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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".28" citation="COMAR 36.03.10.28" title_num="36" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="10" heading="Counter Check Substitution, Consolidation, and Redemption.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A player to whom a counter check has been issued by a facility operator may use a personal check meeting the requirements of §B of this regulation to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Substitute for a counter check which has not been deposited by the facility operator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Consolidate two or more counter checks which have not been deposited by the facility operator; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Redeem, partially or in full, a counter check which has not been deposited by a facility operator.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A personal check accepted by a facility operator in a substitution, consolidation, or redemption transaction shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be drawn on an account which has been verified in accordance with Regulation .25 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Except as provided in §C of this regulation, comply with the requirements of Regulation .20 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be redeemed or deposited in accordance with Regulation .29 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If a personal check is accepted in an amount less than or equal to the amount of a counter check being partially or fully redeemed, the $50,000 limitation on acceptance of personal checks in Regulation .20F(2) of this chapter does not apply.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A player who has issued a replacement check to a facility operator may present another replacement check in a substitution, consolidation, or partial redemption transaction involving the original replacement check.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A replacement check accepted by a facility operator in a substitution, consolidation, or partial redemption transaction shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Dated with the date of the initial counter check being substituted, consolidated, or partially redeemed; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the check is subject to Commission-approved internal controls which ensure that the date of the initial counter check being substituted, consolidated, or partially redeemed is used to determine the date on which the replacement check is deposited under Regulation .29 of this chapter, currently dated.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A facility operator may not accept a replacement check in substitution, consolidation, or partial redemption for the purpose of avoiding or delaying the deposit requirements for a counter check or replacement check under Regulation .29 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If a player has more than one counter check or replacement check which has not been deposited, the most recently dated check shall be redeemed first, except that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If more than one check bears the same date, the player may choose the order in which to redeem the checks;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If, pursuant to Commission-approved internal controls, a facility operator does not require a replacement check used in a substitution, consolidation, or partial redemption transaction to be dated with the date of the initial counter check being substituted, consolidated, or partially redeemed, then the date of the initial counter check and not the date of the replacement check shall be used to determine the order in which outstanding checks are redeemed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a facility operator receives a check through the mail or by other means approved by the Commission and the player requests that it be applied to a transaction having an earlier redemption date, the facility operator may apply the check according to the player’s request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A facility operator may conduct a substitution, consolidation, and full or partial redemption transaction:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At the cashiers’ cage during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the facility under COMAR 36.03.11.02;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>By mail;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>At an off-site customer service location; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>In a table game pit.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A facility operator shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and approved under Regulation .05 of this chapter procedures and controls addressing the substitution, consolidation, and full or partial redemption of a counter check.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A facility operator may allow a player to redeem a counter check at a gaming table in exchange for gaming chips.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>A facility operator’s internal controls for redeeming a counter check at a gaming table shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A requirement that a redemption occur:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On the same gaming day the counter check is issued; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In the same gaming pit where the counter check was issued and held for pit redemption;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A requirement that a general cashier or casino clerk:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Remove the original and all duplicate copies of the counter check from its secured location in the pit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prepare a two-part serially prenumbered pit redemption form in accordance with this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Present the pit redemption form and the original and all duplicate copies of the counter check to the dealer or boxperson, in the presence of a floorperson or above;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Procedures and controls over the counter check redemption process which require:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A dealer or boxperson to verify that the amount of chips received from the player agrees with the amount of the original counter check and the pit redemption form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The dealer or boxperson to place the gaming chips from the player into the table inventory;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The dealer or boxperson, and the floorperson to sign the pit redemption form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The dealer or boxperson to deposit the original of the pit redemption form in the drop box;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The floorperson to return the original counter check to the player;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The floorperson to return the duplicate copies of the counter check and the duplicate copy of the pit redemption form to the general cashier or casino clerk;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The general cashier or casino clerk to forward the duplicate copies of the counter check to the check bank for processing; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>The cashiers’ cage to forward the duplicate copy of the pit redemption form to the casino accounting department at the end of the gaming day; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A requirement that the general cashier or casino clerk record the following information on a two-part serially prenumbered pit redemption form residing in a book, wiz machine, or functional equivalent:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The date and time of redemption;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The identification number of the table game;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The player's name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The counter check number and amount;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The signature of the general cashier or casino clerk;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The signature of the table game dealer or boxperson; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The signature of the floorperson or above.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>Electronic Credit System.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A facility operator may use an electronic credit system approved by the Commission to process electronic counter check transactions.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The facility operator may access the player’s file in the electronic credit system using a portable device or other method approved by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The electronic credit system shall be capable of maintaining independently, or in conjunction with another computer system, as approved by the Commission:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A digital photograph and signature of the player;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Encrypted employee and player personal identification numbers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>For each player account and transaction, the information required to be recorded by §§B and E of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A record of each electronic transaction, printable in the check bank, which shall include at least:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Date and time;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Transaction type;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Document number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Location;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Player name and account number; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Amount;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A record of each electronic transaction for which the player has successfully entered the player’s personal identification number and digital signature in the system;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A record of voided transactions and the reason for the void; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Any other information the Commission requests.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>