Regulation .29 Wide Area Progressive System.
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A.
A manufacturer may not install, and a facility operator may not make available for play, a wide area progressive system without Commission approval in writing of:
(1)
A wide area progressive agreement under §C of the regulation;
(2)
A progressive proposal under Regulation .30 of this chapter; and
(3)
Internal controls submitted under COMAR 36.03.10.05 addressing the payment of a progressive jackpot on a video lottery terminal participating in a wide area progressive system.
B.
A manufacturer may not modify the terms of a progressive jackpot offered through a wide area progressive system, and a facility operator may not make available for play, a video lottery terminal which offers a progressive jackpot that differs from its approved progressive proposal without the approval in writing of the Commission under Regulation .30(B) of this chapter.
C.
A wide area progressive system shall operate under the terms and conditions of a wide area progressive agreement between:
(1)
The Commission;
(2)
A manufacturer; and
(3)
Participating facility operators in or outside the State.
D.
A wide area progressive agreement shall assign responsibility for the operation and administration of a wide area progressive system to a designated system operator who may be a:
(1)
Participating facility operators in or outside the State; or
(2)
Manufacturer.
E.
A wide area progressive agreement shall address:
(1)
The duties and responsibilities of the:
(a)
Participating:
(i)
Manufacturer; and
(ii)
Facility operators in or outside the State; and
(b)
System operator;
(2)
The terms of compensation for a system operator including to what extent the system operator is to receive compensation based, directly or indirectly, on an interest, percentage or share of the proceeds of a wide area progressive system;
(3)
Responsibility for progressive jackpots, proceeds, and expenses associated with the operation of a wide area progressive system;
(4)
Control and operation of a system monitor room under §F of this regulation;
(5)
Service and maintenance of a wide area progressive system;
(6)
Responsibility for generating, filing and maintaining the records and reports required under this subtitle;
(7)
If applicable, terms with regard to establishing and servicing any trust agreement associated with an annuity jackpot offered by a wide area progressive system under COMAR 36.03.10.39; and
(8)
If requested by the Commission, additional documentation with regard to a wide area progressive agreement.
F.
A wide area progressive system shall be controlled and operated from a system monitor room:
(1)
Under the sole possession of, and maintained and operated by, the system operator designated in a wide area progressive agreement;
(2)
In a location approved by the Commission;
(3)
If required by the Commission, staffed by individuals licensed as gaming employees; and
(4)
Subject to:
(a)
Surveillance coverage satisfactory to the Commission; and
(b)
Access controls satisfactory to the Commission including a monitor room access log in accordance with §G of this regulation.
G.
A system operator shall maintain a monitor room access log:
(1)
Signed by each individual entering the system monitor room except an employee of a system operator assigned to the system monitor room on his assigned shift;
(2)
Maintained in a book with bound numbered pages that cannot be readily removed;
(3)
Utilized to document the following:
(a)
Date and time of entry;
(b)
Entering individual's signature; and
(c)
Reason for entering the system monitor room including the identification of areas inspected or repaired; and
(4)
Retained by a system operator for a minimum of 3 years from the date of the last entry unless a request for destruction is submitted in writing and approved in writing by the Commission.