Md. Code Regs. 36.10.13.12

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 36.10.13.12 - Surveillance Department Minimum Staffing for Class A and Class B-1 Sports Wagering Facility Licensees

A. Except as set forth in §B, this regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A sports wagering facility license.

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.

C. At least 60 days before sports wagering operations are to commence, a sports wagering licensee shall submit its surveillance department minimum staffing plan to the Commission for review and written approval.

D. A sports wagering licensee may not commence operations until its surveillance department minimum staffing plan is approved in writing by the Commission.

E. A surveillance department minimum staffing plan shall assess, on a per-shift basis, the minimum number of on duty surveillance department employees necessary to:

(1) Provide adequate and effective surveillance of all activities in and outside the facility;

(2) Ensure the physical safety of employees of and invitees to the facility;

(3) Comply with all applicable laws and regulations including Commission-approved internal controls and operating procedures;

(4) Monitor the facility to ensure that the following individuals are identified, prohibited from entering the facility, and, if necessary, immediately removed from the facility:

(a) An intoxicated individual; or

(b) An excluded individual; and

(5) Monitor the facility floor to ensure that an individual younger than 21 years old is identified, prohibited from accessing the facility floor in accordance with State Government Article, § 9-1E-11(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and, if necessary, immediately removed from the facility floor.

F. A sports wagering licensee's proposed surveillance department minimum staffing plan shall consider:

(1) Square footage and layout of the facility;

(2) Use of fixed and roving security posts;

(3) Activity level on a per-shift basis and identify it as slow, normal, or peak;

(4) Department supervisory needs; and

(5) A limit of one employee per monitor station.

G. A sports wagering licensee may not implement a change or amendment in the surveillance department minimum staffing plan approved by the Commission under §C of this regulation without the prior written approval of the Commission.

Md. Code Regs. 36.10.13.12

Amended effective 49:1 Md. R.16, eff. 1/13/2022