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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".22" citation="COMAR 36.03.10.22" title_num="36" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="10" heading="Cash Equivalents.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A facility operator may accept a negotiable instrument in the form of a cash equivalent from a player to enable the player to take part in gaming.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A facility operator may accept a cash equivalent only during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the facility under COMAR 36.03.11.02.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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 the acceptance and verification of cash equivalents meeting the requirements of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A facility operator’s internal controls shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Enumerate the type of cash equivalents complying with this chapter to be accepted;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Detail the specific verification procedures required by each issuer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Require that a general cashier:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Perform the specific verification procedures required by each issuer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prepare and maintain documentation evidencing the verification of a cash equivalent accepted; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Examine a cash equivalent for counterfeiting, forgery, or alteration;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Detail the criteria for cashiers' cage supervisor involvement in the verification process; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Include procedures for verifying the authenticity of a player’s signature on a cash equivalent in conformance with the signature authentication procedures in Regulation .20 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>