<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 36.04.01.15" title_num="36" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="01" heading="Rules of Play.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definition.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In this regulation the following term has the meaning indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Term Defined. “Strategy choice” means a particular play option on a video lottery terminal that requires the use of skill to consistently achieve the best result.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A video lottery terminal shall be equipped to display to a player while idle the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Schedule of credits awarded with each winning combination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Applicable rules of play; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any maximum bet limit imposed under Regulation .12 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Commission may prohibit the display of any rules of play it determines to be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Incomplete;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Confusing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Misleading; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Inconsistent with the rules of play required by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For rules of play, the schedule of credits awarded with each winning combination may not include possible aggregate awards achievable from free plays.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A video lottery terminal that includes a strategy choice shall include in its rules of play mathematically sufficient information for a player to use optimal skill unless the player:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is not required to make an additional wager; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Cannot lose any credits earned prior to the strategy choice.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A manufacturer or facility operator may not attach a sticker or other removable device that concerns rules of play to the face, glass, or screen of a video lottery terminal without the prior written approval of the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>