Commission Meeting: 10/23/2025

This commission meeting was held on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in person.

View a recording of the meeting here.

AMENDED AGENDA

QUORUM ESTABLISHED

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Open Session – September 25, 2025
• Closed Session – September 25, 2025

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR’S CITATION TO JAMES NIELSEN

CONSENT AGENDA

1. New Instant Ticket Games

• $2 #790 Maryland Treasures
• $5 #791 The Big Spin 2nd Edition
• $10 #792 Bingo X10 9th Edition
• $10 #793 Money Match

2. Consent Agreements – Regulatory Violations

• Ocean Downs Casino – April 2025

3. Consent Agreements – Sports Wagering Violations

• Riverboat on the Potomac – May 2025

4. Consent Agreements – Mobile Sports Wagering Violations

• Crown MD Online Gaming LLC d/b/a DraftKings – March 2025 – Amended
• Live! – FanDuel – March, April, May 2025

5. Consent Agreements – Underage Violations

• Hollywood Casino – Case No. 2025-01-001
• Horseshoe Casino – Case Nos. 2025-05-004 and -005
• MGM National Harbor – Case Nos. 2025-06-003 to -009

6. Gaming License Application Denials/Revocations

7. Requests for Removal from Exclusion List

8. Lottery Retailer License Revocation

9. Staff Reports

• James Nielsen, Deputy Director, Chief Operating Officer
• James Butler, Assistant Deputy Director, Chief of Staff
• Craig Lindsey, Managing Director, Administration
• Michael Eaton, Managing Director, Gaming
  • Lottery Voluntary Exclusion Program — September Report
  • Casino Voluntary Exclusion Program — September Report
  • Sports Wagering Voluntary Exclusion Program – September Report
  • Daily Fantasy Voluntary Exclusion Program – September Report
  • Bingo Voluntary Exclusion Program – September Report
  • EGD Spreadsheet – October
• John Mooney, Managing Director, Regulatory Oversight
  • Casino Compliance Report
  • Casino License Applications
  • Casino License Applications and Fees
  • Monthly eLicensing Statistic Report
  • Enforcement Statistics Report
• Paula Yocum, Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
• Solomon Ramsey, Managing Director, Sales and Marketing
• Seth Elkin, Managing Director, Communications
• Holly Knepper, Principal Counsel, Office of the Attorney General

OFFICE OF SMALL, MINORITY & WOMEN BUSINESS AFFAIRS (OSBA) REPORT

1. Gerald Stinnett, MBE Compliance Manager

OPERATOR REPORTS (Each Operator is limited to 5 minutes)

1. Hollywood Casino Perryville
   Amy Brennan, General Manager
2. Ocean Downs Casino
   Bobbi Jones, General Manager
3. Live! Casino
   Ryan Eller, General Manager
4. Rocky Gap Casino Resort
   Brian Kurtz, General Manager
5. Horseshoe Casino – Baltimore
   Arturo Ruvalcaba, Vice President of Casino Operations
6. MGM National Harbor
   Jeffrey Shrader, Vice President, General Counsel

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

1. John Martin, Director

• September 2025 Casino Report
• September 2025 Dashboard

COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

1. Michael Eaton, Managing Director, Gaming

• Regulations Updates

1. 1. Gaming Provisions
      • 36.03.06.01
      • 36.03.06.03
      • 36.03.10.38
   2. Video Lottery Terminals
      • 36.04.01.13
   3. Instant Bingo Machines
      • 36.07.04.14
      • 36.07.06.08
   4. Sports Wagering
      • 36.10.10.01
      • 36.10.13.29
      • 36.10.13.41

CLOSED SESSION, if necessary

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

• The next regular Commission Meeting will be held in-person on November 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at Maryland Lottery Headquarters, one week earlier due to the holiday.

ADJOURNMENT