				Model number;
(10) Description;
				and
(11) Any other information
				requested by the Commission.