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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".33" citation="COMAR 36.10.13.33" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="13" heading="Access to Bill Validators, Cash Storage, and Drop Boxes.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Access.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A sports wagering licensee shall control access to a bill validator and a cash storage box housed in a sports wagering kiosk in accordance with this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Access to a bill validator shall be controlled by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At least one lock; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Requiring the key to the lock to be maintained by the security department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The cash storage box shall be secured to a bill validator by two separate locks, the keys to which are different from each other, and, for the lock on the belly door or main door of the sports wagering kiosk:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The key shall be controlled by the sports wagering department in:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A manual key box; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An automated key tracking system;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Immediately prior to the commencement of the drop, the sports wagering department may issue its belly door or main door key to the accounting department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A key transferred from the sports wagering department to the accounting department shall be returned immediately following the conclusion of the drop;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The sports wagering licensee shall establish sign in and sign out procedures in its internal controls documenting the transfers; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>If an automated key tracking system is used, a sports wagering licensee shall require dual access from the security department and accounting department to obtain keys.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The lock on the release mechanism securing the cash storage box to the bill validator shall be controlled by the security department.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Access to the contents of a cash storage box shall be controlled by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At least one lock; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Requiring the key to the lock to be maintained by the accounting department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Control. A sports wagering licensee shall either:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Assign to a cash storage box an asset number that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is permanently imprinted or affixed to the outside of the cash storage box; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Corresponds to the asset number of the kiosk in which the cash storage box is installed; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>With the written approval of the Commission, utilize a computerized system for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Assigning a unique identification number to a cash storage box; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Attributing it to the sports wagering kiosk in which the cash storage box is currently installed.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Unique Identification Number. A sports wagering licensee shall ensure that an asset number or unique identification number on a cash storage box is clearly visible to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An employee involved in removing or replacing a cash storage box; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If applicable, the surveillance department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Emergency Cash Storage Box. A sports wagering licensee may maintain an emergency cash storage box without an asset number or a unique identification number if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The word “emergency” is permanently imprinted or affixed on the box; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When put into use, the cash storage box is temporarily marked with the asset number of the kiosk in which it is installed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>