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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 36.10.14.03" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="14" heading="Prohibited Wagers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Sports wagering activity may not involve:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Except for an amateur athletic event specifically approved by the Commission, wagering on an amateur athletic event; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any other wagering activity that is prohibited by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee may not accept a wager that the licensee knew or should have known:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Involves cheating;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Was made by an athlete on an athletic event governed by the same governing entity under which the athlete competes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Referee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Official;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Coach;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Manager;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Handler;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Trainer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Medical professional; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Person with access to non-public information about a sporting event that is overseen by the governing entity;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Was made by an independent evaluator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Encourages or instructs a bettor to structure a wager to circumvent applicable law or regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee may not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Accept a wager that is not authorized by the Commission; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Accept a wager on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Injuries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Penalties;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Player disciplinary rulings;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Replay reviews; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Any other types or forms of wagering that are contrary to public policy or unfair to bettors.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee may not accept or facilitate a wager:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>On a sporting event not approved by the Commission under this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>From an excluded individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>From a person who is placing the wager in violation of applicable law or regulation; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is licensed by the Commission under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitles 9-1A or 9-1E, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is an affiliate or agent of a sports wagering licensee or online sports wagering operator.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>