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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-1E-09" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="1E" subtitle_name="Sports Wagering">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A sports wagering facility licensee may accept wagers on sporting events that are made:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>by an individual physically present:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at a video lottery facility, if the sports wagering licensee is a video lottery operator;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at Pimlico Race Course or a race track located at Laurel Park, if the sports wagering licensee is a horse racing licensee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>subject to subsection (d) of this section, at a stadium primarily used for professional football (NFL), professional major league baseball, professional hockey (NHL), professional basketball (NBA), or professional soccer (MLS), if the sports wagering licensee is the owner or a lessee or the designee of the owner or lessee of the stadium;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, if the sports wagering licensee is the holder of a license issued by the State Racing Commission under § 11–524 of the Business Regulation Article, or a subsidiary of the license holder;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>at a satellite simulcast facility, if the sports wagering licensee is the owner or lessee of a satellite simulcast facility described under § 9–1E–06(a)(2) of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>at a commercial bingo facility with at least 200 electronic bingo machines or electronic tip jar machines, if the sports wagering licensee is a commercial bingo operator described under § 9–1E–06(a)(2) of this subtitle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>subject to subsection (e) of this section, at the facility identified in the application approved by the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission, if the sports wagering licensee is a holder of a Class B–1 or B–2 sports wagering facility license; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>on a self–service kiosk, device, or machine, approved by the Commission, located in a facility or at a location identified under item (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A mobile sports wagering licensee may accept wagers on sporting events that are made through online sports wagering by an individual physically located in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To participate in online sports wagering under this section, an individual shall register:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in person at a facility or location identified under subsection (a)(1) of this section; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>online using a website or mobile application approved by the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a sports wagering facility licensee may contract with any other sports wagering facility licensee to provide sports wagering services on behalf of the licensee at a location where the licensee is authorized to accept wagers on sporting events.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A Class A sports wagering facility licensee that provides sports wagering services on behalf of a Class B sports wagering facility licensee:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>may utilize the Class A sports wagering facility’s branding and loyalty rewards programs at the Class B sports wagering facility on behalf of which it is providing sports wagering services; but</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>may not allow an individual to utilize the account wallet that the individual maintains with the Class A sports wagering facility when placing wagers with the Class B sports wagering licensee.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Subject to the approval of a Class A sports wagering facility licensee, a Class B sports wagering facility licensee that receives sports wagering services from a Class A sports wagering facility licensee may utilize and market the Class A sports wagering facility licensee’s branding and loyalty rewards programs in the same manner as the Class A sports wagering facility licensee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a sports wagering licensee authorized to accept wagers at a stadium under subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section contracts with a video lottery operator, or an affiliate or a subsidiary of that video lottery operator, to provide sports wagering services at the stadium, the licensee may contract only with a video lottery operator, or an affiliate or a subsidiary of that video lottery operator, that operates a video lottery facility located in the same county as the stadium.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A sports wagering facility licensee authorized to accept in–person wagers at the racing location described under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of the Business Regulation Article located on lands owned by the Department of Natural Resources may only accept wagers in the special event zone.</text>
  </level>
</section>
