# COMAR Title 36 — Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

## Subtitle 10 — Sports Wagering Provisions

### Chapter 13 — Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards

#### Regulation .14 Surveillance Department Operating Procedures for Class B Sports Wagering Facility Licensees.

*COMAR 36.10.13.14*

A. This regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class B sports wagering facility license.

B. At least 60 days before sports wagering operations are to commence, a sports wagering licensee shall submit to the Commission for review and written approval:

  (1) A surveillance system meeting the requirements of Regulation .13 of this chapter including, at a minimum, details pertaining to:

    (a) Camera configuration inside and outside the facility;

    (b) Monitor room configuration;

    (c) Video recording format and configuration specifications;

    (d) Authentication of digital recordings, including Commission access to the system’s video verification encryption code or watermark;

    (e) Audio recording format; and

    (f) System access controls; and

  (2) Surveillance department operating procedures conforming to this regulation.

C. A sports wagering licensee may not commence operations until its surveillance system and surveillance department operating procedures are approved in writing by the Commission.

D. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department operating procedures shall, at a minimum, require:

  (1) Coverage of all areas and transactions as enumerated in Regulation .13 of this chapter;

  (2) Contingency plans addressing a full or partial failure of the surveillance system;

  (3) A surveillance system access log that documents:

    (a) The date and time the surveillance system is accessed by an individual;

    (b) The accessing individual’s name and department or affiliation;

    (c) The reason for accessing the surveillance system; and

    (d) The date and time the individual ended their access of the surveillance system;

  (4) The sports wagering licensee to notify the Commission within 12 hours of an equipment failure affecting coverage of the facility citing:

    (a) The date and time of the failure;

    (b) The cause of the failure;

    (c) The length of time the surveillance system was inoperable or malfunctioning; and

    (d) The length of time the before the surveillance system is expected to be operable or have the malfunction to be corrected;

  (5) The sports wagering licensee to confirm in writing a notice given verbally to the Commission under §D(4) of this regulation; and

  (6) On a daily basis, the sports wagering licensee to synchronize the date and time on the surveillance system to a public time server.

E. A sports wagering licensee may not implement a change or amendment in its surveillance system or surveillance department operating procedures approved by the Commission under §B of this regulation without the prior written approval of the Commission.