# COMAR Title 36 — Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

## Subtitle 04 — Video Lottery Terminals

### Chapter 01 — Video Lottery Technical Standards

#### Regulation .21 Video Lottery Terminal Security.

*COMAR 36.04.01.21*

A. If a manufacturer ships a video lottery terminal with software already installed, prior to transporting it the manufacturer shall seal the video lottery terminal with a prenumbered seal.

B. Access to the main door securing the interior of a video lottery terminal shall be controlled by at least one lock:

  (1) The key to which is:

    (a) Different from any other key securing access to a video lottery terminal component including a:

      (i) Belly door;

      (ii) Bill validator; or

      (iii) Cash storage box; and

    (b) Limited to access by a:

      (i) Manufacturer; and

      (ii) Facility operator; and

  (2) Provided and installed by a facility operator except a facility operator may supply a manufacturer with a lock for installation during the manufacturing process.

C. Access to the logic door securing the video lottery terminal’s main processing unit shall be controlled by at least one lock:

  (1) The key to which is:

    (a) Different from any other key securing access to a video lottery terminal component including a:

      (i) Belly door;

      (ii) Bill validator; or

      (iii) Cash storage box; and

    (b) Limited to access by a:

      (i) Manufacturer; and

      (ii) Facility operator; and

  (2) Provided and installed by a facility operator, except a facility operator may supply a manufacturer with a lock for installation during the manufacturing process.

D. Locks to a bill validator and a cash storage box shall be:

  (1) Accessed and controlled in accordance with COMAR 36.03.10.42; and

  (2) Provided and installed by a facility operator except a facility operator may supply a manufacturer with a lock for installation during the manufacturing process.

E. A video lottery terminal shall be designed with access to hardware switches controlling functions critical to the operation of a video lottery terminal limited to access by a manufacturer and the Commission including, but not limited to, switches, jumpers, and other mechanisms utilized to alter:

  (1) Pay tables;

  (2) Payout percentages; and

  (3) Meters.

F. A video lottery terminal shall have:

  (1) Printed or affixed to the top and front of the video lottery terminal, in a size suitable for effective surveillance coverage:

    (a) The facility operator’s gaming floor location number; and

    (b) Commission asset number; and

  (2) An identification plate on its exterior displaying the:

    (a) Manufacturer; and

    (b) Manufacturer’s:

      (i) Serial number; and

      (ii) Model number.