1. A. Except as set forth in §B, this regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A sports wagering facility license.
2. B. The Commission may require the holder of a Class B-1 sports wagering facility license to comply with any or all of the requirements of this regulation.
3. C. A sports wagering licensee shall install in its facility a surveillance system that complies with the requirements of this regulation.
4. D. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission under Regulation .11 of this chapter.

5. E. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall include:

   1. (1) Light sensitive cameras enabled by:

      1. (a) Lenses of sufficient magnification to monitor activity at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility;
      2. (b) Lighting which is continuous and of sufficient quality to produce clear video recordings and still pictures; and

      3. (c) 360-degree pan, tilt, and zoom capability, without camera stops, configured to clandestinely monitor and record:

         1. (i) Transactions conducted at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility;
         2. (ii) Transactions conducted in the cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage including the face of each individual transacting business with a cashier;
         3. (iii) Transactions conducted at ticket redemption units and automated teller machines;
         4. (iv) Activity in the count room;
         5. (v) Movement of cash and cash storage boxes within the facility;
         6. (vi) Entrances and exits to the facility;
         7. (vii) Activities in all other restricted areas; and
         8. (viii) Other areas and events designated by the Commission;

   2. (2) A monitor room located in the facility:

      1. (a) Staffed by employees of the sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department 24 hours per day; and

      2. (b) Equipped with:

         1. (i) A communication system capable of monitoring all security department communications;
         2. (ii) Connections, direct or through a documented communication protocol with the security department, to all facility alarm systems;
         3. (iii) A surveillance failure notification system that provides an audible, as well as a visual notification, of any failure in the surveillance system or the digital video recording media storage system;
         4. (iv) An emergency power system, tested by the sports wagering licensee in the presence of the Commission at least once a year, which can be used to operate the surveillance system in the event of a power failure;
         5. (v) Computer terminals permitting event notification to, and read only access by authorized surveillance department employees to, the Class A licensee’s sports wagering platform;
         6. (vi) An updated photo library, consisting of photographs that are no more than 5 years old, of all current employees of the facility;
         7. (vii) A copy of the Class A sport wagering facility licensee’s floor plan required under COMAR 36.03.10.17.04B;
         8. (viii) A copy of the procedures addressing the evacuation of the facility in the event of fire or other emergency required under Regulation .13 of this chapter; and
         9. (ix) Copies of the surveillance system contingency plans required under Regulation .11 of this chapter;

   3. (3) Digital video recording capability equipped to:

      1. (a) Superimpose the date and time on all monitoring and recording;
      2. (b) Identify and locate, through the use of a meter, counter, or other device or method, a particular event which was recorded;
      3. (c) Identify on video recording disks or other storage media the type of media player and software prerequisite to viewing the digital images; and
      4. (d) Be authenticated through use of an embedded video verification encryption code or watermark;

   4. (4) Audio recording capability in the count room that is:

      1. (a) Installed and disclosed to employees of the facility; and
      2. (b) Consistent with the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §§10-401—10-414, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

   5. (5) An access system which:

      1. (a) Controls:

         1. (i) Physical and logical access to the surveillance system; and
         2. (ii) Physical access to the surveillance monitor room; and
      2. (b) Restricts access to the security administration capabilities of the system.

6. F. A sports wagering licensee shall configure its surveillance system to record all areas and transactions enumerated in §E(1) of this regulation with a resolution of 4 common image format at a minimum of:

   1. (1) For a standard definition camera, 30 frames per second; or
   2. (2) For a high-definition camera, 15 frames per second.

7. G. A sports wagering licensee may configure its surveillance system to record activity in areas of the facility not covered by §E of this regulation at a reduced frame rate with a resolution of 4 common image format, as follows:

   1. (1) Public areas shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 15 frames per second; and
   2. (2) Areas not accessible to the public shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 7.5 frames per second.

8. H. Except as provided in §I of this regulation, a sports wagering licensee shall retain surveillance recordings:

   1. (1) For a minimum of 7 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §E of this regulation; and
   2. (2) For a minimum of 14 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §F of this regulation.
9. I. Upon the request of the Commission or a law enforcement agency that has proper jurisdiction over the facility, a recording shall be retained and stored in accordance with the directives of the Commission or law enforcement agency pertaining to that recording.
10. J. Except as provided in this regulation, a surveillance system shall be under the exclusive control of a sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department.
11. K. A sports wagering licensee shall provide the Commission with timely and unfettered access to its surveillance monitor room, surveillance system, and all transmissions.

12. L. A sports wagering licensee shall timely comply with a request from the Commission to:

    1. (1) Use, as necessary, any monitor room in the facility;
    2. (2) Display on the monitors in its monitor room or in the Commission’s on-site monitor room any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system;
    3. (3) Relinquish control of a camera or monitor;
    4. (4) Discontinue monitoring a particular camera or recording activity captured by it;
    5. (5) Make a video recording or photograph of any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; and
    6. (6) Restrict or deny access to a recording or photograph.
13. M. A surveillance system may not be remotely accessed from a facility outside the surveillance monitor room without the prior written approval of the Commission.
14. N. An entrance to a surveillance monitor room may not be visible from the facility floor.

Authority: Education Article §§ 10-101 and 26-801; State Government Article, §§ 9-1A- 02, 9-1A- 04, 9-1A- 33, 9-1E-01—9-1E-15; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01— .44 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)

Regulation .06B amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)

Regulation .06P amended effective November 14, 2022 (49:23 Md. R. 997)

Regulation .20F amended as an emergency provision effective December 12, 2023 (50:26 Md. R. 1130); amended permanently effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 529)

Regulation .29B amended effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 459)

Regulation .29D, E, F adopted effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 459)

Regulation .34 amended as an emergency provision effective December 12, 2023 (50:26 Md. R. 1130); amended permanently effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 529)

Regulation .34L adopted effective April 27, 2026 (53:8 Md. R, 356)

Regulation .37 amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)

Regulation .40 amended as an emergency provision effective December 12, 2023 (50:26 Md. R. 1130); amended permanently effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 529)

Regulation .40E amended as an emergency provision effective January 26, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 364); amended permanently effective July 25, 2022 (49:15 Md. R. 740)

Regulation .40B amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)

Regulation .41 amended as an emergency provision effective December 12, 2023 (50:26 Md. R. 1130); amended permanently effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 529)

Regulation .41E adopted effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 459)

Regulation .45 adopted effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)