Commission Meeting: 8/14/2014

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission will meet on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 330, Baltimore MD  21230. For additional information, please contact Marie Torosino at 410-230-8790.

MINUTES

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  • Open Session – June 27, 2014

CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed on the consent agenda are a variety of different contracts and items that are routine in nature. If requested by a Commissioner, an item on the consent agenda may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed under Staff Reports/Commission Action Items for further discussion and consideration.

  • New Instant Ticket Games
    • #178 You Win $5
    • #181 I Love Cash $2
    • #183 Double Blackjack $1
    • #184 Black $20

OPERATOR REPORTS

  • Hollywood Casino Perryville – Matthew Heiskell, General Manager
  • Casino at Ocean Downs – Joe Cavilla, General Manager
  • Maryland Live! Casino – Robert Norton, President and General Manager
  • Rocky Gap Casino Resort – Scott Just, General Manager
  • Horseshoe Casino Baltimore – Chad Barnhill, Sr. Vice President and General Manager

VENDOR REPORTS

  • Scientific Games – Stephen Smith
  • Pollard Banknote – Julin Shaw
  • GTECH – Gary Cherwinski

STAFF REPORTS AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

Stephen Marino, Director

Gina Smith, Deputy Director/CFO

  • COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
  • Contract Modification – On-Line Gaming System Contract (#2005-11)
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff memo
  • Contract

Charles Laboy, Assistant Director for Gaming

  • COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
  • Amended Regulation
  • Regulation 36.05.05.06 Table Games – Craps Rules – Supplemental Wagers
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Regulations 36.05.05.06
  • Request for Approval of Instant Bingo Operations at Chesapeake Beach & Resort
  • Commission Action: Approval of the continued instant bingo operations and defer to the Director the authority to sign the license upon satisfactory completion of all licensing requirements.
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Regulatory Requirements for the Operation of Instant Bingo Machines
  • Request for Approval of Instant Bingo Operations at Wayson’s Bingo
  • Commission Action: Approval of the continued instant bingo operations and defer to the Director the authority to sign the license upon satisfactory completion of all licensing requirements.
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Regulatory Requirements for the Operation of Instant Bingo Machines

John Martin, Assistant Director for Lottery

John Mooney, Assistant Director for Enforcement

Jaclyn Vincent, Assistant Director for Policy & Planning and Chief of Staff

Robert Fontaine, Principal Counsel, Assistant Attorney General

COMMISSION ACTION ITEM

  • Request for Issuance of Gaming Operations License at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the license to commence gaming operations contingent on the sucessful completion of a controlled demonstration and other items as may be required by the Commission.
  • Staff Memo
  • Information Packet

CONSULTANT’S REPORT

  • The Impacts of the Introduction of Casinos on the Sales of Traditional Lottery Products in Maryland
  • Will Cummings, Cummings Associates and Doug Walker, Casinonomics Consulting LLC

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Closed sessions, if necessary

OTHER MOTIONS

  • Next Commission Meeting: Lottery Offices, Thursday, September 25 at 10 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT