Commission Meeting: 9/25/2014

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission will meet on Thursday, September 25, 2014 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.

MINUTES

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  • Open Session – August 14, 2014

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
    • #182 Diamonds & Dollars $5
    • #185 Lucky 7 $5
    • #186 Big Play Crossword $10
    • #201 Fat 50s $1

OPERATOR REPORTS

  • Hollywood Casino Perryville – Matthew Heiskell, General Manager
  • Casino at Ocean Downs – Joe Cavilla, General Manager
  • Maryland Live! Casino – Robert Norton, President and General Manager
  • Rocky Gap Casino Resort – Scott Just, General Manager
  • Horseshoe Casino Baltimore – Chad Barnhill, Sr. Vice President and General Manager
  • MGM Resorts International – National Harbor – Lorenzo Creighton, President

STAFF REPORTS AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

Stephen Martino, Director

  • COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
  • Proposed Amended Regulation
  • COMAR 36.01.01.04 – General Provisions-General-Lottery and Gaming
  • Control Director
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Regulation 36.01.01.04
  • Delegation of Authority – Promotions
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Delegation of Authority

Gina Smith, Deputy Director/CFO

  • COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
  • Request for Proposal – Sports Venue and Event Sponsorship Services (#2015-03)
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff memo
  • Request for Proposal
  • Contract – Renewal Option – Video Lottery Terminals and Related Services
  • Master Contract (#2009-12)
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff memo
  • Contract

Charles Laboy, Assistant Director for Gaming

John Martin, Assistant Director for Lottery

John Mooney, Assistant Director for Enforcement

  • COMMISSION ACTION ITEM
  • Proposed Merger Agreement Between International Game Technology (IGT) and
  • GTECH S.p.A. (GTECH)
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Attachment
  • Proposed Merger Agreement Between Scientific Games Corporation (SGI) and Bally Technologies, Inc. (Bally)
  • Commission Action: Discussion, consideration and possible action
  • Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval
  • Staff Memo
  • Attachment

Jaclyn Vincent, Assistant Director for Policy & Planning and Chief of Staff

Robert Fontaine, Principal Counsel, Assistant Attorney General

MARYLAND LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

DIGITAL MARKETING AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Closed sessions, if necessary

OTHER MOTIONS

  • Next Commission Meeting: Lottery Offices, Thursday, October 23 at 10 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT