<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 36.07.06.08" title_num="36" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="06" heading="Instant Bingo Machine Additional Requirements">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An instant bingo machine shall be configured to lock-up and preclude further play following a single jackpot event:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Requiring the filing of an IRS Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings, as required by the IRS; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At an amount lower than the IRS requires for reporting, as approved by the Agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Low RAM battery;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Printer:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Failure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Jam; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Out of paper;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Ticket dispenser:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Failure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Jam; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Out of tickets;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Presentation error;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Program error or defective program storage media;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Reel spin error;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Removal of the control storage media;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>RAM defective or corrupted; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Bill validator jam.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be presented in the same sequence as the original game play;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be available when the instant bingo machine is in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Idle mode;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Administrative mode;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Disabled mode; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Tilt mode; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Game outcome in graphics or text;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The base game and all intermediate play decisions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Details sufficient to determine the credits available at the start and end of each game event;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Wagers placed per line;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Number of lines on which wagers were placed; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Credits won.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A manufacturer and/or operator shall equip an instant bingo machine with a maintenance log for use in documenting each time a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Instant bingo machine is entered; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A device connected to an instant bingo machine which may affect the operation of the instant bingo machine is accessed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A maintenance log shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Signed by each individual accessing an area enumerated in
                  §D of this regulation including representatives of a manufacturer, contractor, facility operator or the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintained in a book with bound numbered pages that cannot be readily removed:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In the main cabinet of the instant bingo machine; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>On the cover of which are fields to record:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The instant bingo machine’s manufacturer’s serial number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Commission certification number; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A log book sequence number;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Utilized to document the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Date and time of entry;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Entering individual's signature;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Reason for entering the instant bingo machine including the identification of areas inspected or repaired; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>