Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. An applicant for a sports wagering license
shall submit an application to:
(1) The SWARC
in a format and time specified by the SWARC; and
(2) As specified in COMAR 36.10.02, the
Commission.
B. If an
application submitted to the Commission is timely and complies with the
requirements in COMAR 36.10.02, the Commission staff shall:
(1) Determine whether the applicant meets
qualification requirements as described in COMAR 36.10.03 including any license
category specific requirements and qualifications; and
(2) Notify the SWARC of the Commission's
qualification determination.
C. The SWARC may not award a license to an
applicant that the Commission has found not qualified.
D. After the Commission notifies SWARC that
it has determined an applicant is qualified, the SWARC shall:
(1) Evaluate an applicant for license award;
and
(2) Notify the Commission of
its license award decision.
E. The Commission may not issue a sports
wagering license to an applicant until SWARC has notified the Commission that
it has awarded a license to the applicant.
F. After SWARC awards a license, the
applicant is an awardee.
G. Agency
staff shall determine whether the awardee has met applicable technical and
operational requirements in this chapter for a Class A-1, A-2, B-1, or B-2
sports wagering facility license, and determine whether it meets the
Commission's requirements for:
(1) Payment of
the application fee in the amount specified for the license category;
(2) Evidence of a performance bond in the
amount specified for the license category;
(3) Fees and qualification requirements under
COMAR 36.10.02 and 36.10.03;
(4)
Hours of operation;
(5) Facility
specifications;
(6) Applicable
zoning laws under State Government Article, §
9-1E-03, Annotated
Code of Maryland;
(7) Internal
controls under COMAR 36.10.13;
(8)
Sports wagering platform;
(9)
Sports wagering equipment;
(10)
Sports wagering operations;
(11)
Types of sporting event wagers to be offered;
(12) Testing and controlled
demonstrations;
(13) Unless the
awardee already has a collective bargaining agreement, the awardee's labor
peace agreement as required under State Government Article, §
9-1E-07(e)(6)(v),
Annotated Code of Maryland;
(14)
Awardee's employees are:
(a) Licensed as
sports wagering employees; and
(b)
Trained in the performance of their responsibilities;
(15) Awardee's and facility's preparations to
receive the public and conduct safe and secure sports wagering; and
(16) Awardee has complied with any additional
pre-opening conditions imposed by the Commission.
H. If Commission staff determines that the
awardee meets the requirements of §G of this regulation, staff shall issue
the license.
I. Renewal.
(1) A sports wagering facility licensee may
apply for renewal by submitting a renewal application as specified in this
chapter.
(2) The renewal fee for a
sports wagering facility license is the amount equal to 1 percent of the
licensee's average annual proceeds from sports wagering for the preceding
3-year period, less any proceeds the licensee remitted in accordance with State
Government Article, §
9-1E-12, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
