Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-1004 - Video lottery concessionaire license(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Concessionaire" means a lessee, a sublessee, or any other operator of an establishment that: (i) engages in the sale of beer, wine, and liquor by the drink or by the bottle on its premises for consumption anywhere in a video lottery facility; and(ii) is operated as a concession independent of a holder of a Class BWL-VLF license.(3) "Video lottery facility" means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.(b) There is a Class BWL-VLC (video lottery concessionaire) beer, wine, and liquor license.(c) The Board may issue a Class BWL-VLC license to one or more concessionaires operating in a video lottery facility.(d)(1) The license authorizes: (i) the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of the concessionaire for consumption: 1. anywhere in the video lottery facility; or2. on grounds controlled by the Class BWL-VLF license holder, as defined in the Class BWL-VLF license;(ii) the playing of music and dancing; and(iii) the sale and providing of beer, wine, and liquor throughout the video lottery facility and grounds controlled by the Class BWL-VLF license holder during those days and hours that the video lottery facility is open for business.(2) Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the Class BWL-VLC license may be taken anywhere in a video lottery facility or on grounds controlled by the Class BWL-VLF license holder, as defined in the Class BWL-VLF license.(e)(1) The annual license fee is $7,500.(2) The fee shall be paid to the Board on or before May 1.(f) A penalty or other sanction that is imposed for a violation of a regulation of the Board on the licensed premises of a holder of a Class BWL-VLC license shall apply to the concessionaire that the Board determines to be responsible for the violation.Md. Code art. Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis, § 12-1004Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 12-1004
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 1016,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 1015,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.