- A. In order to conduct gaming aboard a vessel under the provisions of Transportation Article, §6-209, Annotated Code of Maryland, a vessel owner or operator shall obtain a Vessel Gaming Permit from the Maryland Port Administration.
- B. The MPA is the sole judge as to whether a Vessel Gaming Permit shall be issued, and once issued, whether a Vessel Gaming Permit shall be withdrawn.
- C. Failure to obtain a Vessel Gaming Permit from the MPA prohibits the vessel owner or operator from conducting or allowing any gaming operation on the vessel within the territorial waters of the State.
- D. Conducting or allowing a gaming operation on a vessel within the territorial waters of the State without a Vessel Gaming Permit may subject the vessel owner or operator to criminal prosecution under the provisions of Criminal Law Article, §12-105, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Authority: Transportation Article, §6-209, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: November 18, 1977 (4:24 Md. R. 1807)
Chapter, Operation of Vessels and Other Watercraft in Baltimore Harbor, repealed effective December 6, 1982 (9:24 Md. R. 2390)
Regulations .01—.03, Vessel Gaming Permits, adopted effective January 31, 1994 (21:2 Md. R. 99)
Regulation .03 amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 525)