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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 36.07.02.05 - Organizational Documents

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. If the
				applicant is a corporation, the application documents shall include a:
(1) Statement of when the corporation was
				organized;
(2) Copy of the articles
				of incorporation and bylaws of the corporation;
(3) Statement and documentation of whether
				the corporation has been reorganized or reincorporated during the 5-year period
				preceding the date on which the application documents are submitted to the
				Commission; and
(4) Statement and
				documentation of whether the corporation has filed restated articles of
				incorporation.
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 36.07.02.06 - Owners

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A. If the applicant
				is an unincorporated business association, the application documents shall
				identify:
(1) Each person who exercises voting
				rights in the applicant; and
(2)
				Each person who directly or indirectly owns 5 percent or more of the business
				association.
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 36.07.02.07 - Directors, Officers, and Partners

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A. If the applicant is not an individual, the
				application documents shall include a list of the individuals who are serving,
				or who are designated to serve, during the first year after the date the
				application documents are submitted to the Commission, either as a director,
				officer, partner, or an individual having key management
				responsibility.
B. For each
				individual listed under §A of this regulation, the applicant shall
				provide:
(1) The individual's name and
				address;
(2) Each position or
				office of the applicant held by the individual;
(3) The individual's principal occupation
				during the 5-year period preceding the date on which the application documents
				are submitted to the Commission; and
(4) The nature and extent of any ownership
				interest that the individual has 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 36.07.02.08 - Controlling Entity

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The application documents shall:
A. State whether another entity has a
				beneficial ownership in the applicant, as defined in Business Regulation
				Article, §
									11-301, Annotated
				Code of Maryland;
B. Describe the:
(1) Nature of the beneficial ownership;
				and
(2) Extent of control exercised
				by the beneficial owner; 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 36.07.02.09 - Outside Interests

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A. The
				application documents shall state whether the applicant, a director, officer,
				or partner of the applicant, or an owner of 5 percent or more of an interest in
				the applicant:
(1) Has ever held an ownership
				interest in a licensee of the Commission; or
(2) Is currently engaged in the business of
				gaming in another state, and the nature and extent of that
				involvement.
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 36.07.02.10 - Bonds

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A. The Commission
				may require an applicant or licensee to obtain a bond before the Commission
				issues or reissues a license.
B. A
				bond shall be for the benefit of the State for the faithful performance of the
				requirements imposed by Maryland Criminal Law Article, §
									12-301.1, Annotated Code
				of Maryland, and any regulations issued under that section.
C. The Commission may not issue or reissue a
				license unless it has received satisfactory proof of a bond.
D. The Commission may apply a bond to the
				payment of an unpaid liability of the applicant or licensee.
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 36.07.02.11 - Instant Bingo Facility License

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. General.
(1) Unless a facility operator holds a valid
				facility license issued by the Commission, the facility operator may not
				operate an instant bingo machine.
(2) The following persons must meet the
				Commission's facility license requirements:
(a) A facility; and
(b) Each person that owns or controls a
				facility.
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 36.07.02.12 - Manufacturer Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Unless a manufacturer holds a valid manufacturer's license issued by the
				Commission or Agency staff, the manufacturer may not offer any instant bingo
				machine, associated equipment or software, or goods or services that directly
				relate to the operation of instant bingo machines.
B. The following persons must meet the
				Commission's manufacturer license requirements:
(1) A manufacturer; and
(2) Each person that owns, controls, or is a
				representative of a manufacturer.
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 36.07.02.13 - Principal Employee Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Unless an individual holds a valid principal employee license issued by the
				Commission, the individual may not be employed by a licensee as a principal
				employee.
B. Qualification
				Requirements. The Commission may issue a principal employee license to an
				individual who is employed by a licensee, and who has:
(1) Paid the application and license fee
				under §C of this regulation;
(2) If required, obtained a bond required
				under Regulation .10 of this chapter;
(3) Furnished the Commission with the
				personal and background information required under Regulation .02 this chapter;
				and
(4) Provided the Commission
				with sufficient information to establish that the individual is qualified for a
				principal employee license.
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 36.07.02.14 - Instant Bingo Manager Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Unless an individual holds a valid instant
				bingo manager license issued by the Commission, the individual may not be
				employed by a licensed facility operator, manufacturer, or contractor as an
				instant bingo manager.
B. The
				Commission may issue an instant bingo manager license to an individual who has:
(1) Paid an application fee in the amount of
				$150;
(2) Paid a license fee of
				$150;
(3) Unless exempt, obtained a
				bond required under Regulation .10 of this chapter;
(4) Furnished the personal and background
				information required under Regulation .02 of this chapter;
(5) Provided the documentation and fees
				required under Regulation .03 of this chapter;
(6) Executed the consent for investigation
				required under Regulation .04 of this chapter;
(7) Received at least a conditional offer of
				employment from a licensed facility operator, manufacturer, or contractor;
				and
(8) Provided the Commission
				with sufficient information to establish that the individual has otherwise
				qualified for instant bingo manager license.
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 36.07.02.15 - Identification Cards for Licensees

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				The Commission shall issue an identification card to an individual who is
				employed by a licensed facility operator or manufacturer and licensed as a
				principal employee or instant bingo manager.
B. Identification Card.
(1) An identification card shall display a
				photograph of the licensee, and at a minimum, indicate:
(a) The individual's name;
(b) By color, pattern, or symbol, the
				licensing category; and
(c) The
				license expiration date.
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 36.07.02.16 - Corrective Action

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A. Deficiency.
(1) Assess the seriousness of the
				deficiency;
(2) Require the
				licensee to develop a corrective action plan;
(3) Determine whether it is necessary during
				the pendency of the corrective action process to emergently suspend the
				license;
(4) Evaluate and, if
				acceptable to the Agency, approve the corrective action plan;
(5) Determine appropriate timelines for the
				completion of corrective action;
(6) Conduct periodic monitoring of a licensee
				for which the Agency required a corrective action plan to assess the licensee's
				progress toward remedying the deficiencies; and
(7) Recommend that the Commission impose a
				sanction under Regulation .17 of this chapter if a deficiency is not remedied
				through implementation of corrective action.
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 36.07.02.17 - Sanctions

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A. The Director may
				impose sanctions on a licensee for:
(1)
				Violating or failing to fulfill the licensee's responsibilities under this
				subtitle or a condition of a license;
(2) Violating:
(a) A provision of the law;
(b) A regulation adopted under the law;
				or
(c) An order or directive of the
				Commission;
(3)
				Providing the Commission with false or misleading information;
(4) Failing to cooperate with the
				Commission;
(5) Failing to remit,
				or failing to make timely remittance of, funds owed to the
				Commission;
(6) Failing to prepare,
				submit, or implement an adequate corrective plan under Regulation .16 C of this
				chapter;
(7) Incurring criminal
				charges related to the conduct of illegal gaming;
(8) Possessing materials or equipment
				indicating involvement by the licensee or the licensee's employees in the
				conduct of illegal gaming; or
(9)
				Other activities or action deemed by Director to require the imposition of a
				sanction.
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 36.07.02.18 - Recommended Actions and Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Recommended Sanctions.
(1) The Director or the
				Director's designee may recommend a sanction concerning a license.
(2) If the Director or the Director's
				designee recommends a sanction, including revocation, the Director or
				Director's designee shall promptly provide the licensee with written notice of
				the:
(a) Recommendation;
(b) Basis for the recommendation;
				and
(c) Applicant's right to
				request a hearing with the Commission.
(3) A licensee may submit to the Commission a
				request for a hearing:
(a) Within 15 days of
				the date of the recommendation of the Director or the Director's designee;
				and
(b) Identifying the legal and
				factual bases for disagreeing with the recommendation of the Director or the
				Director's designee.
(4)
				If a licensee fails to timely submit a hearing request under §A(3) of this
				regulation the Commission may adopt as final the recommendation of the Director
				or the Director's designee.
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 36.07.03 - Instant Bingo Facility Standards › Section 36.07.03.01 - Hours of Operation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A facility operator shall submit its proposed hours of
				  operation to the Commission for written approval.
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 36.07.03 - Instant Bingo Facility Standards › Section 36.07.03.02 - Facility Design Standards

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A facility operator shall, at its own expense, construct its
				  facility in accordance with specifications established by the Commission,
				  including:
A. Computer space for the
				instant bingo validation and accounting server that is:
(1) Equipped with heating, ventilation, and
				air conditioning;
(2) Supplied with
				power including an uninterruptible back-up power supply;
(3) Secured with a key or alternative locking
				mechanism; and
(4) 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 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.03 - Instant Bingo Facility Standards › Section 36.07.03.03 - Gaming Floor Plan

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. 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 depict:
(1) The gaming floor with a notation as to:
(a) Total square feet;
(b) Total square feet utilized for the
				placement of instant bingo machines;
(c) The location of each 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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.01 - Accounting Records

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A. A facility
				operator shall maintain complete, accurate, and legible books and records of
				all transactions pertaining to the revenues and expenses of a
				facility.
B. General ledger books
				and records shall be maintained on a double entry system of accounting with
				transactions recorded on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting
				principles in the United States.
C.
				Subsidiary ledgers books and records supporting general ledger records shall be
				prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
				United States.
D. Subsidiary
				ledgers and books and records shall include, at a minimum, documents that:
(1) Support the financial statements and all
				transactions impacting the financial statements including contracts or
				agreements with manufacturers, contractors, and management companies;
(2) Identify for instant bingo machine on a
				week-to-date, month-to-date and year-to-date basis:
(a) Coin in;
(b) Coin out;
(c) Win amount;
(d) Win percentage; and
(e) Payout percentage;
(3) Identify all costs and expenses
				associated with the operation of a facility;
(4) Are prepared in compliance with the
				internal controls approved by the Commission under this chapter; and
(5) Relate to:
(a) Loans and other amounts payable by a
				facility operator; and
(b)
				Investments in property and equipment for the benefit of a facility.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.02 - Forms and Documents

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A. A
				facility operator shall provide a list and written description of forms or
				documents used in its instant bingo operations.
B. A form or document, including stored data,
				shall have:
(1) All information placed on the
				form or document recorded in ink or other permanent form; and
(2) The title of the form or document and the
				name of the facility imprinted or preprinted on it.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.03 - Content of Internal Controls

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				facility operator shall develop a written description of its administrative and
				accounting procedures including the system of internal controls over instant
				bingo operations.
B. A facility
				operator's internal controls are subject to review and approval under this
				regulation.
C. Internal controls
				shall, at a minimum, include:
(1)
				Administrative controls and record keeping that document the authorization of
				transactions;
(2) Accounting
				controls that provide reasonable assurance that:
(a) Transactions or financial events which
				occur in connection with instant bingo operations are:
(i) Executed in accordance with the facility
				operator's authorization protocols;
(ii) Recorded to permit preparation of
				financial statements in conformance with generally accepted accounting
				principles in the United States and the requirements of this chapter;
				and
(iii) Recorded to permit proper
				and timely reporting and calculation of proceeds and to maintain accountability
				for assets;
(b) Access
				to assets is permitted only in accordance with the facility operator's
				authorization protocols; and
(c)
				The recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
				reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with regard to a
				discrepancy;
(3)
				Procedures and controls for ensuring:
(a) That
				an instant bingo machine accurately and timely communicates all required
				activities and financial details to the instant bingo validation and accounting
				system;
(b) That all functions,
				duties and responsibilities are segregated and performed in accordance with
				sound financial practices by qualified personnel; and
(c) Through the use of a surveillance and a
				security department, that the facility is secure at all times during normal
				operation and during any emergency due to malfunctioning equipment, loss of
				power, natural disaster or any other cause;
(4) Access controls which address, at a
				minimum:
(a) Content of, and administrative
				responsibility over, the manual or computerized access control matrix governing
				employee access to restricted areas;
(b) Issuance of a temporary access
				credential; and
(c) Comprehensive
				key controls;
(5) A
				record retention policy;
(6)
				Procedures and controls over the movement of cash and the count room;
(7) Procedures and standards for conducting
				internal audits; and
(8) Other
				procedures and controls the Commission may require to be included in a facility
				operator's internal controls.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.04 - Review of Internal Controls

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				facility operator shall submit its internal controls to the Commission for
				review and written approval.
B. If
				the Commission determines that a submitted internal control is deficient, the:
(1) Commission shall provide the facility
				operator with written notice of the deficiency; and
(2) Facility operator shall revise the
				internal control as appropriate and resubmit it to the Commission for
				review.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.05 - Standard Financial and Statistical Reports

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Commission may require a facility
				operator to submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of financial and
				statistical data.
B. Reports
				required under this regulation shall be in a form and submitted in accordance
				with a time frame specified by the Commission.
C. The Commission may, on written notice to a
				facility operator, require an interim report to be submitted in a form and in
				accordance with a time frame specified by the Commission.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.06 - Annual Audit

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A facility
				operator who operates more than ten instant bingo machines shall cause its
				annual financial statements to be audited in accordance with generally accepted
				auditing standards by an independent certified public accountant.
B. The annual financial statement shall
				include the method of calculation and a statement of the gross receipts subject
				to the admissions and amusement tax.
C. The annual financial statements shall be
				prepared on a comparative basis for the current and prior fiscal year and
				present financial position and results of operations in conformity with
				generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
D. The audited financial statements shall
				include a footnote reconciling and explaining any difference between the
				financial statements included in any report submitted to the Commission under
				Regulation .05 of this chapter and the audited financial statements.
E. With regard to adjustments resulting from
				the annual audit. a facility operator shall:
(1) Disclose to the Commission all
				adjustments, whether or not recorded in the accounting records; and
(2) Record the adjustment in the accounting
				records of the year to which the adjustment relates.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.07 - Record Retention

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A. A
				facility operator shall develop written record retention procedures for its
				instant bingo machine operations.
B. All original books and records shall be:
(1) Prepared and maintained in a complete,
				accurate, and legible form;
(2)
				Stored in a format that ensures readability, regardless of whether the
				technology or software that created or maintains it has become
				obsolete;
(3) Retained in a secure
				location equipped with a fire notification system at:
(a) The facility; or
(b) An off-site location approved by the
				Commission for the express purpose of document storage;
(4) Kept immediately available for inspection
				by the Commission during all hours of operation;
(5) Organized and indexed in a manner
				designed to provide immediate accessibility to the Commission; and
(6) Destroyed only after expiration of the
				minimum retention period required under this regulation.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.08 - Table of Organization

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A. For the
				purposes of this regulation, the title used to describe a department head is
				intended to indicate responsibility for the functions of the enumerated
				department and does not obligate the facility operator to use that particular
				title.
B. Subject to the
				requirements of this regulation, a facility operator shall tailor its table of
				organization to meet its needs and policies.
C. A facility operator shall submit to the
				Commission for review and written approval a table of organization depicting
				all direct and indirect reporting lines for instant bingo operations:
D. A facility operator's table of
				organization shall include:
(1) A system of
				personnel and chain of command which permits management and supervisory
				personnel to be held accountable for actions or omissions within their areas of
				responsibility;
(2) The segregation
				of incompatible functions, duties, and responsibilities so that no individual
				is in a position both to:
(a) Commit an error
				or to perpetrate a fraud; and
(b)
				Conceal the error or fraud in the normal course of the individual's
				duties;
(3) The
				performance of all functions, duties and responsibilities by qualified
				personnel;
(4) Areas of
				responsibility which are not so extensive as to be impractical for one
				individual to monitor; and
(5) A
				General Manager:
(a) Based for employment
				purposes at the facility;
(b)
				Licensed as a principal employee; and
(c) Ultimately responsible for the daily
				conduct of all operations at the facility.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.09 - Surveillance System Design Standards

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A. A facility operator shall install in its
				facility a surveillance system that complies with the requirements of this
				regulation.
B. A facility
				operator's surveillance system shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .10 of this chapter.
C. A facility operator's surveillance system
				shall include:
(1) Light sensitive cameras
				that are:
(a) Enabled by lenses of sufficient
				magnification to observe instant bingo operations;
(b) Enabled by lighting which is continuous
				and of sufficient quality to produce clear video recordings and still pictures;
				and
(c) Configured to clandestinely
				monitor and record:
(i) Play and transactions
				conducted at instant bingo machines;
(ii) Transactions conducted at cashier
				locations including the face of each individual transacting business with a
				cashier;
(iii) Transactions
				conducted at automated teller machines;
(iv) Activity in the count room;
(v) Movement of cash and cash storage boxes
				within the facility;
(vi) Entrances
				and exits to the facility;
(vii)
				Activities in all other restricted areas; and
(viii) Other areas and events designated by
				the Commission;
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.10 - Surveillance Operating Procedures

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A. A facility operator shall submit to the
				Commission for review and written approval its surveillance operating
				procedures.
B. A facility
				operator's surveillance operating procedures shall, at a minimum, require:
(1) Coverage of all areas and transactions
				enumerated in Regulation .09;
(2)
				Contingency plans addressing:
(a) Full and
				partial failure of the surveillance system including:
(i) A contact list with telephone numbers for
				individuals required to be notified in the event of a failure; and
(ii) Facility closure protocols;
				and
(b) Planned shutdown
				of the surveillance system;
(3) A surveillance incident log:
(a) Maintained in:
(i) A book with bound numbered pages that
				cannot be readily removed; or
(ii)
				An electronic format equipped with software that prevents modification of an
				entry after it has been initially entered into the system; and
(b) Documenting the scheduled
				coverage in §B(1) of this regulation and all other non-routine
				surveillance activity, such as:
(i) The date
				and time surveillance is commenced;
(ii) The name of the individual initiating,
				performing, or supervising the surveillance;
(iii) The reason for the
				surveillance;
(iv) Whether the
				suspicious activity involves an alleged regulatory violation or criminal
				activity;
(v) The name, if known,
				alias or description of an individual being monitored;
(vi) A description of the activity in which
				the individual being monitored is engaged;
(vii) A reading on a meter, counter or device
				that identifies the point on the video recording at which the event was
				recorded;
(viii) The time at which
				a video recording is commenced and terminated, if different than when
				surveillance is commenced or terminated;
(ix) The date and time surveillance is
				terminated;
(x) A summary of the
				results of the surveillance; and
(xi) A description of the time, date and
				cause of any equipment or camera malfunction which occurred during the conduct
				of surveillance;
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.11 - Security Operating Procedures

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A. A facility operator shall submit to the
				Commission for review and written approval its security operating
				procedures.
B. A facility
				operator's security operating procedures shall, at a minimum, include:
(1) A security zone plan for the facility
				designed to ensure:
(a) The physical safety
				of employees and invitees to the facility;
(b) The safeguarding of assets;
(c) Compliance with all applicable laws and
				regulations including Commission approved internal controls and operating
				procedures;
(d) That intoxicated
				individuals are identified, prohibited from entering the facility and, if
				necessary, immediately removed from the facility; and
(e) That an individual under the age of 18
				years is identified, prohibited from playing instant bingo and, if necessary
				immediately removed from the facility; 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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.12 - Access to Instant Bingo Validation and Accounting System Equipment

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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 physical access to the instant bingo
				  validation and accounting system equipment located in the
				  facility.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.13 - Accounting Controls for Cashiers

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A. A facility operator shall develop and
				include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .04 of this chapter, procedures addressing the general conduct
				of cashiers' transactions.
B. A
				facility operator shall at all times maintain a reserve cash bankroll
				sufficient to pay all winning wagers.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.14 - Jackpot Payout

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A. A facility
				operator shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and
				approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of this chapter, procedures
				addressing the payment of a jackpot or credit meter payout not totally and
				automatically paid by an instant bingo machine.
B. A facility operator shall prepare and
				timely file IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings, in connection with the
				payment of a jackpot of $1,200 or more.
C. A facility operator shall pay a jackpot or
				credit meter payout of:
(1) $10,000 or more by
				check; and
(2) Less than $10,000
				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 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.15 - Cash Storage Boxes

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A facility operator shall develop and include in the internal
				  controls submitted to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of
				  this chapter, procedures addressing cash storage boxes to include:
A. Access controls for cash storage boxes
				including:
(1) Key controls for access to cash
				storage box within instant bingo machines;
(2) Key controls for access to the currency
				contained within cash storage boxes; 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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.16 - Collection of Cash Storage Boxes

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A facility operator shall develop and include in the internal
				  controls submitted to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of
				  this chapter, procedures addressing the collection of cash storage boxes
				  including:
A. An access control matrix
				indicating which employee positions are authorized to participate in the cash
				storage box collection process; and
B. Details of the actual procedures to be
				performed and documentation to be generated by drop team employees collecting
				cash storage boxes.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.17 - Accounting Controls for a Count Room

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A. A facility operator shall develop and
				include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission
				under Regulation .04 of this chapter, procedures addressing the counting and
				recording of cash storage boxes.
B.
				A facility operator's internal controls shall:
(1) Detail the actual procedures to be
				performed and documentation to be generated by:
(a) Count team employees conducting the
				counting process; and
(b) The
				employee verifying and accepting the count; 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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.18 - Player Complaints

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A. A
				facility operator shall attempt to timely resolve a dispute with a player
				concerning operation of an instant bingo machine or payment of alleged
				winnings.
B. A facility operator
				who is unable to satisfactorily resolve a dispute with a player shall provide
				the player with a Commission player complaint form together with instructions
				for completing and submitting the form.
C. The Commission shall investigate a
				complaint submitted to the Commission and notify the player and facility
				operator of its determination.
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 36.07.04 - Instant Bingo Minimum Internal Control Standards › Section 36.07.04.19 - Internal Audit Standards

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A facility operator shall submit to the Commission for review
				  and approval internal audit standards and procedures designed to test the
				  facility's compliance with its internal controls.
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 36.07.05 - General Requirements › Section 36.07.05.01 - Compliance with Federal Law

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A person who transports an instant bingo machine 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 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.05 - General Requirements › Section 36.07.05.02 - 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 an instant bingo machine.
B. For each instant bingo machine to be
				transported, a person proposing to transport the machine shall submit to the
				Commission a written notice containing:
(1)
				The name and address of person initiating transportation;
(2) The reason for transportation;
(3) The method of transportation;
(4) The name of and address of the
				carrier;
(5) The anticipated
				beginning and end dates of transportation;
(6) The name and address of the
				destination;
(7) The name and
				address of the manufacturer;
(8)
				The manufacturer's serial number;
(9) The model number;
(10) A description of the instant bingo
				machine to be transported; and
(11)
				Any other information requested by the Commission.
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 36.07.05 - General Requirements › Section 36.07.05.03 - Registration

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A. The Commission
				shall maintain a register of each instant bingo machine placed in operation in
				the State.
B. For each instant
				bingo machine placed into operation, the Commission shall:
(1) Assign an instant bingo machine
				certification control number; and
(2) Affix a Commission certification
				tag.
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 36.07.05 - General Requirements › Section 36.07.05.04 - Testing

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The Commission may test instant bingo machines and associated
				  equipment for:
A. Accuracy;
				and
B. Any other function that the
				Commission determines may be necessary to validate the proper functionality and
				performance of the machines and equipment.
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 36.07.05 - General Requirements › Section 36.07.05.05 - Request for Authorization

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A. A
				facility shall obtain prior written Commission authorization before taking any
				of the following actions with respect to an instant bingo machine or associated
				equipment in its facility:
(1) Placing a
				machine into operation;
(2)
				Changing percentage payout;
(3)
				Changing software or hardware that has been tested by the Commission's
				independent test laboratory; or
(4)
				Performing any other action that materially alters or interrupts the operation
				of a 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 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.01 - Testing, Certification, and Approval of Equipment, a System, or Software

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A. A manufacturer
				may not offer the equipment, systems or software enumerated in §E of this
				regulation, or a modification to a Commission approved version of that
				equipment, system or software, for sale, lease, distribution or use in a
				facility without it having been:
(1) Tested
				and certified by an independent certified testing laboratory; and
(2) Approved in writing by the
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.02 - Submission of Equipment, a System, or Software for Testing and Certification

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A. A
				manufacturer seeking Commission approval for equipment, a system, or software
				other than an instant bingo machine shall submit the equipment, system, or
				software to an independent certified testing laboratory.
B. A manufacturer seeking Commission approval
				for a modification to a Commission approved version of equipment, a system, or
				software other than an instant bingo machine shall submit the proposed
				modification to an independent certified testing laboratory.
C. At the conclusion of testing of a
				prototype or modification of equipment, a system or software other than an
				instant bingo machine, an independent certified testing laboratory shall issue
				to the Commission a certification report in:
(1) An electronic form; and
(2) A format acceptable to the
				Commission.
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 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.03 - Submission of an Instant Bingo Machine for Testing and Certification

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A. A manufacturer
				seeking Commission approval for an instant bingo machine shall submit the
				instant bingo machine to an independent certified testing laboratory.
B. A manufacturer seeking Commission approval
				for a modification to a Commission approved version of an instant bingo
				machine, including a change in theme, shall submit the modification to an
				independent certified testing laboratory.
C. At the conclusion of testing of a
				prototype or modification to an instant bingo machine, an independent certified
				testing laboratory shall issue to the Commission a certification report in:
(1) An electronic form; and
(2) A format acceptable to the
				Commission.
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 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.04 - Related Documentation

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Upon request, a manufacturer shall deliver to the
				  Commission:
A. Technical and operator
				manuals, pay table information;
B.
				A file, in a form satisfactory to the Commission, describing the instant bingo
				machine including:
(1) Manufacturer's:
(a) Serial number;
(b) Model number;
(c) Software identification number;
				and
(d) Version number;
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 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.05 - Emergency Modification of Equipment, a System, or Software

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A. Notwithstanding
				the requirements of Regulations .02C and .03C of this chapter, the Commission
				may, on submission of a written request by a manufacturer, authorize
				installation of a modification to equipment, a system or software required to
				be tested, certified, and approved by the Commission under Regulation .01E of
				this chapter, on an emergency basis.
B. A written request submitted by a
				manufacturer to the Commission shall document the:
(1) Equipment, system, or software proposed
				for emergency modification including:
(a)
				Software identification number; and
(b) Version number;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 07 - INSTANT BINGO MACHINES IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND CALVERT COUNTIES › Chapter 36.07.06 - Technical Standards › Section 36.07.06.06 - Notice of Known or Suspected Defect

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A. A manufacturer or facility operator shall
				immediately notify the Commission of any known or suspected defect or
				malfunction in equipment, system, or software required to be tested, certified,
				and approved by the Commission.
B.
				A manufacturer shall:
(1) Confirm in writing
				any notice given to the Commission verbally pursuant to §A of this
				regulation; and
(2) If required by
				the Commission, notify a facility operator of any known or suspected defect or
				malfunction in equipment, a system, or software installed in its
				facility.