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

## Subtitle 10 — Sports Wagering Provisions

### Chapter 14 — Sports Wagering Requirements and Limitations

#### Regulation .03 Prohibited Wagers.

*COMAR 36.10.14.03*

A. Sports wagering activity may not involve:

  (1) Wagering on a high school athletic event governed by the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association, Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, or a similar sports governing entity;

  (2) Except for an amateur athletic event specifically approved by the Commission, wagering on an amateur athletic event; or

  (3) Any other wagering activity that is prohibited by the Commission.

B. A sports wagering licensee may not accept a wager that the licensee knew or should have known:

  (1) Involves cheating;

  (2) Was made by an athlete on an athletic event governed by the same governing entity under which the athlete competes;

  (3) Was made by a person who holds a position of authority or influence over the participants in a sporting event or is professionally connected to an athletic event or governing entity, including a:

    (a) Referee;

    (b) Official;

    (c) Coach;

    (d) Manager;

    (e) Handler;

    (f) Trainer;

    (g) Medical professional; or

    (h) Person with access to non-public information about a sporting event that is overseen by the governing entity;

  (4) Was made by an independent evaluator;

  (5) Was made by a person who is placing a wager on behalf, or for the benefit, of a person that is prohibited from participating in sports wagering under applicable law or regulation; or

  (6) Encourages or instructs a bettor to structure a wager to circumvent applicable law or regulation.

C. A sports wagering licensee may not:

  (1) Unless it immediately issues a sports wagering ticket detailing the wager after accepting money to fund the wager, accept or hold cash or a cash equivalent to fund a wager that will be placed if a specified future contingency occurs;

  (2) Accept a wager that is not authorized by the Commission; or

  (3) Accept a wager on:

    (a) Injuries;

    (b) Penalties;

    (c) Player disciplinary rulings;

    (d) Replay reviews; and

    (e) Any other types or forms of wagering that are contrary to public policy or unfair to bettors.

D. A sports wagering licensee may not accept or facilitate a wager:

  (1) On a sporting event not approved by the Commission under this regulation;

  (2) From an excluded individual;

  (3) From a person who is placing the wager in violation of applicable law or regulation; or

  (4) From any employee of a sports wagering licensee or sports wagering operator, on the premises or platform of the employee's employer, that may not participate in sports wagering because the person:

    (a) Is licensed by the Commission under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitles 9-1A or 9-1E, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

    (b) Is an affiliate or agent of a sports wagering licensee or online sports wagering operator.

E. The prohibition under §D(4) of this regulation is not applicable to persons who are registered or certified as a vendor under COMAR 36.10.06.11.