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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 36.10.13.03" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="13" heading="Content of Internal Controls.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>At least 60 days prior to commencing sports wagering and any time a change is made thereafter, a sports wagering licensee shall submit to the Commission for approval internal controls for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Sports wagering at the sports wagering licensee’s facility; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Online sports wagering.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Each procedure or control submission shall, at a minimum, include both narrative and diagrammatic representations of the system to be utilized including the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Administrative controls and record keeping that document the authorization of transactions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Transactions or financial events which occur in connection with the sports wagering operation are:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Executed in accordance with the sports wagering licensee’s authorization protocols;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Recorded to permit preparation of financial statements in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and the requirements of this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Recorded to permit proper and timely reporting and calculation of proceeds and to maintain accountability for assets;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Access to assets is permitted only in accordance with the sports wagering licensee’s authorization protocols; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with regard to a discrepancy;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>User access controls for all personnel;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Procedures and controls for ensuring:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>That systems accurately and timely communicate all required activities and financial details to the sports wagering platform;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That all functions, duties, and responsibilities are segregated and performed in accordance with sound financial practices by qualified personnel; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Through the use of a surveillance and a security department, that the sports wagering licensee is secure at all times during normal operation and during any emergency due to malfunctioning equipment, loss of power, natural disaster, or any other cause;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An organizational chart depicting appropriate functions and responsibilities of employees involved in sports wagering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A description of the duties and responsibilities of each position shown on the organizational chart;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Access controls which address, at a minimum:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Content of, and administrative responsibility over, the manual or computerized access control matrix governing employee access to restricted areas;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Issuance of a temporary access credential; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Comprehensive key controls;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Procedures and controls over the movement of cash and the count room;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Procedures and standards for conducting internal audits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>The record retention policy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Procedures to be utilized by the sports wagering licensee to prevent an individual younger than 21 years old, an excluded individual, and bettors outside the State from engaging in sports wagering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Procedures for the registration of a bettor and establishment of a sports wagering account, including a procedure for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Authenticating the age, identity and physical address of an applicant for a sports wagering account; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Determining whether the applicant is a person prohibited from establishing or maintaining an account under applicable laws or regulations;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Procedures for terminating a registered bettor’s sports wagering account and the return of any funds remaining in the sports wagering account to the registered bettor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Procedures for suspending or terminating a dormant account and the return of any funds remaining in the dormant account to the registered bettor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Procedures for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The logging in and authentication of a registered bettor to enable the bettor to commence sports wagering; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The logging off of the registered bettor when the registered bettor has completed play;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Procedures to automatically log a registered bettor out of the registered bettor’s sports wagering account after a specified period of inactivity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Procedures for the crediting and debiting of a registered bettor’s sports wagering account;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Procedures for cashing checks, receiving electronic negotiable instruments and for redeeming cash equivalents;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Procedures for withdrawing funds from a sports wagering account by the registered bettor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Procedures for the protection of a registered bettor’s funds, including the segregation of a registered bettor’s funds from operating funds of the sports wagering licensee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>Procedures to account for and safeguard money generated from the conduct of sports wagering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Procedures for the security and sharing of personally identifiable information of a registered bettor, value of funds in a sports wagering account, and other information as required by the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>Procedures by which a sports wagering licensee will provide notice to a registered bettor related to the sharing of personally identifiable information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>Procedures and security for the calculation and recordation of revenue;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>Procedures for the security of sports wagering equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>Procedures and security standards as to receipt, handling and storage of sports wagering equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>Procedures and appropriate measures implemented to deter, detect and prevent cheating;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>Procedures for identifying and reporting fraudulent, suspicious, or unusual wagering activity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(29)">
      <text>Procedures to govern emergencies, including suspected or actual cyber-attacks, hacking or tampering with the sports wagering licensee’s sports wagering platform, sports wagering website and sports wagering equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(30)">
      <text>Procedures for the reconciliation or repayment of a registered bettor’s sports wagering account;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(31)">
      <text>Procedures for automated and manual risk management;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(32)">
      <text>Procedures for compliance with AML standards;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(33)">
      <text>Description of all integrated third-party hardware, software, or systems;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(34)">
      <text>Procedures to identify a wager or attempts to wager above any maximum wager threshold set by the sports wagering licensee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(35)">
      <text>Procedures to be utilized by an employee of a sports wagering licensee in the event of a malfunction of sports wagering licensee’s:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Sports wagering website;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Sports wagering platform; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Sports wagering equipment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(36)">
      <text>Any other items the Commission may request in writing to be included in the internal controls.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Prior to authorizing a sports wagering licensee to commence the conduct of sports wagering, the Commission shall review and approve the system of internal controls, security protocols, and audit protocols submitted under this chapter to determine whether these controls and protocols conform to the requirements of this chapter and whether they provide adequate and effective controls for the conduct of sports wagering.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee shall submit to the Commission a catalog of the type of events that it intends to accept wagers on as well as the type of wagers it intends to accept.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee shall notify the Commission of any changes to the catalogue at least 72 hours in advance of implementation of these changes.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee shall continually maintain a catalog of all prior and current events and the types of wagers it offered on the events.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>