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<chapter num="07" heading="Responsible Gaming" title_num="36" subtitle_num="07">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Responsible Gaming Plan.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A facility shall establish a responsible gaming plan that includes at least the following elements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Goals;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Procedures and deadlines for implementation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Identification of facility personnel responsible for implementation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Responsibilities of facility personnel identified as responsible for implementation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Training for facility personnel on problem gambling;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Means of educating players about:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Problem gambling; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Problem gambling treatment resources, including treatment and prevention programs;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Placement of responsible gambling awareness materials in the facility; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Any other element required by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>A facility operator shall submit to the Commission the responsible gaming plan required under §A of this regulation for review and approval.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A facility operator shall submit any amendments to a facility’s responsible gaming plan to the Commission prior to implementation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>A facility operator shall submit to the Commission an annual report describing the operation of the facility’s responsible gaming plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">State Government Article, §9-110; Criminal Law Article, §§12-301.1 and 12-308; Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date:</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="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)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>