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<chapter num="05" heading="Specific Game Provisions" title_num="36" subtitle_num="02">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Draw Games.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Drawings.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Except for a raffle, drawings shall occur at least once a week.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Winning game data may be drawn by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Mechanical drawing equipment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>A random number generator; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Another random method or device approved by the Director.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The game data selected during a drawing shall be the winning game data for that drawing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Draw Game Tickets.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A draw game ticket shall be generated through the use of a terminal or a subscription purchase.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The draw game ticket shall include the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Game data played;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Amount played;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Ticket serial number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Additional ticket security codes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Barcode with an encoded serial number and data to permit scanning of the ticket; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Drawing date or, if the ticket is for multiple drawings, the range of drawing dates or numerical designation for a drawing.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Monitor Games.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The results of a monitor game drawing may be displayed on the games monitor.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A retailer may require use of a playslip or an ePlayslip for monitor games.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Consumer Game Information.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Agency shall provide information about:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Draw games; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Multi-jurisdictional games with draw game tickets.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>As determined by the Agency, consumer game information shall explain the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Game;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Game play; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Play of optional features.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The Agency may provide consumer game information on its website, mobile app, or in any other location, as determined by the Agency.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>To determine if a draw game ticket is a winning ticket, a player may present the ticket to a retailer, a PAT, the Agency, or an application or platform provided by the Agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Fast Play Games.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Fast Play Game Tickets.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A Fast Play game ticket shall be generated through the use of a terminal.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The Fast Play game ticket shall include the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Graphic rendering of game data that allows for visual inspection to determine if the ticket is a winning ticket;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Amount played;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Ticket serial number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Additional ticket security codes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Barcode with an encoded serial number and data to permit scanning of the ticket; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Date and time of sale.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Consumer Game Information.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Agency shall provide information about Fast Play games.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>As determined by the Agency, consumer game information shall explain the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Game;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Game play; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Game’s optional features.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The Agency may provide consumer game information on its website, mobile app, or in any other location.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>To determine if a Fast Play game ticket is a winning ticket, a player may present the ticket to a retailer, a PAT, the Agency, or an application or platform provided by the Agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Instant Ticket Games.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An instant game ticket shall have one or more areas that conceal:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The playing area or a portion of the playing area;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The prize or prizes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Other information as determined by the Director; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Any of the above.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>To determine if an instant ticket is a winning ticket, a player may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Expose the concealed area or areas in accordance with the game instructions on the instant ticket; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Present the ticket to a retailer, PAT, the Agency, or an application or platform provided by the Agency.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Bonus and Promotional Games.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Agency may offer bonus games, promotional games, or both.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>A bonus game may be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A lottery game;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A promotional game; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Both.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A promotional game may be a bonus game.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">State Government Article, §§9-103, 9-104, 9-109—9-111, 9-122, and 9-124, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 790)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01C amended effective January 7, 2016 (42:26 Md. R. 1597)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01D amended as an emergency provision effective January 2, 2014 (41:2 Md. R. 89); emergency status expired May 12, 2014</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01D amended effective May 26, 2014 (41:10 Md. R. 566)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter revised effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 439)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 439)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03B amended effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 439)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04D repealed effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 439)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>