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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".23" citation="COMAR 36.10.13.23" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="13" heading="Accounting Controls for a Cashiers’ Cage.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A or Class B sports wagering facility license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee may only conduct transactions with individuals at its cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage during the hours of operation approved by the Commission for the facility under COMAR 36.10.17.02.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .04 of this chapter procedures addressing the segregation of the cashiers’ cage and the general conduct of cashiers’ cage transactions.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee’s internal controls shall require:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage to be physically segregated by personnel and function as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>General cashiers shall be responsible for:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An individual imprest inventory of cash;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Receipt and payout of cash, negotiable instruments, sports wagering tickets, and other documentation from and to bettors subject to the limitations imposed under this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Other functions designated by the sports wagering licensee which are not incompatible with the functions of a general cashier; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Main bank cashiers shall be responsible for:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Receipt of cash, negotiable instruments, sports wagering tickets, and other documentation from general cashiers in exchange for cash or documentation;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Replenishment of kiosks;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Receipt of unsecured cash and unsecured sports wagering tickets;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Receipt of cash and documentation from the count room;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Preparation of the overall cashiers’ cage reconciliation;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Preparation of bank deposits; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Other functions designated by the sports wagering licensee which are not incompatible with the functions of a main bank cashier;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Each general cashier and main bank cashier to prepare a cashiers’ count sheet on each shift:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Recording the amount of the inventory in the window or bank;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Reconciling the total closing inventory with the total opening inventory; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Including the signature of the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Outgoing general or main bank cashier; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Incoming general or main bank cashier;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>At the end of the wagering day, the cashiers’ cage to forward a copy of each cashiers’ count sheet and related documentation to the accounting department for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Agreement of opening and closing inventories; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Comparison of forms or documents; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>No more than 48 hours after the discovery of an employee’s unresolved cage or count room overage or shortage of $500 or more, a sports wagering licensee shall submit a written report to the Commission describing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The reason for the overage or shortage and corrective action taken or adjustment made; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That a notice of investigation is ongoing and the written report will be submitted within the following 48 hours.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>