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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 36.07.02.11" title_num="36" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="02" heading="Instant Bingo Facility License.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Unless a facility operator holds a valid facility license issued by the Commission, the facility operator may not operate an instant bingo machine.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The following persons must meet the Commission's facility license requirements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A facility; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Each person that owns or controls a facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Qualification Requirements. The Commission may issue a facility license to a facility that has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Paid the application and license fee under §C of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If required, obtained a bond required under Regulation .10A of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Furnished the Commission with the information and documentation required under this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provided the Commission with sufficient information to establish that the facility has otherwise qualified for a facility license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Application and License Fees.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The application fee for a person is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>$5,000 for a facility that will operate more than ten instant bingo machines; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>$150 for a facility that will operate ten or fewer instant bingo machines.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The license fee for a person is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>$2,500 for a facility that will operate more than ten instant bingo machines; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>$150 for a facility that will operate ten or fewer instant bingo machines.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The annual license fee for each instant bingo machine in operation at a facility is $150.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The facility license authorizes the licensee to operate an instant bingo machine.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The facility license issued by the Commission shall specify the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Date and time at which operations may commence; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maximum number of instant bingo machines that may be operated by the facility operator under the facility license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Commission may issue a facility license subject to conditions.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Commission may issue a facility license after determining that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The facility complies with the regulations of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All instant bingo machines and associated equipment to be used in the facility have been tested and comply with any standards established by the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The facility operator is prepared to implement the internal controls, surveillance and security procedures that are necessary to ensure that the operation of the instant bingo machines and facility is conducted safely and legally.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A licensee has a continuing duty to inform the Commission of an act or omission that the licensee knows or should know constitutes a violation of the Commission's regulations.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Term; Renewal; License Renewal Fee.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The term of a facility license is 15 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission may renew the license if, before the term of the license expires, the licensee applies for renewal; and</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Continues to comply with all licensing requirements;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submits to a background investigation under Regulation .03 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pays a license renewal fee in the amount of the license fee that is required under §C(2) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>