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: A wide area progressive agreement under §C of the regulation; A progressive proposal under Regulation .30 of this chapter; and 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. 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. A wide area progressive system shall operate under the terms and conditions of a wide area progressive agreement between: The Commission; A manufacturer; and Participating facility operators in or outside the State. 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: Participating facility operators in or outside the State; or Manufacturer. A wide area progressive agreement shall address: The duties and responsibilities of the: Participating: Manufacturer; and Facility operators in or outside the State; and System operator; 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; Responsibility for progressive jackpots, proceeds, and expenses associated with the operation of a wide area progressive system; Control and operation of a system monitor room under §F of this regulation; Service and maintenance of a wide area progressive system; Responsibility for generating, filing and maintaining the records and reports required under this subtitle; 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 If requested by the Commission, additional documentation with regard to a wide area progressive agreement. A wide area progressive system shall be controlled and operated from a system monitor room: Under the sole possession of, and maintained and operated by, the system operator designated in a wide area progressive agreement; In a location approved by the Commission; If required by the Commission, staffed by individuals licensed as gaming employees; and Subject to: Surveillance coverage satisfactory to the Commission; and Access controls satisfactory to the Commission including a monitor room access log in accordance with §G of this regulation. A system operator shall maintain a monitor room access log: 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; Maintained in a book with bound numbered pages that cannot be readily removed; Utilized to document the following: Date and time of entry; Entering individual's signature; and Reason for entering the system monitor room including the identification of areas inspected or repaired; and 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.