Regulation .09 Noninterference.
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A.
Interference. Unless allowed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, a licensee may not knowingly, directly or indirectly, interfere with, hinder, obstruct, impede, or take any action to delay the implementation or establishment of a video lottery facility.
B.
Prohibition. The restrictions specified in §A of this regulation shall:
(1)
Prohibit, as unlawful indirect conduct, activity:
(a)
By an entity in which the licensee owns a beneficial or proprietary interest; or
(b)
By an entity in which an affiliate of the licensee owns a beneficial or propriety interest; and
(2)
Be deemed to prohibit as unlawful, activity:
(a)
By an entity in which the licensee owns a beneficial or proprietary interest; or
(b)
By an entity in which an affiliate of the licensee owns a beneficial or propriety interest.
C.
Civil Penalty or Sanction. A knowing violation of §A of this regulation may be used by the Commission to take enforcement action under COMAR 36.03.04.