Commission Meeting: 8/28/2025

This regular commission meeting was held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2025 in person.

View a recording of the meeting here.

AGENDA

QUORUM ESTABLISHED

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  • Open Session – July 15, 2025
  • Closed Session – July 15, 2025

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR’S CITATION TO FORMER COMMISSIONER GEORGE DOETSCH

CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda are a variety of different 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 Commission Action Items at the end of the Agenda for further discussion and consideration.

1. New Instant Ticket Games

  • $2 #774 Harlem Globetrotters
  • $5 #775 Money Maker
  • $10 #776 Red 5s Doubler
  • $30 #777 200X The Cash
  • $1 #779 5X The Cash
  • $2 #780 10X The Cash
  • $5 #781 20X The Cash
  • $10 #782 50X The Cash
  • $20 #783 100X The Cash

2. Consent Agreements – Regulatory Violations

3. Consent Agreements – Mobile Sports Wagering Violations

4. Consent Agreements – Sports Wagering Violations

5. Consent Agreements – Underage Violations

6. Gaming License Application Denials/Revocations

7. Lottery Retailer License Revocation

8. Staff Reports

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
    Jacob Witmer, Senior Vice President, General Manager
  6. MGM National Harbor
    Ryan Geary, Vice President, CFO

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

1. John Martin, Director

COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

1. James Nielsen, Deputy Director, COO

  • Instant Ticket Lottery Machines and Related Services Contract Extension (#2014-02)

2. Michael Eaton, Managing Director, Gaming

Regulation Updates

  1. Gaming Provisions
  2. Table Games Provisions
  3. Skill-Based Amusement Devices
  4. Sports Wagering Provisions

3. John Mooney, Managing Director, Regulatory Oversight

  • Proposed Agreement and Plan to Merger Galaxy Gaming, Inc. and Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
  • Proposed Merger of IMG Arena US Parent, LLC and Sportradar Group AG
  • Qualification Hearing on Hillside (Maryland) LLC Application for an Online Sports Wagering Operator License
  • Request for Relocation of Sports Wagering Facility Canton Gaming, LLC d/b/a Finest Flag Gaming

CLOSED SESSION, if necessary

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

  • The next regular Commission Meeting will be held in-person on September 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at Maryland Lottery Headquarters

ADJOURNMENT