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

## Subtitle 07 — Instant Bingo Machines in Anne Arundel and Calvert Counties

### Chapter 06 — Technical Standards

#### Regulation .08 Instant Bingo Machine Additional Requirements

*COMAR 36.07.06.08*

A. An instant bingo machine shall be configured to lock-up and preclude further play following a single jackpot event:

  (1) Requiring the filing of an IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings, as required by the IRS; or

  (2) At an amount lower than the IRS requires for reporting, as approved by the Agency.

B. The following error conditions shall result in placement of instant bingo machine in a disabled mode, shall prevent play, and shall only be cleared by a manufacturer and/or operator:

  (1) Low RAM battery;

  (2) Printer:

    (a) Failure;

    (b) Jam; or

    (c) Out of paper;

  (3) Ticket dispenser:

    (a) Failure;

    (b) Jam; or

    (c) Out of tickets;

  (4) Presentation error;

  (5) Program error or defective program storage media;

  (6) Reel spin error;

  (7) Removal of the control storage media;

  (8) RAM defective or corrupted; and

  (9) Bill validator jam.

C. An instant bingo machine shall be capable of recalling and displaying a complete play history for the most recent game event and at least three games immediately preceding the most recent game event and shall:

  (1) Be presented in the same sequence as the original game play;

  (2) Be available when the instant bingo machine is in:

    (a) Idle mode;

    (b) Administrative mode;

    (c) Disabled mode; and

    (d) Tilt mode; and

  (3) Include:

    (a) Game outcome in graphics or text;

    (b) The base game and all intermediate play decisions;

    (c) Details sufficient to determine the credits available at the start and end of each game event;

    (d) Wagers placed per line;

    (e) Number of lines on which wagers were placed; and

    (f) Credits won.

D. A manufacturer and/or operator shall equip an instant bingo machine with a maintenance log for use in documenting each time a:

  (1) Instant bingo machine is entered; or

  (2) A device connected to an instant bingo machine which may affect the operation of the instant bingo machine is accessed.

E. A maintenance log shall be:

  (1) Signed by each individual accessing an area enumerated in
                  §D of this regulation including representatives of a manufacturer, contractor, facility operator or the Commission;

  (2) Maintained in a book with bound numbered pages that cannot be readily removed:

    (a) In the main cabinet of the instant bingo machine; and

    (b) On the cover of which are fields to record:

      (i) The instant bingo machine’s manufacturer’s serial number;

      (ii) Commission certification number; and

      (iii) A log book sequence number;

  (3) Utilized to document the following:

    (a) Date and time of entry;

    (b) Entering individual's signature;

    (c) Reason for entering the instant bingo machine including the identification of areas inspected or repaired; and

  (4) Retained by a facility operator for a minimum of two years from the date of the last entry unless a request for destruction is submitted in writing and approved in writing by the Commission.