Regulation .10 Surveillance System Design Standards for Class A and Class B-1 Sports Wagering Facility Licensees.
Regulation .10 Surveillance System Design Standards for Class A and Class B-1 Sports Wagering Facility Licensees.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Except as set forth in §B, this regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A sports wagering facility license.
B.
The Commission may require the holder of a Class B-1 sports wagering facility license to comply with any or all of the requirements of this regulation.
C.
A sports wagering licensee shall install in its facility a surveillance system that complies with the requirements of this regulation.
D.
A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission under Regulation .11 of this chapter.
E.
A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall include:
(1)
Light sensitive cameras enabled by:
(a)
Lenses of sufficient magnification to monitor activity at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility;
(b)
Lighting which is continuous and of sufficient quality to produce clear video recordings and still pictures; and
(c)
360-degree pan, tilt, and zoom capability, without camera stops, configured to clandestinely monitor and record:
(i)
Transactions conducted at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility;
(ii)
Transactions conducted in the cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage including the face of each individual transacting business with a cashier;
(iii)
Transactions conducted at ticket redemption units and automated teller machines;
(iv)
Activity in the count room;
(v)
Movement of cash and cash storage boxes within the facility;
(vi)
Entrances and exits to the facility;
(vii)
Activities in all other restricted areas; and
(viii)
Other areas and events designated by the Commission;
(2)
A monitor room located in the facility:
(a)
Staffed by employees of the sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department 24 hours per day; and
(b)
Equipped with:
(i)
A communication system capable of monitoring all security department communications;
(ii)
Connections, direct or through a documented communication protocol with the security department, to all facility alarm systems;
(iii)
A surveillance failure notification system that provides an audible, as well as a visual notification, of any failure in the surveillance system or the digital video recording media storage system;
(iv)
An emergency power system, tested by the sports wagering licensee in the presence of the Commission at least once a year, which can be used to operate the surveillance system in the event of a power failure;
(v)
Computer terminals permitting event notification to, and read only access by authorized surveillance department employees to, the Class A licensee’s sports wagering platform;
(vi)
An updated photo library, consisting of photographs that are no more than 5 years old, of all current employees of the facility;
(vii)
A copy of the Class A sport wagering facility licensee’s floor plan required under COMAR 36.03.10.17.04B;
(viii)
A copy of the procedures addressing the evacuation of the facility in the event of fire or other emergency required under Regulation .13 of this chapter; and
(ix)
Copies of the surveillance system contingency plans required under Regulation .11 of this chapter;
(3)
Digital video recording capability equipped to:
(a)
Superimpose the date and time on all monitoring and recording;
(b)
Identify and locate, through the use of a meter, counter, or other device or method, a particular event which was recorded;
(c)
Identify on video recording disks or other storage media the type of media player and software prerequisite to viewing the digital images; and
(d)
Be authenticated through use of an embedded video verification encryption code or watermark;
(4)
Audio recording capability in the count room that is:
(a)
Installed and disclosed to employees of the facility; and
(b)
Consistent with the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §§10-401—10-414, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(5)
An access system which:
(a)
Controls:
(i)
Physical and logical access to the surveillance system; and
(ii)
Physical access to the surveillance monitor room; and
(b)
Restricts access to the security administration capabilities of the system.
F.
A sports wagering licensee shall configure its surveillance system to record all areas and transactions enumerated in §E(1) of this regulation with a resolution of 4 common image format at a minimum of:
(1)
For a standard definition camera, 30 frames per second; or
(2)
For a high-definition camera, 15 frames per second.
G.
A sports wagering licensee may configure its surveillance system to record activity in areas of the facility not covered by §E of this regulation at a reduced frame rate with a resolution of 4 common image format, as follows:
(1)
Public areas shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 15 frames per second; and
(2)
Areas not accessible to the public shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 7.5 frames per second.
H.
Except as provided in §I of this regulation, a sports wagering licensee shall retain surveillance recordings:
(1)
For a minimum of 7 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §E of this regulation; and
(2)
For a minimum of 14 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §F of this regulation.
I.
Upon the request of the Commission or a law enforcement agency that has proper jurisdiction over the facility, a recording shall be retained and stored in accordance with the directives of the Commission or law enforcement agency pertaining to that recording.
J.
Except as provided in this regulation, a surveillance system shall be under the exclusive control of a sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department.
K.
A sports wagering licensee shall provide the Commission with timely and unfettered access to its surveillance monitor room, surveillance system, and all transmissions.
L.
A sports wagering licensee shall timely comply with a request from the Commission to:
(1)
Use, as necessary, any monitor room in the facility;
(2)
Display on the monitors in its monitor room or in the Commission’s on-site monitor room any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system;
(3)
Relinquish control of a camera or monitor;
(4)
Discontinue monitoring a particular camera or recording activity captured by it;
(5)
Make a video recording or photograph of any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; and
(6)
Restrict or deny access to a recording or photograph.
M.
A surveillance system may not be remotely accessed from a facility outside the surveillance monitor room without the prior written approval of the Commission.
N.
An entrance to a surveillance monitor room may not be visible from the facility floor.