Regulation .03 Operation Requirements.
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A.
License Sticker.
(1)
Each slot machine shall have a valid license sticker issued by the Comptroller affixed to the machine.
(2)
A renewed license sticker must be affixed to a slot machine on or before July 1 of the license’s reporting year.
B.
A licensee shall immediately report to the Comptroller:
(1)
Information about any slot machine’s meter or counter that is not operational, is in need of repair, or is not repairable;
(2)
Subject to Criminal Law Article, §12-307, Annotated Code of Maryland, any transfer of a slot machine and the reason for the transfer; or
(3)
Physical loss of a slot machine or monies from a slot machine.
C.
A licensee shall notify the Comptroller of any repair of a slot machine that may affect any meter reading of the slot machine prior to the initiation of such repair.
D.
A licensee must:
(1)
Record and make available for inspection weekly meter readings of any electrical and mechanical meter which records the coin-in, coin-out, and jackpot of every licensed slot machine; and
(2)
Maintain a maintenance log for each licensed slot machine.
E.
Tamperproof Meter or Counter.
(1)
A slot machine must have a tamperproof meter or counter.
(2)
Before a licensed slot machine may be operated, all meter or counter components, electrical or mechanical, must be sealed in a manner approved by the Comptroller.
F.
Only members or guests of a licensee may play a slot machine.