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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 36.10.13.17" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="13" heading="Security Department Operating Procedures for Class A and Class B-1 Sports Wagering Facility Licensees.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as set forth in §B, this regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A sports wagering facility license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>At least 60 days before sports wagering operations are to commence or another time approved by the Commission, a sports wagering licensee shall submit to the Commission for review and written approval its security department operating procedures.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee may not commence operations until its security department operating procedures are approved in writing by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee’s security department operating procedures shall, at a minimum, include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A security zone plan for the facility, employing fixed security posts and roving security officers designed to ensure:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The physical safety of employees of and invitees to the facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The safeguarding of assets;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations including Commission approved internal controls and operating procedures;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>That the following individuals are identified, prohibited from entering the facility, and, if necessary, immediately removed from the facility:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An intoxicated individual; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An excluded individual; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>That an individual younger than 21 years old is identified, prohibited from accessing the facility floor in accordance with State Government Article, §9-1E-11(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and, if necessary, immediately removed from the facility floor;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Procedures and controls addressing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Facility access controls including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An access badge system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>If utilized, specifications pertaining to a computerized access control system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Administrative responsibility over a manual or computerized access control system;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A temporary access credential;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Key controls;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Emergency alarm and fire command responsibilities including communication protocols with the surveillance department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Evacuation of the facility in the event of fire or other emergency;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The identification and immediate removal of an intoxicated individual, an individual younger than 21 years old, an excluded individual;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Bettor disputes under Regulation .37 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>The notice requirements of §E(4) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A security department incident log:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maintained by security department employees in:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A book with bound numbered pages that cannot be readily removed; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An electronic format equipped with software that prevents modification of an entry after it has been initially entered into the system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documenting the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Assignment number of the incident;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Date and time;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Name and Commission license of the department member covering the incident;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Nature of the incident; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Resolution of the incident; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A requirement that a sports wagering licensee notice the Commission on detection of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An individual engaged in, attempting to engage in, or suspected of cheating, theft, embezzlement, or other illegal activities; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An individual who is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Younger than 21 years old;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Intoxicated; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>An excluded individual.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>