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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 36.09.03.04" title_num="36" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="03" heading="Player Protections.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Scripts.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A fantasy competition operator may not permit the use of a script on a platform if the script would allow a player to gain a competitive advantage by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Facilitating changes in many lineups at one time;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Facilitating use of a commercial product designed to identify advantageous game strategies;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Submitting entry fees or adjusting the athletes selected by a fantasy competition player; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Gathering information about the performance of others for the purpose of identifying or entering competitions against other less successful fantasy competition players.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Scripts shall be available to all fantasy competition players by incorporation as a game feature or prominently displayed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Beginner Games and Identification of Highly Experienced Players.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An operator may offer fantasy competitions that are limited to beginner players and exclude highly experienced players.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An operator shall prominently indicate that a highly experienced player is participating in a fantasy competition by attaching a symbol to the username of a highly experienced player.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Fantasy Competition Entries. An operator shall identify the number of entries a fantasy competition player may submit for each fantasy competition.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Limit on Number of Accounts. An operator may not permit a player to establish more than one account.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Disputes. An operator shall provide a mechanism for a player to raise a dispute with an operator.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Data. An operator shall prominently display the source of the data utilized in determining results.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>