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

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

### Chapter 07 — Responsible Gaming

**Authority:** State Government Article, §9-110; Criminal Law Article, §§12-301.1 and 12-308; Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date:

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 26, 2013 (40:20 Md. R. 1650); adopted permanently effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2019)

#### Regulation .01 Responsible Gaming Plan.

*COMAR 36.07.07.01*

A. A facility shall establish a responsible gaming plan that includes at least the following elements:

  (1) Goals;

  (2) Procedures and deadlines for implementation;

  (3) Identification of facility personnel responsible for implementation;

  (4) Responsibilities of facility personnel identified as responsible for implementation;

  (5) Training for facility personnel on problem gambling;

  (6) Means of educating players about:

    (a) Problem gambling; and

    (b) Problem gambling treatment resources, including treatment and prevention programs;

  (7) Placement of responsible gambling awareness materials in the facility; and

  (8) Any other element required by the Commission.

B. A facility operator shall submit to the Commission the responsible gaming plan required under §A of this regulation for review and approval.

C. A facility operator shall submit any amendments to a facility’s responsible gaming plan to the Commission prior to implementation.

D. A facility operator shall submit to the Commission an annual report describing the operation of the facility’s responsible gaming plan.