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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 36.10.04.07" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="04" heading="Class B-1 and B-2 Sports Wagering Facility Licenses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission shall issue a Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility license to an applicant that meets all applicable licensing requirements under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1E, Annotated Code of Maryland, and the Commission’s regulations, and is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The holder of a license issued by the State Racing Commission to the Maryland State Fair Society to hold a race meeting specified under Business Regulation Article, §11–524, Annotated Code of Maryland:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Known as the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A subsidiary of the license holder;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Unless a satellite simulcast facility is located at a video lottery facility or a racetrack, a person who is the owner or lessee of a satellite simulcast facility that was granted a permit for satellite simulcast betting before January 1, 2021; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A person who holds a commercial bingo license, if the facility at which the person operates commercial bingo was permitted to operate at least 200 electronic bingo machines or electronic tip jar machines on January 1, 2021, who is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Arundel Amusement, Inc. T/A Bingo World; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Chesapeake Amusements, Inc. d/b/a Rod-N-Reel Bingo.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person that is operating at the racing location at Fair Hill, under Business Regulation Article, Title 11, Subtitle 7, Annotated Code of Maryland, on lands owned by the Department of Natural Resources may apply for a Class B license.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The person that applies for the Class B license shall be a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For-profit entity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Nonprofit organization; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Public-private partnership.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Commission issues the person a sports wagering facility license, the licensee may only accept wagers in the facility’s special event zone.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Not including the Class B-1 and Class B-2 licenses that shall be issued under §A of this regulation, the Commission may issue no more than a cumulative total of 30 Class B-1 and B-2 sports wagering facility licenses described under State Government Article, §9-1E-06(a)(2)(ii), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Commission shall deny an application for any of the 30 Class B-1 and Class B-2 described in §C of this regulation to an applicant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Who is eligible to apply for a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Who holds a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility license; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Whose sports wagering facility would be located:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Within a 15-mile radius of a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility located in Allegany County, Cecil County, or Worcester County;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In a county other than Allegany County, Cecil County, or Worcester County, within a 1.5-mile radius of a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Within a 1.5-mile radius of any other Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>