Commission Meeting: 12/16/2021

This regular commission meeting was held on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Maryland Lottery and Gaming headquarters, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Ste. 330, Baltimore, MD 21230, in person and via livestream.

View a recording of the meeting here.

AGENDA

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  • Open Session – November 18, 2021
  • Open Session – December 2, 2021 – Special Commission Meeting

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

  • #575 $1 2 For $1
  • #576 $3 Skee-Ball
  • #577 $5 Fat Wallet
  • #578 $10 Mega 7’s
  • #580 $5 Family Feud

2. EGD Games and Component Testing

  • Certified Lab Software, Hardware and Game Certifications: VLTs, Table Game Components, and Instant Bingo Machines (11/4/21 – 12/2/21)

3. Consent Agreements – Regulatory Violations

4. Consent Agreements – Underage Violations

5. Licensing Revocation Reversal

6. Gaming License Application Denials/Revocations

7. Lottery Retailer License Revocations

8. Brad Burgess System Administration Work

9. Staff Reports

OPERATOR REPORTS
1. Hollywood Casino Perryville Allie Evangelista, General Manager
Timothy Shea, Vice President, Operations
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
Jeffrey Shrader, Vice President, Legal Counsel

VENDOR REPORTS
1. Scientific Games
Stephen Smith, General Manager
Jeff Hale, Assistant General Manager Operations
2. Pollard Banknote
Matt Isaac, Director, Retail Development
3. International Game Technology (IGT)
Carmen Vegas, Data Center Manager

STAFF REPORTS
1. John Martin, Director

COMMISSION ACTION ITEM

2. James Nielsen, Deputy Director, Chief Operating Officer

COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

3. John Mooney, Managing Director, Regulatory Oversight

COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

CLOSED SESSION, if necessary

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

  • The next Commission Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (third Thursday of the month), in-person at Maryland Lottery Headquarters, and via audio conference.

ADJOURNMENT