1. A. A sports wagering licensee shall establish a plan for identifying and:

   1. (1) Excluding or ejecting excluded individuals from a sports wagering facility or from participating in sports wagering; and

   2. (2) Ensuring that excluded individuals and individuals younger than 21 years old are not allowed to:

      1. (a) Participate in sports wagering; and
      2. (b) Enter the part of the premises of a sports wagering licensee where sports wagering is conducted.

2. B. The plan required under §A of this regulation shall include:

   1. (1) Goals;
   2. (2) Procedures and deadlines for implementation;
   3. (3) Identification of facility personnel responsible for implementation;
   4. (4) Responsibilities of sports wagering licensee’s personnel identified as responsible for implementation;
   5. (5) Training for sports wagering licensee’s personnel on the requirements of this chapter;
   6. (6) Regular monitoring of the mandatory exclusion list;

   7. (7) Prompt reports to the Commission about the presence at a wagering facility of an individual who:

      1. (a) Is included on the mandatory exclusion list; and
      2. (b) Is required to be prevented from participating in sports wagering;
   8. (8) Prompt reports to the Commission about an individual who is permanently excluded from participating in sports wagering;
   9. (9) The sports wagering licensee’s response to the discovery of an individual who is on the mandatory exclusion list at the property of a sports wagering licensee or participating in sports wagering, which may include pursuing criminal charges against the individual; and
   10. (10) Any other element required by the Commission.

3. C. A sports wagering licensee shall submit to the Commission for its approval:

   1. (1) At least 60 days before sports wagering operations are to commence, the mandatory exclusion plan required under §A of this regulation;
   2. (2) Any amendments to a sports wagering licensee’s mandatory exclusion plan prior to implementation; and
   3. (3) An annual report describing the operation of the sports wagering licensee’s mandatory exclusion plan.

Authority: State Government Article, §§9-1A-24, 9-1E-04, and 9-1E-01—9-1E-15, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.09 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 5, 2021 (48:18 Md. R. 690); adopted permanently effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 16)