Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The Commission shall issue a Class B-1 or
B-2 sports wagering facility license to an applicant that meets all applicable
licensing requirements under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1E,
Annotated Code of Maryland, and the Commission's regulations, and is:
(1) The holder of a license issued by the
State Racing Commission to the Maryland State Fair Society to hold a race
meeting specified under Business Regulation Article, § 11 "524, Annotated
Code of Maryland:
(a) Known as the Maryland
State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.; or
(b) A subsidiary of the license
holder;
(2) Unless a
satellite simulcast facility is located at a video lottery facility or a
racetrack, a person who is the owner or lessee of a satellite simulcast
facility that was granted a permit for satellite simulcast betting before
January 1, 2021; or
(3) A person
who holds a commercial bingo license, if the facility at which the person
operates commercial bingo was permitted to operate at least 200 electronic
bingo machines or electronic tip jar machines on January 1, 2021, who is:
(a) Arundel Amusement, Inc. T/A Bingo World;
or
(b) Chesapeake Amusements, Inc.
d/b/a Rod-N-Reel Bingo.
B. A person that is operating at the racing
location at Fair Hill, under Business Regulation Article, Title 11, Subtitle 7,
Annotated Code of Maryland, on lands owned by the Department of Natural
Resources may apply for a Class B license.
(1)
The person that applies for the Class B license shall be a:
(a) For-profit entity;
(b) Nonprofit organization; or
(c) Public-private partnership.
(2) If the Commission issues the
person a sports wagering facility license, the licensee may only accept wagers
in the facility's special event zone.
C. Not including the Class B-1 and Class B-2
licenses that shall be issued under §A of this regulation, the Commission
may issue no more than a cumulative total of 30 Class B-1 and B-2 sports
wagering facility licenses described under State Government Article, §
9-1E-06(a)(2)(ii),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
D. The
Commission shall deny an application for any of the 30 Class B-1 and Class B-2
described in §C of this regulation to an applicant:
(1) Who is eligible to apply for a Class A-1
or A-2 sports wagering facility license;
(2) Who holds a Class A-1 or A-2 sports
wagering facility license; or
(3)
Whose sports wagering facility would be located:
(a) Within a 15-mile radius of a Class A-1 or
A-2 sports wagering facility located in Allegany County, Cecil County, or
Worcester County;
(b) In a county
other than Allegany County, Cecil County, or Worcester County, within a
1.5-mile radius of a Class A-1 or A-2 sports wagering facility; or
(c) Within a 1.5-mile radius of any other
Class B-1 or B-2 sports wagering facility.
