Md. Code Regs. 36.04.01.27

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 36.04.01.27 - Cashless Funds Transfer System - Additional Requirements

A. A facility operator may utilize a cashless funds transfer system that has been tested, certified, and approved under this chapter.

B. A facility operator shall, in a form and in a time frame specified by the Commission, submit a report to the Commission detailing any adjustment made to the amount of a credit transferred to or from a video lottery terminal, table game, or wagering account by means of a cashless funds transfer system.

C. A facility operator utilizing a cashless funds transfer system shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission under COMAR 36.03.10.05 a procedures addressing the integrity, security, and control of a cashless funds transfer system.

D. A facility operator's internal controls shall address:

(1) Set-up and administration of a player account including:

(a) The procedures utilized to create a unique access code to, and a unique player identification number for, a player account; and

(b) The controls employed to secure a player's access code;

(2) The intended scope of use of a cashless funds transfer system including whether it will be used to:

(a) Transfer credits to a video lottery terminal, table game, or wagering account; and

(b) Transfer credits from a video lottery terminal, table game, or wagering account to a player account; and

(3) Documentation of individual player transactions including a requirement that:

(a) Each transaction is identified, at a minimum, by:

(i) Date and time;

(ii) Video lottery terminal manufacturer serial number or Commission asset number, table game number, or wagering account number; and

(iii) The player's account identification number;

(b) A statement of player account activity is available to a player on:

(i) Submission of a signed request for the statement at the cashiers' cage; and

(ii) Establishing the identification of the player including the authenticity of the player's signature on the request for the statement in accordance with the signature authentication procedures in COMAR 36.03.10.20 a;

(c) The statement of player account activity required under this regulation summarize, at a minimum, a player's activity during the month prior to the date of the request for a statement and include:

(i) Player's beginning credit balance;

(ii) Credits earned during the month;

(iii) Credits transferred to a video lottery terminal, table game, or wagering account;

(iv) Credits transferred from a video lottery terminal, table game, or wagering account to a player account; and

(v) Player's ending credit balance; and

(d) The statement of player account activity required under this regulation need not include promotional play credits transferred to a player without regard to the identity of the player.

Md. Code Regs. 36.04.01.27

Regulations .27 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 470); amended effective 48:18 Md. R. 695, eff. 9/6/2021