1. A. New Fantasy Competition.

   1. (1) If a registered fantasy competition operator seeks to offer a fantasy competition that the Commission has not yet approved, the operator shall submit to the Commission the information about the offering required under COMAR 36.09.02.
   2. (2) An operator may not offer a fantasy competition until the Commission has approved the offering.

2. B. Modifications.

   1. (1) As provided in §B(2) of this regulation, a fantasy competition operator may offer a modified fantasy competition without submitting a new set of rules to the Commission.

   2. (2) Minor modifications to an approved fantasy competition are permitted and may include:

      1. (a) A previously offered competition that is in the same format;
      2. (b) The prize value or entry fee of for the fantasy competition;
      3. (c) The number of entries permitted;
      4. (d) Adjustments to a scoring system related to number of points a player may obtain for a particular event; and
      5. (e) Adjustments to a salary cap or budget related to the fantasy team a player creates.

Authority: State Government Article, §§9-1D-01, 9-1D-03, 9-1D-04, and 9-1D-05, Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 853, Acts of 2018

Effective date:

Regulation .01 amended and recodified from COMAR 36.09.01.12 as an emergency provision effective December 16, 2021 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective May 30, 2022 (49:11 Md. R. 610)

Regulations .02—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective December 16, 2021 (49:3 Md. R. 137); adopted permanently effective May 30, 2022 (49:11 Md. R. 610)

Chapter revised effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)