- A. The Commission may provide an amusement gaming licensee with the opportunity to discuss with staff a means of entering into a settlement agreement between the licensee and the Commission by which the violation is settled without a penalty or sanction.
B. A settlement agreement:
- (1) Shall be signed by an authorized representative of the amusement gaming licensee and the Director or the Director’s designee; and
- (2) May not be considered final and binding until approved by the Commission.
- C. If an amusement gaming licensee violates a term of a settlement agreement, nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prevent the Commission from imposing a penalty or sanction against the licensee for that, or the underlying, violation.
Authority: Criminal Law Article, §§12-301 and 12-301.1; State Government Article, §§ 9-1B-01— 9-1B-02; Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 1, 2017 (43:23 Md. R. 1281)
Regulation .01B amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)
Regulation .02B, E, G amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)
Regulation .02D amended effective October 19, 2020 (47:21 Md. R. 905)
Regulation .03 amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)
Regulation .04 amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)
Regulation .06B amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)