The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission will meet on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 330, Baltimore MD 21230. A portion of the meeting may be conducted in closed session. For additional information, please contact Marie Torosino at 410-230-8790.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Open Session – June 18, 2015
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
- #221 Extreme Green $5
- #222 Million Dollar Spectacular $20
- #223 Black Pearl 7s $2
VLT Games and Component Testing (6/4/15 – 8/11/15)
Consent Agreements – Regulatory Violations
- Hollywood Casino Perryville (Penn Cecil Maryland, Inc.)
- The Casino at Ocean Downs (Ocean Enterprise 589, Inc.)
- Maryland Live! Casino (PPE Casino Resorts Maryland, LLC)
- Rocky Gap Casino Resort (Evitts Resort, LLC)
Consent Agreements – Underage Violations
- The Casino at Ocean Downs (Ocean Enterprise 589, Inc.)
- Maryland Live! Casino (PPE Casino Resorts Maryland, LLC)
Gaming License Application Denials
OPERATOR REPORTS
- Hollywood Casino Perryville – Jeannie Magdefrau, Vice President of Finance
- The 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, Senior Vice President/General Manager
- MGM Resorts International – National Harbor – Mike Pappas, General Counsel
- Introductions
- Construction Update
VENDOR REPORTS
- Scientific Games – Stephen Smith
- Pollard Banknote – Julin Shaw
- GTECH – Carmen Vegas
STAFF REPORTS AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
Gordon Medenica, Director
- MLGCA sales and profit report
- MLGCA Sales and Revenue FY2015
- MLGCA VLT June revenue report
- MLGCA VLT July revenue report
- June Dashboard
- July Dashboard
COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
Authorization for Maryland to Participate in Cash4Life™, a Multi-Jurisdictional Game
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Staff Memo
- Game matrix and sales data from the other participating jurisdictions
Gina Smith, Deputy Director/CFO
- Report to Commission
- Budget Lottery Funds
- Budget VLT General Funds
- Budget VLT Special Funds
- MBE Report
Charles LaBoy, Assistant Director for Gaming
COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
Proposed Amended Regulations – Various
- 36.03.06.03 Voluntary Exclusion Program – Requirements
- 36.03.08.04 Collection and Deposit of Payments
- 36.03.10.08 Record Retention
- 36.03.10.10 Table of Organization
- 36.03.10.16 Internal Audit Department Standards
- 36.03.10.21 Wire Transfers
- 36.03.10.28 Counter Check Substitution, Consolidation, and Redemption
- 36.03.10.38 Jackpot Payout
- 36.03.10.42 Access of Bill Validator, Cash Storage, and Table Game Drop Boxes
- 36.03.10.43 Collection of Cash Storage and Table Game Drop Boxes
- 36.03.11.04 Table Games Surveillance Requirements
- 36.04.01.11 Average Payout Percentage
- 36.04.01.30 Progressive Proposal
- 36.05.02.01 Table Game Equipment
- 36.05.02.06 Tournament Chips
- 36.05.02.15 Cards
- 36.05.02.16 Cards – Receipt, Storage, Inspection, and Removal
- 36.05.03.11 Match Play Coupons
- 36.05.03.12 Use of Match Play Coupons 36.05.06.05 Poker – Shuffling and Cutting the Cards
- 36.05.06.05 Poker – Shuffling and Cutting the Cards
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Staff Memo
- Regulations
- Entity Approval – Information Technology Security Controls Audit
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Staff Memo
- Report
John Martin, Assistant Director for Lottery
COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
Proposed Amended Regulations – Lottery Provisions
- 36.02.01.01 Definitions
- 36.02.03.02 Sales of Lottery Tickets
- 36.02.04.03 Methods of Purchase
- 36.02.04.06 Agency Not Liable
- 36.02.05.01 On-Line Games
- 36.02.06.11 Payment of a Lottery Prize
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Staff Memo
- Regulations
John Mooney, Assistant Director for Enforcement
- Report to Commission
- Compliance Report – June 2015
- Compliance Report – July 2015
- Compliance Stats 2015
- Hollywood Casino – January – March 2015 Regulatory Violations
- Maryland Live – January – March 2015 Regulatory Violations
- Maryland Live – Underage Violations
- Ocean Downs – Underage Violations
- Ocean Downs – January – March 2015 Regulatory Violations
- Rocky Gap – January – March 2015 Regulatory Violations
Jaclyn Vincent, Assistant Director for Policy & Planning and Chief of Staff
Robert Fontaine, Principal Counsel, Assistant Attorney General
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION, if necessary
OTHER MOTIONS
- Next Commission Meeting: Lottery Offices, Thursday, September 24 at 10 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT