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

## Subtitle 11 — Sports Wagering Application Review Commission

### Chapter 02 — All Applicants and Awardees

#### Regulation .07 SWARC Application — Determination of Ineligibility.

*COMAR 36.11.02.07*

Without conducting a hearing, SWARC shall determine that a SWARC application is ineligible for an award of a license if:

A. The completed SWARC application was not timely submitted to SWARC;

B. The nonrefundable SWARC application fee was not timely submitted to the Commission;

C. The applicant’s required Commission application or administrative costs for background investigation was not timely submitted to the Commission; or

D. The SWARC application seeks the award of a facility license to an applicant:

  (1) Who is eligible to apply for a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility license under State Government Article, §9-1E-06(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (2) Who holds a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility license; or

  (3) Whose sports wagering facility will be located:

    (a) Within a 15-mile radius of a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility located in Cecil County or Worcester County;

    (b) For an application submitted before June 1, 2025, within a 15-mile radius of a Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility located in Charles County;

    (c) For an application submitted before June 1, 2025, within a 10-mile radius of a Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility located in Carroll County;

    (d) For an application submitted before June 1, 2025, within a 5-mile radius of a Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility located in Frederick County; or

    (e) Within a 1.5-mile radius of:

      (i) A Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility located in a county not described under §D(3)(a) of this regulation; or

      (ii) Any other existing or operating Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility.