The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission will meet on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 330, Baltimore MD 21230. For additional information, please contact Marie Torosino at 410-230-8790.
AGENDA – December 18, 2013
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Minutes from November 20, 2013
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
- #136 20 Grand Fortune $2
- #140 Orioles $5
- #142 Sparkling 7s $10
- #144 777 $1
- #145 5X Cash Club $5
- #147 Deluxe Cash Crossword $5
- #153 I Heart Crossword $3
- VLT Games and Component Testing
- Table Games and Component Testing
OPERATOR REPORTS
- Hollywood Casino Perryville – Steve Lambert
- Ocean Downs Casino – Joe Cavilla
- Maryland Live! Casino – Rob Norton
- Rocky Gap Resort – Scott Just
- Horseshoe Casino – Chad Barnhill
STAFF REPORTS AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
Stephen Martino, Director
Gina Smith, Deputy Director/CFO
- Report to Commission
- Budget – Lottery Special Funds
- Budget – VLT General Funds
- Budget – VLT Special Funds
- COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
- Renew/Modification – Instant Ticket Vending Machines (#2008-26)
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Contract
- Modification – Instant Ticket Games and Related Services Primary Contract (#2013-01P)
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Staff Memo
- Contract
Charles LaBoy, Assistant Director for Gaming
- COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
- Maryland Live! Casino VLT Reduction Request
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends continued monitoring of the Interblock machine performance
- Regulation – Minimum Internal Control Standards
- Amended Regulation
- Internal Audit Department Standards – Regulation 36.03.10.16
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Regulation – Video Lottery Terminals
- Amended Regulation
- Purchase or Lease of Video Lottery Terminals; Manufacturer Incentives –
- Regulation 36.04.02.01
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Regulations – Table Game Equipment
- Amended Regulations
- Dice – Receipt, Storage, Inspection and Removal – Regulation 36.05.02.13
- Cards – Receipt, Storage, Inspection and Removal – Regulation 36.05.02.16
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Staff Memo
- Amended Regulations 36.05.02.13 and 36.05.02.16
- Regulations – Electronic Gaming Devices
- Regulations to be Withdrawn
- General – Regulation 36.06.01
- Lawful and Unlawful Electronic Gaming Devices – Regulation 36.06.02
- Application and Licensing – Regulation 36.06.03
- General Requirements – Regulation 36.06.04
- Technical Standards – Regulation 36.06.05
- Enforcement – Regulation 36.06.06
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- New Regulations
- Regulations to be Withdrawn
John Martin, Assistant Director for Lottery
John Mooney, Assistant Director for Enforcement
- Report to Commission
- eLicensing Monthly Report
- Maryland Casino Compliance Stats
- Casino Compliance Report
- COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
- Amaya Americas Corporation Purchase of Diamond Games and Qualification of Amaya’s Principal Entities
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
- Transaction Agreement between Apollo Fund VIII and AGS Partners, LLC
- Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
- Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
Jaclyn Vincent, Director of Gaming Research and Chief of Staff
Robert Fontaine, Principal Counsel, Assistant Attorney General
LOTTERY SALES ASSESSMENT STUDY
PUBLIC COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
Closed Session, if necessary
OTHER MOTIONS
- Next Commission Meeting: Lottery Offices, January 23, 2014, 10 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT