Except as set forth in §B, this regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A sports wagering facility license. 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. A sports wagering licensee shall install in its facility a surveillance system that complies with the requirements of this regulation. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission under Regulation .11 of this chapter. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall include: Light sensitive cameras enabled by: Lenses of sufficient magnification to monitor activity at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility; Lighting which is continuous and of sufficient quality to produce clear video recordings and still pictures; and 360-degree pan, tilt, and zoom capability, without camera stops, configured to clandestinely monitor and record: Transactions conducted at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility; Transactions conducted in the cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage including the face of each individual transacting business with a cashier; Transactions conducted at ticket redemption units and automated teller machines; Activity in the count room; Movement of cash and cash storage boxes within the facility; Entrances and exits to the facility; Activities in all other restricted areas; and Other areas and events designated by the Commission; A monitor room located in the facility: Staffed by employees of the sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department 24 hours per day; and Equipped with: A communication system capable of monitoring all security department communications; Connections, direct or through a documented communication protocol with the security department, to all facility alarm systems; 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; 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; Computer terminals permitting event notification to, and read only access by authorized surveillance department employees to, the Class A licensee’s sports wagering platform; An updated photo library, consisting of photographs that are no more than 5 years old, of all current employees of the facility; A copy of the Class A sport wagering facility licensee’s floor plan required under COMAR 36.03.10.17.04B; 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 Copies of the surveillance system contingency plans required under Regulation .11 of this chapter; Digital video recording capability equipped to: Superimpose the date and time on all monitoring and recording; Identify and locate, through the use of a meter, counter, or other device or method, a particular event which was recorded; Identify on video recording disks or other storage media the type of media player and software prerequisite to viewing the digital images; and Be authenticated through use of an embedded video verification encryption code or watermark; Audio recording capability in the count room that is: Installed and disclosed to employees of the facility; and Consistent with the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §§10-401—10-414, Annotated Code of Maryland; and An access system which: Controls: Physical and logical access to the surveillance system; and Physical access to the surveillance monitor room; and Restricts access to the security administration capabilities of the system. 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: For a standard definition camera, 30 frames per second; or For a high-definition camera, 15 frames per second. 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: Public areas shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 15 frames per second; and Areas not accessible to the public shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 7.5 frames per second. Except as provided in §I of this regulation, a sports wagering licensee shall retain surveillance recordings: For a minimum of 7 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §E of this regulation; and For a minimum of 14 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §F of this regulation. 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. Except as provided in this regulation, a surveillance system shall be under the exclusive control of a sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department. A sports wagering licensee shall provide the Commission with timely and unfettered access to its surveillance monitor room, surveillance system, and all transmissions. A sports wagering licensee shall timely comply with a request from the Commission to: Use, as necessary, any monitor room in the facility; 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; Relinquish control of a camera or monitor; Discontinue monitoring a particular camera or recording activity captured by it; Make a video recording or photograph of any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; and Restrict or deny access to a recording or photograph. A surveillance system may not be remotely accessed from a facility outside the surveillance monitor room without the prior written approval of the Commission. An entrance to a surveillance monitor room may not be visible from the facility floor.