This regular commission meeting was held on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. via livestream.
View a recording of the meeting here.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Open Session – December 16, 2021
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.
1. New Instant Ticket Games
- #579 ($2) Blazing Hot Cash
- #581 ($10) $600 Cash In Hand
- #582 ($1) Show Me $1,000
- #583 ($2) Show Me $10,000
- #584 ($5) Show Me $50,000
- #585 ($10) Show Me $100,000
- #586 ($20) Show Me $1,000,000
2. EGD Games and Component Testing
- Certified Lab Software, Hardware and Game Certifications: VLTs, Table Game Components, and Instant Bingo Machines (12/2/21 – 1/6/22)
3. Consent Agreements – Regulatory Violations
4. Consent Agreements – Underage Violations
- Ocean Downs Casino – Case No. 2021-02-001
- Rocky Gap Casino – Case No. 2021-04-002
5. Gaming License Application Denials/Revocations
6. Licensing Revocation Reversal
7. Staff Reports
- James Butler, Assistant Deputy Director, Chief of Staff
- James Logue, Managing Director, Gaming
- Al Ringgold, Senior Director of Sales
- Carole Gentry, Managing Director, Communications
- Jill Baer, Director, Creative Services
- Holly Citko, Principal Counsel, Office of the Attorney General
OPERATOR REPORTS
1. Hollywood Casino Perryville
Allie Evangelista, General Manager
2. Ocean Downs Casino
Bobbi Sample, General Manager
3. Live! Casino
Robert Tedesco, Assistant General Manager
4. Rocky Gap Casino Resort
Brian Kurtz, General Manager
5. Horseshoe Casino – Baltimore
Randy Conroy, Vice President, General Manager
6. MGM National Harbor
Melonie Johnson, President, COO
STAFF REPORTS
1. John Martin, Director
2. James Nielsen, Deputy Director, Chief Operating Officer
COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
- Live! Casino – Request for Temporary VLT Reduction
3. Paula Yocum, Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
- Report to Commission
- ACFR FY2021
- Audited Special Purpose Financial Statements — June 30, 2021
- Financial Statements for the Years Ending June 30, 2021 and 2020
- Independent Accountants’ Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures — Cash4Life
- Independent Accountants’ Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures — Mega Millions
- Independent Accountants’ Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures — Mega Plier
- Independent Accountants’ Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures — Powerball
- Independent Accountants’ Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures — Power Play
COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
- Auditing and Accounting Services Contract (#2015-04) – Modification #4
4. John Mooney, Managing Director, Regulatory Oversight
- Report to Commission
- Casino Compliance Report
- Casino License Applications
- Casino License Applications and Fees
- Monthly eLicensing Statistic Report
- Enforcement Statistics Report
COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
- Licensing and Dunning Systems Additions, Enhancement and Maintenance Task Order Agreement (#2015-08) – Modification #6
CLOSED SESSION, if necessary
DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
- The next Commission Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in-person at Maryland Lottery Headquarters, and via audio conference.
ADJOURNMENT