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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 36.05.02.20" title_num="36" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Dealer Controlled Electronic Table Games — Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Wagering. A facility operator may conduct electronic wagering at a table game in accordance with this chapter.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Electronic wagering at a table game shall be conducted through the use of a dealer controlled electronic table game system.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a dealer controlled electronic table game system is in use at a table game, a player may make only those wagers that are approved by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The computer controlling the dealer controlled electronic table game system shall be under dual key control, with one key controlled by the accounting department and the other key controlled by the table games department or the slot operations department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>All aspects of a dealer controlled electronic table game system, including the computer and any related hardware, software or related devices, shall be tested by an independent certified testing laboratory and approved by the Commission prior to use by a facility operator.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In addition to the requirements for table games under COMAR 36.05, a facility operator using a dealer controlled electronic table game system shall include in its internal controls, at a minimum:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Procedures to ensure the physical security of the computer and related hardware, software and other devices.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Procedures to ensure the integrity and security of all sensitive data and software.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Procedures to ensure that access to sensitive data and software is limited to only appropriate personnel.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Procedures to ensure the logging of the events and the availability of records to enable an effective audit of the conduct of the system and the reporting of revenue.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A dealer controlled electronic table game shall have the ability to authenticate the transmission of data between the various components of the dealer controlled electronic table game system.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A dealer controlled electronic table game system shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Credit funds to the game account of a player when a player buys in to a game at a particular table game and debit any remaining funds from the game account when a player cashes out of the game;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Permit a player to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Wager from a game account;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Collect a losing wager from a game account; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pay a winning wager by crediting the amount of the winnings and corresponding wager to the game account;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In the game of Poker:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Debit a game account and increment pot for a wager;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Distribute a winning pot by crediting the game account of a winning player in the appropriate amounts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Extract the rake from a player or pot according to the rake procedures established under the standard rules for Poker, and debit the game account of a player in the correct amounts; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Make a player’s balance or table stakes visible to all players in the game;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Depict the transactions described in §F(1), (2) and (3) of this regulation through one or more electronic fund displays that are visible to each player and to the dealer or boxperson;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Disclose to a player at all times the current balance in the player’s game account;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Accurately report and audit the table game’s win or loss, or Poker revenue, in accordance with the standard rules for Poker;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Be capable of generating reports setting forth, by gaming day, for each table game using the dealer controlled electronic table game system:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The total amount deposited into the game account of a player;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The total amount deposited into game accounts by all players;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The total amount credited to the game account of a player in payment of winnings;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The total amount credited to the game accounts of all players in payment of winnings;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The total amount collected from a player as losing wagers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The total amount collected from all players as losing wagers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The total amount withdrawn from game accounts by each player;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>The total amount withdrawn from game accounts by all players; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>The table game win or loss; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>If applicable, for Poker:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The total amount deducted from the game account of a player for collection of Poker rake time charges under the standard rules for Poker;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The total amount collected from the accounts of each player for collection of Poker rake time charges under the standard rules for Poker;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The total amount collected from Poker pots for collection of Poker rake under the standard rules for Poker; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>The table game Poker revenue.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The display of a virtual chip on a dealer controlled electronic table game that depicts the transactions described in §F(1), (2) and (3) of this regulation is not required to meet the physical requirements for chips under COMAR 36.05.02.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A dealer controlled electronic table game system shall have no more than 14 table game positions in operation for every dealer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>After installation, Agency staff shall inspect a dealer controlled electronic table game system prior to use by a facility operator.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>