Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB17 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0017
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 17
8	8	C7 5lr1247
9	9	HB 1319/24 – W&M (PRE–FILED) CF 5lr1888
10	10	By: Delegate Atterbeary
11	11	Requested: October 16, 2024
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Ways and Means
14	14
15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
16	16
17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Internet Gaming – Authorization and Implementation 2
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue 3
22	22	certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain 4
23	23	Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate 5
24	24	Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an 6
25	25	Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration 7
26	26	in order to participate in Internet gaming; authorizing the Governor, on 8
27	27	recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional 9
28	28	Internet gaming agreements with certain other governments, subject to certain 10
29	29	limitations; providing that certain payments to certain former video lottery facility 11
30	30	employees may not be subtracted from the calculation of a certain benefit; 12
31	31	establishing the Video Lottery Facility Employee Displacement Fund as a special, 13
32	32	nonlapsing fund; submitting this Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the 14
33	33	State; and generally relating to Internet gaming. 15
34	34
35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16
36	36	Article – Economic Development 17
37	37	Section 5–1501(a) 18
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
39	39	(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
40	40
41	41	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21
42	42	Article – Economic Development 22
43	43	Section 5–1501(b)(1) 23
44	44	Annotated Code of Maryland 24
45	45	(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25
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47	47	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 26
48	48	Article – Education 27 2 HOUSE BILL 17
49	49
50	50
51	51	Section 5–206(b) 1
52	52	Annotated Code of Maryland 2
53	53	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
54	54
55	55	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4
56	56	Article – Education 5
57	57	Section 5–206(f) and 5–235(a) 6
58	58	Annotated Code of Maryland 7
59	59	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 8
60	60
61	61	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
62	62	Article – Labor and Employment 10
63	63	Section 8–803(d) 11
64	64	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
65	65	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
66	66
67	67	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
68	68	Article – State Government 15
69	69	Section 9–1A–28(a) and 9–1A–29(a) 16
70	70	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
71	71	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
72	72
73	73	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
74	74	Article – State Government 20
75	75	Section 9–1A–28(b)(1) and 9–1A–29(b)(1) 21
76	76	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
77	77	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23
78	78
79	79	BY adding to 24
80	80	Article – State Government 25
81	81	Section 9–1F–01 through 9–1F–13 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 1F. Internet 26
82	82	Gaming” 27
83	83	Annotated Code of Maryland 28
84	84	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 29
85	85
86	86	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 30
87	87	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 31
88	88
89	89	Article – Economic Development 32
90	90
91	91	5–1501. 33
92	92
93	93	(a) There is a Small, Minority, and Women–Owned Businesses Account under the 34
94	94	authority of the Department. 35
95	95
96	96	(b) (1) The Account shall receive money as required under [§ 9–1A–27] §§ 36
97	97	9–1A–27 AND 9–1F–05 of the State Government Article. 37 HOUSE BILL 17 3
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100	100
101	101	Article – Education 1
102	102
103	103	5–206. 2
104	104
105	105	(b) There is the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund. 3
106	106
107	107	(f) The Fund consists of: 4
108	108
109	109	(1) Revenue distributed to the Fund under Title 9, Subtitles 1D [and 1E] 5
110	110	THROUGH 1F of the State Government Article and §§ 2–4A–02, 2–605.1, and 2–1303 of 6
111	111	the Tax – General Article; 7
112	112
113	113	(2) Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund; and 8
114	114
115	115	(3) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the 9
116	116	Fund. 10
117	117
118	118	5–235. 11
119	119
120	120	(a) (1) (i) Subject to PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND 12
121	121	subsection (o) of this section and beginning in fiscal year 2023, the county governing body 13
122	122	shall levy and appropriate an annual tax sufficient to provide an amount of revenue for 14
123	123	elementary and secondary public education purposes equal to the local share of major 15
124	124	education aid as adjusted under § 5–239 of this subtitle. 16
125	125
126	126	(ii) For the purposes of calculating the local share of major education 17
127	127	aid and regardless of the source of the funds, all funds that a county board, including the 18
128	128	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, is authorized to expend for schools may be 19
129	129	considered as levied by the county council, board of county commissioners, or the Mayor 20
130	130	and City Council of Baltimore except for: 21
131	131
132	132	1. State appropriations; 22
133	133
134	134	2. Federal education aid payments; and 23
135	135
136	136	3. The amount of the expenditure authorized for debt service 24
137	137	and capital outlay. 25
138	138
139	139	(2) Subject to PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND subsection (o) 26
140	140	of this section and except as provided in subsection (a–1) of this section, the county 27
141	141	governing body shall appropriate local funds to the school operating budget in an amount 28
142	142	no less than the product of the county’s enrollment count for the current fiscal year and the 29
143	143	local appropriation on a per pupil basis for the prior fiscal year using enrollment count. 30
144	144	4 HOUSE BILL 17
145	145
146	146
147	147	(3) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 1
148	148	THEREAFTER , THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY SHALL: 2
149	149
150	150	(I) SUBTRACT THE AMOUNT O F INTERNET GAMING PROCE EDS 3
151	151	DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL JURISDICTIO NS FOR EDUCATION FUN DING UNDER § 4
152	152	9–1F–05(B)(2)(VIII) OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE FROM THE TOTA L 5
153	153	AMOUNTS CALCULATED U NDER PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 6
154	154
155	155	(II) APPROPRIATE TO THE SC HOOL OPERATING BUDGE T THE 7
156	156	AMOUNT OF INTERNET GAMING PROCE EDS THAT THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY 8
157	157	RECEIVED. 9
158	158
159	159	Article – Labor and Employment 10
160	160
161	161	8–803. 11
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163	163	(d) (1) Except as provided in § 8–1207 of this title for the work sharing 12
164	164	program and § 8–1604 of this title for the Self–Employment Assistance Program, an eligible 13
165	165	claimant shall be paid a weekly benefit amount that is computed by: 14
166	166
167	167	(i) determining the claimant’s weekly benefit amount under this 15
168	168	section; 16
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170	170	(ii) adding any allowance for a dependent to which the claimant is 17
171	171	entitled under § 8–804 of this subtitle; and 18
172	172
173	173	(iii) subject to [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (4) of this 19
174	174	subsection, subtracting any wages exceeding $50 payable to the claimant for the week. 20
175	175
176	176	(2) In computing benefits under this subsection, a fraction of a dollar shall 21
177	177	be rounded to the next lower dollar. 22
178	178
179	179	(3) A payment to an individual as compensation for serving as an election 23
180	180	judge for a local board of elections in the State may not be included when computing the 24
181	181	wages required to be subtracted under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection. 25
182	182
183	183	(4) A PAYMENT TO A FORMER VIDEO LOTTERY FACILI TY EMPLOYEE 26
184	184	FROM THE VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITY EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENT FUND 27
185	185	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9–1F–13 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE MAY NOT 28
186	186	BE INCLUDED WHEN COM PUTING THE WAGES REQ UIRED TO BE SUBTRACTED UNDER 29
187	187	PARAGRAPH (1)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 30
188	188
189	189	Article – State Government 31
190	190
191	191	9–1A–28. 32
192	192	HOUSE BILL 17 5
193	193
194	194
195	195	(a) There is a Purse Dedication Account under the authority of the State Racing 1
196	196	Commission. 2
197	197
198	198	(b) (1) The Account shall receive money as required under § 9–1A–27 of this 3
199	199	subtitle AND § 9–1F–05 OF THIS TITLE. 4
200	200
201	201	9–1A–29. 5
202	202
203	203	(a) There is a Racetrack Facility Renewal Account under the authority of the 6
204	204	State Racing Commission. 7
205	205
206	206	(b) (1) The Account shall receive money as required under § 9–1A–27 of this 8
207	207	subtitle AND § 9–1F–05 OF THIS TITLE for the first 16 years of operations at each video 9
208	208	lottery facility. 10
209	209
210	210	SUBTITLE 1F. INTERNET GAMING. 11
211	211
212	212	9–1F–01. 12
213	213
214	214	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 13
215	215	INDICATED. 14
216	216
217	217	(B) “COMMISSION” MEANS THE STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL 15
218	218	COMMISSION. 16
219	219
220	220	(C) “ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN TAGED AREA” MEANS A GEOGRAPHIC A REA, 17
221	221	IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION, THAT MEETS THREE OR MORE OF THE 18
222	222	FOLLOWING CRITERIA : 19
223	223
224	224	(1) HAS A MEDIAN INCOME RATE THAT IS 80% OR LESS OF THE 20
225	225	AVERAGE MEDIAN HOUS EHOLD INCOME OF THE STATE WITHIN WHICH T HE 21
226	226	GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS L OCATED; 22
227	227
228	228	(2) HAS AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THAT IS AT LEAS T 150% OF THE 23
229	229	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF THE STATE WITHIN WHI CH THE GEOGRAPHIC AR EA IS 24
230	230	LOCATED; 25
231	231
232	232	(3) HAS AN UNINSURED RAT E THAT IS AT LEAST 150% OF THE HEALTH 26
233	233	UNINSURED RATE OF TH E STATE WITHIN WHICH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS 27
234	234	LOCATED; 28
235	235
236	236	(4) HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 29
237	237	PARTICIPATION RATE T HAT IS AT LEAST 150% OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 30
238	238	ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATE O F THE STATE WITHIN WHI CH THE 31
239	239	GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS L OCATED; AND 32 6 HOUSE BILL 17
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241	241
242	242
243	243	(5) HAS A POVERTY RATE T HAT IS AT LEAST 150% OF THE POVERTY 1
244	244	RATE IN THE STATE WI THIN WHICH THE GEOGR APHIC AREA IS LOCATE D. 2
245	245
246	246	(D) “INTERNET GAMING ” MEANS CASINO –STYLE GAMING THROUGH AN 3
247	247	ONLINE GAMING SYSTEM : 4
248	248
249	249	(1) ON A COMPUTER , A MOBILE DEVICE , OR ANY OTHER INTERAC TIVE 5
250	250	DEVICE; AND 6
251	251
252	252	(2) THAT IS CONDUCTED BY AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE OR A 7
253	253	PERSON WHO OPERATES INTERNET GAMING ON BE HALF OF AN INTERNET GAMING 8
254	254	LICENSEE. 9
255	255
256	256	(E) “INTERNET GAMING LIC ENSE” MEANS A LICENSE ISSU ED BY THE 10
257	257	COMMISSION TO CONDUCT INTERNET GAMING IN TH E STATE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH 11
258	258	THIS SUBTITLE. 12
259	259
260	260	(F) “INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE” MEANS THE HOLDER OF AN INTERNET 13
261	261	GAMING LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 14
262	262
263	263	(G) “INTERNET GAMING OPERA TOR” MEANS AN ENTITY THAT HOLDS A 15
264	264	LICENSE ISSUED BY TH E COMMISSION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE TO CONDUCT AND 16
265	265	OPERATE INTERNET GAMING ON BE HALF OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE. 17
266	266
267	267	(H) (1) “PERSONAL NET WORTH ” MEANS THE NET VALUE OF THE ASSETS 18
268	268	HELD BY AN INDIVIDUA L, INCLUDING THE INDIVI DUAL’S SHARE OF ASSETS HE LD 19
269	269	JOINTLY OR AS COMMUN ITY PROPERTY WITH TH E INDIVIDUAL’S SPOUSE, AFTER 20
270	270	TOTAL LIABILITIES AR E DEDUCTED. 21
271	271
272	272	(2) “PERSONAL NET WORTH ” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 22
273	273
274	274	(I) THE INDIVIDUAL ’S OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN AN APPLICANT 23
275	275	FOR LICENSURE UNDER T HIS SUBTITLE; 24
276	276
277	277	(II) THE INDIVIDUAL ’S EQUITY IN THE INDI VIDUAL’S PRIMARY 25
278	278	PLACE OF RESIDENCE ; 26
279	279
280	280	(III) ANY MORTGAGE OR LOAN SECURED BY THE INDIV IDUAL’S 27
281	281	PRIMARY PLACE OF RES IDENCE AS A LIABILIT Y; OR 28
282	282
283	283	(IV) THE CASH VALUE OF AN Y QUALIFIED RETIREMENT SAVI NGS 29
284	284	PLANS OR INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS . 30
285	285	HOUSE BILL 17 7
286	286
287	287
288	288	(I) “PROCEEDS” MEANS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BET ON INTERNET 1
289	289	GAMING, LESS: 2
290	290
291	291	(1) THE AMOUNT RETURNED TO SUCCESSFUL PLAYER S; 3
292	292
293	293	(2) THE CASH EQUIVALENTS OF ANY MERCHANDISE O R THING OF 4
294	294	VALUE AWA RDED AS A PRIZE TO S UCCESSFUL PLAYERS ; AND 5
295	295
296	296	(3) THROUGH THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF OPERATION O F AN INTERNET 6
297	297	GAMING LICENSEE : 7
298	298
299	299	(I) IF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE’S PROCEEDS DO NOT 8
300	300	EXCEED $4,000,000 DURING THE IMMEDIATE LY PRECEDING YEAR OF OPERATION, 9
301	301	35% OF FREE PLAY AND PROMOT IONAL CREDITS REDEEM ED BY PLAYERS; 10
302	302
303	303	(II) IF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE’S PROCEEDS ARE AT 11
304	304	LEAST $4,000,000 BUT DO NOT EXCEED $8,000,000 DURING THE IMMEDIATE LY 12
305	305	PRECEDING YEAR OF OP ERATION, 31.25% OF FREE PLAY AND PRO MOTIONAL 13
306	306	CREDITS REDEEMED BY PLAYERS ; 14
307	307
308	308	(III) IF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE’S PROCEEDS ARE AT 15
309	309	LEAST $8,000,000 BUT DO NOT EXCEED $10,000,000 DURING THE IMMEDIATE LY 16
310	310	PRECEDING YEAR OF OP ERATION, 27.5% OF FREE PLAY AND PRO MOTIONAL 17
311	311	CREDITS REDEEMED BY PLAYERS; 18
312	312
313	313	(IV) IF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE’S PROCEEDS ARE AT 19
314	314	LEAST $10,000,000 BUT DO NOT EXCEED $12,000,000 DURING THE IMMEDIATE LY 20
315	315	PRECEDING YEAR OF OP ERATION, 23.75% OF FREE PLAY AND PRO MOTIONAL 21
316	316	CREDITS REDEEMED BY PLAYERS; OR 22
317	317
318	318	(V) IF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE’S PROCEEDS 23
319	319	EXCEEDED $12,000,000 DURING THE IMMEDIATE LY PRECEDING YEAR OF 24
320	320	OPERATION, 20% OF FREE PLAY AND PRO MOTIONAL CREDITS RED EEMED BY 25
321	321	PLAYERS. 26
322	322
323	323	(J) “SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICA NT” MEANS AN APPLICANT F OR AN INTERNET 27
324	324	GAMING LICENSE WHO S ATISFIES AT LEAST TW O OF THE FOLLOWING CRITER IA: 28
325	325
326	326	(1) LIVED IN AN ECONOMIC ALLY DISADVANTAGED A REA FOR AT 29
327	327	LEAST 5 OF THE 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PR ECEDING THE SUBMISSI ON OF THE 30
328	328	APPLICATION; 31
329	329
330	330	(2) ATTENDED A PUBLIC SC HOOL IN AN ECONOMICA LLY 32
331	331	DISADVANTAGED AREA F OR AT LEAST 5 YEARS; 33 8 HOUSE BILL 17
332	332
333	333
334	334
335	335	(3) FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS, ATTENDED A 4–YEAR INSTITUTION OF 1
336	336	HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE WHERE AT LEAST 40% OF THE INDIVIDUALS W HO 2
337	337	ATTEND THE INSTITUTI ON OF HIGHER EDUCATI ON ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PELL 3
338	338	GRANT; AND 4
339	339
340	340	(4) HAS A PERSONAL NET W ORTH THAT DOES NO T EXCEED AN 5
341	341	AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION TO ENCOURA GE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, 6
342	342	AND INCLUSION IN THE INTERNET GAMING INDUS TRY. 7
343	343
344	344	(K) “VIDEO LOTTERY FACILIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–1A–01 8
345	345	OF THIS TITLE. 9
346	346
347	347	(L) “VIDEO LOTTERY OPERATO R” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 9–1A–01 10
348	348	OF THIS TITLE. 11
349	349
350	350	9–1F–02. 12
351	351
352	352	(A) (1) THIS SUBTITLE AUTHORI ZES AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE TO 13
353	353	CONDUCT AND OPERATE INTERNET GAMING IN TH E STATE AS PROVIDED IN THIS 14
354	354	SUBTITLE. 15
355	355
356	356	(2) AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE MAY ENTER INTO A N 16
357	357	AGREEMENT WITH UP TO ONE INTERNET GAMING OPERA TOR. 17
358	358
359	359	(B) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN THIS SUBT ITLE, THE COMMISSION 18
360	360	SHALL REGULATE INTERNET GAMING AND T HE CONDUCT OF INTERNET GAMING TO 19
361	361	THE SAME EXTENT THAT THE COMMISSION REGULATES THE OPERATION OF VID EO 20
362	362	LOTTERY TERMINALS AND TABLE G AMES UNDER SUBTITLE 1A OF THIS TITLE AND 21
363	363	MOBILE SPORTS WAGERI NG UNDER SUBTITLE 1E OF THIS TITLE. 22
364	364
365	365	(C) UNLESS THE CONTEXT RE QUIRES OTHERWISE , THE REQUIREMENTS 23
366	366	UNDER §§ 9–1A–04, 9–1A–06, 9–1A–07, 9–1A–08, 9–1A–12, 9–1A–14, 9–1A–18, 24
367	367	9–1A–19, 9–1A–20, AND 9–1A–25 OF THIS TITLE APPLY TO THE AUTHORITY , DUTIES, 25
368	368	AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION, AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE, 26
369	369	AND AN EMPLOYEE OR A CONTRACTOR OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE UNDER 27
370	370	THIS SUBTITLE. 28
371	371
372	372	(D) (1) THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE LICENSED UN DER THIS 29
373	373	SUBTITLE: 30
374	374
375	375	(I) A PERSON THAT CONDUC TS INTERNET GAMING ; 31
376	376	HOUSE BILL 17 9
377	377
378	378
379	379	(II) A PERSON THAT CONDUC TS INTERNET GAMING ON BE HALF 1
380	380	OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE, INCLUDING AN INTERNET GAMING OPERA TOR; 2
381	381
382	382	(III) A LIVE STUDIO DEALER , AS DEFINED UNDER § 9–1F–10 OF 3
383	383	THIS SUBTITLE; 4
384	384
385	385	(IV) A PERSON NOT LICENSE D UNDER ITEM (I), (II), OR (III) OF 5
386	386	THIS PARAGRAPH THAT MANAGES, OPERATES, SUPPLIES, PROVIDES SECURITY FO R, 6
387	387	OR PROVIDES SERVICE , MAINTENANCE , OR REPAIRS FOR AN INTERNET GAMING 7
388	388	LICENSEE; AND 8
389	389
390	390	(V) AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECT LY EMPLOYED IN THE O PERATION 9
391	391	OF INTERNET GAMING BY AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE IF THE INDIVIDUA L DOES 10
392	392	NOT OTHERWISE HOLD A VALID LICENSE UNDER SUBTITLE 1A OF THIS TITLE. 11
393	393
394	394	(2) THE COMMISSION MAY BY REG ULATION REQUIRE A PE RSON THAT 12
395	395	CONTRACTS WITH A LIC ENSEE AND THE PERSON ’S EMPLOYEES TO OBTAI N A 13
396	396	LICENSE UNDER THIS S UBTITLE IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE 14
397	397	LICENSING REQUIREMEN TS ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC 15
398	398	INTEREST AND ACCOMPL ISH THE POLICIES EST ABLISHED BY THIS SUBTITLE. 16
399	399
400	400	(3) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THIS SUBTIT LE, THE 17
401	401	COMMISSION MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR A LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS SU BTITLE. 18
402	402
403	403	(E) (1) THE COMMISSION MAY NOT IS SUE A LICENSE TO A P ERSON 19
404	404	DESCRIBED UNDER SUBS ECTION (D)(1)(II) OR (IV) OF THIS SECTION IF THE 20
405	405	APPLICANT OR ANY OF THE APPLICANT ’S AFFILIATES, INCLUDING AN ENTITY UNDER 21
406	406	COMMON CONTROL , IS KNOWINGLY ACCEPTI NG REVENUE THAT IS D IRECTLY OR 22
407	407	INDIRECTLY DERIVED F ROM: 23
408	408
409	409	(I) A JURISDICTION ON TH E BLACK LIST OF MONEY 24
410	410	LAUNDERING COUNTRIES ESTA BLISHED BY THE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE; 25
411	411
412	412	(II) A JURISDICTION DESIG NATED AS A STATE SPONSOR OF 26
413	413	TERRORISM BY THE UNITED STATES; OR 27
414	414
415	415	(III) A JURISDICTION IN WH ICH ONLINE CASINO GA MING IS 28
416	416	PROHIBITED AND THE R EVENUE IS DERIVED FR OM ONLINE CASINO GAMING IN THAT 29
417	417	JURISDICTION. 30
418	418
419	419	(2) IF AT ANY TIME DURING THE LICENSURE OF A P ERSON DESCRIBED 31
420	420	UNDER SUBSECTION (D)(1)(II) OR (IV) OF THIS SECTION THE COMMISSION 32
421	421	DETERMINES THAT THE LICENSE HOLDER OR AN Y OF THE LICENSE HOL DER’S 33
422	422	AFFILIATES, INCLUDING AN ENTI TY UNDER COMMON CONT ROL, IS KNOWINGLY 34 10 HOUSE BILL 17
423	423
424	424
425	425	ACCEPTING REVENUE TH AT IS DIRECTLY OR IN DIRECTLY DERIVED FRO M A 1
426	426	JURISDICTION DESCRIB ED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 2
427	427	COMMISSION MAY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE L ICENSE HOLDER IF THE 3
428	428	COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT, AFTER NOTICE AND OPP ORTUNITY FOR A 4
429	429	HEARING, IT WOULD FURTHER THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO D ISCONTINUE THE 5
430	430	OPERATIONS OF THE LI CENSE HOLDER WITHIN THE STATE. 6
431	431
432	432	(3) (I) 1. IN THIS PARAGRAPH THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE 7
433	433	THE MEANINGS INDICAT ED. 8
434	434
435	435	2. “ILLEGAL INTERACTIVE GAMING M ARKET” MEANS A 9
436	436	JURISDICTION IN WHIC H INTERACTIVE GAMING IS PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF 10
437	437	THAT JURISDICTION . 11
438	438
439	439	3. “INTERACTIVE GAME CONT ENT” MEANS HARDWARE , 12
440	440	SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS, AND SERVERS USED TO OPERATE, CONDUCT, OR OFFER 13
441	441	INTERACTIV E GAMBLING GAMES . 14
442	442
443	443	(II) THE COMMISSION SHALL REQU IRE A PERSON DESCRIB ED 15
444	444	UNDER SUBSECTION (D)(1)(II) AND (IV) OF THIS SUBSECTION , ON APPLICATION FOR 16
445	445	A LICENSE AND ANNUAL LY FOLLOWING THE ISS UANCE OF A LICENSE , TO SUBMIT A 17
446	446	DISCLOSURE STATING T HE JURISDICTI ONS IN WHICH THE APP LICANT OR LICENSE 18
447	447	HOLDER OR ANY AFFILI ATE OF THE APPLICANT OR LICENSE HOLDER , DURING THE 19
448	448	IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G 12–MONTH PERIOD , DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT LY 20
449	449	ACCEPTED REVENUE FRO M THE SUPPLY OF INTE RACTIVE GAME CONTENT IN AN 21
450	450	ILLEGAL INTERACTIV E GAMING MARKET . 22
451	451
452	452	(III) A MATERIAL MISREPRESEN TATION OR OMISSION O N THE 23
453	453	DISCLOSURE REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y, IN 24
454	454	THE DISCRETION OF TH E COMMISSION, RESULT IN THE DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION 25
455	455	FOR A LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE OR , IN THE CASE OF A LIC ENSE HOLDER , 26
456	456	DISCIPLINARY ACTION , INCLUDING A SUSPENSI ON OR REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE 27
457	457	AND PENALTIES FOR OF FICERS OR BOARD MEMB ERS OF THE LICENSE H OLDER. 28
458	458
459	459	(F) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS THAT E STABLISH: 29
460	460
461	461	(1) THE FORM AND CO NTENT OF AN APPLICAT ION FOR ANY LICENSE 30
462	462	REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE; 31
463	463
464	464	(2) STANDARDS, PROCEDURES , AND RULES THAT GOVER N THE 32
465	465	CONDUCT AND OPERATIO N OF INTERNET GAMING ; AND 33
466	466
467	467	(3) ANY OTHER REGULATION NECESSARY TO CARRY O UT THE 34
468	468	PROVISIONS OF THIS S UBTITLE. 35 HOUSE BILL 17 11
469	469
470	470
471	471
472	472	9–1F–03. 1
473	473
474	474	(A) IT IS THE INTENT OF T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THIS SU BTITLE BE 2
475	475	IMPLEMENTED IN A MAN NER THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMIT TED BY STATE AND 3
476	476	FEDERAL LAW , MAXIMIZES THE ABILIT Y OF MINORITIES , WOMEN, AND 4
477	477	MINORITY– AND WOMEN –OWNED BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNET 5
478	478	GAMING INDUSTRY , INCLUDING THROUGH TH E OWNERSHIP OF ENTIT IES LICENSED 6
479	479	TO CONDUCT INTERNET GAMING . 7
480	480
481	481	(B) (1) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 8
482	482	THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE TO: 9
483	483
484	484	1. A VIDEO LOTTERY OPERATOR ; 10
485	485
486	486	2. THE HOLDER OF A SPOR TS WAGERING FACILITY 11
487	487	LICENSE DESCRIBED UN DER § 9–1E–06(A)(2)(I)2 OR 3 OF THIS TITLE; AND 12
488	488
489	489	3. APPLICANTS THAT : 13
490	490
491	491	A. HAVE MAINTAINED THE APPLICANTS’ 14
492	492	HEADQUARTERS IN THE STATE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS; 15
493	493
494	494	B. EMPLOYED ON DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND CONTINUE 16
495	495	TO EMPLOY , AT LEAST 250 EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE ON A FULL –TIME OR 17
496	496	FULL–TIME EQUIVALENT BASI S; 18
497	497
498	498	C. DURING THE PERIOD BE GINNING JANUARY 1, 2018, 19
499	499	AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, FILED AN APPLICATION OR RENEWA L 20
500	500	APPLICATION TO OWN A N EQUITY INTEREST OF AT LEAST 5% IN A VIDEO LOTTERY 21
501	501	OPERATOR AND WERE FO UND BY THE COMMISSION TO BE QUAL IFIED; 22
502	502
503	503	D. AGREE TO OPERATE THE INTERNET GAMING 23
504	504	BUSINESS USING A BRA ND ASSOCIATED WITH A MARYLAND–BASED APPLICANT , 24
505	505	SUBJECT TO WAIVER BY THE COMMISSION AFTER 1 FULL YEAR OF OPERATI ON; AND 25
506	506
507	507	E. COMMIT TO SPEND AT L EAST $5,000,000 DURING THE 26
508	508	INITIAL TERM OF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE TO BUILD AND OPER ATE A LIVE 27
509	509	GAMING STUDIO , AS DEFINED UNDER § 9–1F–10 OF THIS SUBTITLE , OR A STUDIO 28
510	510	FOR TELEVISION AND F ILM PRODUCTIONS UNDE R THE AUSPICES OF TH E 29
511	511	MARYLAND FILM OFFICE WITHIN THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 30
512	512	DIVISION OF TOURISM, FILM, AND THE ARTS. 31
513	513	12 HOUSE BILL 17
514	514
515	515
516	516	(II) 1. THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE A VIDEO LOTTERY 1
517	517	OPERATOR AN ADDITION AL INTERNET GAMING LICENSE IF , AT THE TIME OF 2
518	518	APPLICATION FOR A LI CENSE UNDER SUBPARAG RAPH (I)1 OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 3
519	519	THE VIDEO LOTTERY OP ERATOR CONCURRENTLY APPLIES FOR A LICENS E THAT THE 4
520	520	VIDEO LOTTERY OPERAT OR AGREES TO OPERATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOCIAL 5
521	521	EQUITY APPLICA NTS WHO DEMONSTRATE DIRECT OR INDIRECT O WNERSHIP OF AT 6
522	522	LEAST 33% IN A JOINT VENTURE . 7
523	523
524	524	2. IF A VIDEO LOTTERY OP ERATOR APPLIES FOR A 8
525	525	LICENSE IN ACCORDANC E WITH SUBSUBPARAGRA PH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , 9
526	526	THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE THE VIDEO LOTTERY OP ERATOR AN ADDITIONAL 10
527	527	LICENSE THAT THE VID EO LOTTERY OPERATOR MAY OPERATE SUBJECT TO 11
528	528	SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 12
529	529
530	530	3. IF THE SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANT WITH WHOM THE 13
531	531	VIDEO LOTTERY OPERAT OR AGREES TO PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14
532	532	SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OR 2 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH IS THE HOLDER OF A SPORTS 15
533	533	WAGERING FACILITY LI CENSE DESCRIBED UNDE R § 9–1E–06(A)(2)(I)2 OR 3 OF THIS 16
534	534	TITLE, THE HOLDER OF THE SP ORTS WAGERING FACILI TY LICENSE DESCRIBED 17
535	535	UNDER § 9–1E–06(A)(2)(I)2 OR 3 OF THIS TITLE MAY NO T APPLY FOR A LICENS E IN 18
536	536	ACCORDANCE WITH SUBP ARAGRAPH (I)2 OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 19
537	537
538	538	(III) 1. IF A VIDEO LOTTERY OP ERATOR THAT IS ELIGI BLE TO 20
539	539	RECEIVE AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE UNDER SUBPARAGRAP H (I) OF THIS 21
540	540	PARAGRAPH FAILS TO A PPLY FOR A LICENSE F OR WHICH THE ENTITY IS 22
541	541	POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE, INCLUDING THE ADDITI ONAL LICENSES DESCRI BED 23
542	542	UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE THE 24
543	543	OTHERWISE AVAILABLE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SES THROUGH TWO COMP ETITIVE 25
544	544	LICENSING ROUNDS TO APPLICANTS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FO R AN 26
545	545	INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE UNDER THIS SUBTIT LE. 27
546	546
547	547	2. IN ADDITION TO THE LI CENSES DESCRIBED UND ER 28
548	548	SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE FIVE 29
549	549	INTERNET GAMING LICEN SES THROUGH TWO COMP ETITIVE LICENSING RO UNDS TO 30
550	550	APPLICANTS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENT S FOR AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE 31
551	551	UNDER THIS SUBTITLE . 32
552	552
553	553	3. THE FIRST ROUND OF AP PLICATIONS FOR LICEN SES 33
554	554	DESCRIBED UNDER SUBS UBPARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL 34
555	555	BE AVAILABLE TO APPL ICANTS THAT DEMONSTR ATE DIRECT OR INDIRE CT 35
556	556	OWNERSHIP OF AT LEAS T 33% BY SOCIAL EQUITY APP LICANTS. 36
557	557
558	558	4. IF ANY LICENSES DESCR IBED UNDER 37
559	559	SUBSUBPARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH REMAIN AVAILABLE AFT ER 38 HOUSE BILL 17 13
560	560
561	561
562	562	THE FIRST ROUND OF A PPLICATIONS DESCRIBE D UNDER SUBSUBPARAGR APH 3 OF 1
563	563	THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , THE REMAINING LICENSE S SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO 2
564	564	APPLICANTS WHO SATIS FY THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF 3
565	565	THIS PARAGRAPH . 4
566	566
567	567	(IV) 1. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UN DER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 2 5
568	568	OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , THE COMMISSION MAY NOT IS SUE A LICENSE TO AN 6
569	569	APPLICANT THAT HAS N OT DEMONSTRATED DIRE CT OR INDIRECT OWNER SHIP OF 7
570	570	AT LEAST 5% BY INDIVIDUALS WHO A RE SOCIAL EQUITY APP LICANTS. 8
571	571
572	572	2. THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE A LICENSE TO AN 9
573	573	APPLICANT THAT , IN LIEU OF THE OWNER SHIP REQUIREMENT DES CRIBED UNDER 10
574	574	SUBSUBPAR AGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , HAS ESTABLISHED A 11
575	575	PROFIT–SHARING AGREEMENT WI TH NONMANAGEMENT EMP LOYEES WHO WOULD 12
576	576	OTHERWISE QUALIFY AS SOCIAL EQUITY APPLIC ANTS. 13
577	577
578	578	(V) THE COMMISSION SHALL REVI EW EACH APPLICATION FOR 14
579	579	AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE UNDER THIS SECTION TO ENSURE TH AT 15
580	580	APPLICANTS SATISFY T HE SOCIAL EQUITY APP LICANT OWNERSHIP REQ UIREMENTS 16
581	581	UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N. 17
582	582
583	583	(VI) IN ADDITION TO ANY OT HER FACTORS ESTABLIS HED BY THE 18
584	584	COMMISSION BY REGULAT ION TO ENSURE COMPLI ANCE WITH THIS SUBTI TLE, THE 19
585	585	COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW APPLI CATIONS FOR INTERNET GAMING LICEN SES 20
586	586	UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH BASED ON: 21
587	587
588	588	1. THE PERCENTAGE OF OW NERSHIP BY INDIVIDUA LS 22
589	589	WHO ARE SOCIAL EQUIT Y APPLICANTS; 23
590	590
591	591	2. THE APPLICANT ’S FINANCIAL STABILIT Y, 24
592	592	RESOURCES, INTEGRITY, AND BUSINESS ABILITY AND ACUMEN ; 25
593	593
594	594	3. THE APPLICANT ’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPM ENT 26
595	595	PLANS FOR INTERNET GAMING INDUS TRY EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE; 27
596	596
597	597	4. THE APPLICANT ’S PLANS FOR EMPLOYIN G 28
598	598	INDIVIDUALS IN THE INTERNET GAMING INDUS TRY WHO RESIDE IN ECONOMICALLY 29
599	599	DISADVANTAGED AREAS ; AND 30
600	600
601	601	5. THE APPLICANT ’S RESPONSIBLE GAMING PROGRAMS 31
602	602	AND AN EFFECTIVE GOV ERNANCE AND COMPLIAN CE PROGRAM . 32
603	603	14 HOUSE BILL 17
604	604
605	605
606	606	(2) (I) THE COMMISSION MAY CONTRA CT WITH A CONSULTANT TO 1
607	607	ASSIST THE COMMISSION WITH THE D EVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNET GAMING 2
608	608	LICENSE APPLICATION AND THE REVIEW OF AP PLICANTS. 3
609	609
610	610	(II) AS PART OF THE REVIEW OF AN APPLICATION FO R AN 4
611	611	INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE, THE COMMISSION SHALL DETE RMINE WHETHER THE 5
612	612	ISSUANCE OF A LICENS E TO THE APPLICANT S ERVES THE PUBLIC INT EREST. 6
613	613
614	614	(3) (I) 1. THE INITIAL LICENSE F EE FOR AN INTERNET GAMING 7
615	615	LICENSE IS EQUAL TO $1,000,000. 8
616	616
617	617	2. THE COMMISSION MAY AUTHOR IZE THE PAYMENT OF 9
618	618	THE FEE REQUIRED UND ER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH IN 10
619	619	SEPARATE INSTALLMENT S. 11
620	620
621	621	(II) THE TERM OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICENSE IS 5 YEARS. 12
622	622
623	623	(4) (I) ON APPLICATION BY AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE AND 13
624	624	PAYMENT OF A LICENSE RENEWAL FEE UNDER SU BPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 14
625	625	PARAGRAPH , THE COMMISSION SHALL RENE W FOR 5 YEARS AN INTERNET GAMING 15
626	626	LICENSE IF THE LICEN SEE COMPLIES WITH ALL ST ATUTORY AND REGULATO RY 16
627	627	REQUIREMENTS . 17
628	628
629	629	(II) THE LICENSE RENEWAL F EE IS EQUAL TO 1% OF THE 18
630	630	INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE’S AVERAGE ANNUAL PRO CEEDS RETAINED BY TH E 19
631	631	LICENSEE UNDER § 9–1F–05(B)(1)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE FOR THE PRECEDING 20
632	632	3–YEAR PERIOD. 21
633	633
634	634	(C) ON A PROPERLY APPROVE D TRANSMITTAL PREPAR ED BY THE 22
635	635	COMMISSION, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL PAY THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT S FROM 23
636	636	THE LICENSE FEES COL LECTED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS SECTION: 24
637	637
638	638	(1) AN AMOUNT TO THE STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL 25
639	639	AGENCY NECESSARY TO REI MBURSE THE AGENCY FOR EXPENSES R ELATED TO THE 26
640	640	ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES UNDER TH IS SECTION; 27
641	641
642	642	(2) 1% TO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 28
643	643	9–1A–33 OF THIS TITLE; AND 29
644	644
645	645	(3) THE REMAINDER TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE 30
646	646	FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 5–206 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 31
647	647
648	648	(D) FOR ALL LICENSES REQU IRED UNDER THIS SECT ION, IF AN APPLICANT 32
649	649	HOLDS A VALID GAMING OR GAMING OPERATION LICENSE IN THIS STATE OR AT 33 HOUSE BILL 17 15
650	650
651	651
652	652	LEAST THREE OTHER ST ATES AND THE COMMISSION DETERMIN ES THAT THE 1
653	653	LICENSING STANDARDS OF THE ISSUING AGENC Y ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND 2
654	654	THOROUGH AND PROVIDE SIMILAR AND ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS TO THOSE 3
655	655	PROVIDED IN THIS SUB TITLE, THE COMMISSION MAY : 4
656	656
657	657	(1) WAIVE SOME OR ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; 5
658	658	AND 6
659	659
660	660	(2) ISSUE A LICENSE TO T HAT APPLICANT . 7
661	661
662	662	(E) (1) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUA NCE OF AN INTERNET GAMING 8
663	663	LICENSE, THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION A 9
664	664	DIVERSITY PLAN THAT DESCRIBES THE STEPS THAT THE LICENSEE WI LL TAKE TO 10
665	665	PROMOTE M EANINGFUL DIVERSITY AMONG ITS OWNERS , INVESTORS, MANAGERS, 11
666	666	EMPLOYEES, AND CONTRACTORS AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY . 12
667	667
668	668	(2) EACH INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL MAKE GOOD FAITH 13
669	669	EFFORTS TO MEET THE DIVERSITY OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE DIVE RSITY PLAN 14
670	670	SUBMITTED UNDER PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND REPORT TO THE 15
671	671	COMMISSION ANY NECESS ARY METRICS TO MEASU RE PROGRESS IN MEETI NG THOSE 16
672	672	OBJECTIVES. 17
673	673
674	674	(3) THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE T HE DIVERSITY PLANS A ND 18
675	675	METRICS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION AVAILABLE TO THE 19
676	676	PUBLIC. 20
677	677
678	678	(F) (1) AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE MAY NOT TRANSFER 21
679	679	OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF THE LICENSE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 3 YEARS 22
680	680	FOLLOWING ISSUANCE O F THE LICENSE. 23
681	681
682	682	(2) THE LIMITATIONS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION DO N OT APPLY TO 24
683	683	TRANSFERS AS A RESULT OF THE D ISABILITY, INCAPACITY, OR DEATH OF THE 25
684	684	OWNER OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE, BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIV ERSHIP IN 26
685	685	ACCORDANCE WITH A LE NDING AGREEMENT OF A N INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE, 27
686	686	OR COURT ORDER . 28
687	687
688	688	9–1F–04. 29
689	689
690	690	(A) AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE: 30
691	691
692	692	(1) SHALL: 31
693	693
694	694	(I) COMPLY WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL DAT A PRIVACY AND 32
695	695	SECURITY LAWS ; 33 16 HOUSE BILL 17
696	696
697	697
698	698
699	699	(II) MAINTAIN ALL INTERNET GAMING DATA SECURELY FOR AT 1
700	700	LEAST 5 YEARS; 2
701	701
702	702	(III) AUTHORIZE ONLY INDIV IDUALS WHO ARE AT LE AST 21 3
703	703	YEARS OF AGE TO ENGA GE IN INTERNET GA MING; AND 4
704	704
705	705	(IV) VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL ’S AGE AND IDENTITY A T THE TIME 5
706	706	THE INDIVIDUAL ESTAB LISHES AN INTERNET GAMING ACCOU NT AND PERIODICALLY 6
707	707	REVERIFY THE INDIVID UAL’S IDENTITY; AND 7
708	708
709	709	(2) MAY NOT: 8
710	710
711	711	(I) SHARE ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA TION 9
712	712	WITH ANY THIRD PARTIES WI THOUT PERMISSION , EXCEPT AS NEEDED TO OPERATE 10
713	713	INTERNET GAMING , ADMINISTER THE LICEN SEE’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS 11
714	714	SUBTITLE, AND SUPPORT PROBLEM GAMBLING INITIATIVES ; 12
715	715
716	716	(II) TARGET ADVERTISING T O INDIVIDUALS WHO AR E 13
717	717	PROHIBITED FROM PART ICIPATING IN GAMBLIN G ACTIVITIES UNDER T HIS TITLE 14
718	718	AND OTHER AT–RISK INDIVIDUALS ; OR 15
719	719
720	720	(III) ENGAGE IN ANY FALSE OR DECEPTIVE ADVERTI SING. 16
721	721
722	722	(B) (1) THE FINDINGS AND EVID ENCE RELIED ON BY TH E GENERAL 17
723	723	ASSEMBLY FOR THE CONT INUATION OF THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 18
724	724	PROGRAM UNDER TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 19
725	725	PROCUREMENT ARTICLE ARE INCORPORA TED IN THIS SUBSECTI ON. 20
726	726
727	727	(2) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE AND AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED 21
728	728	STATES CONSTITUTION, AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL COMPLY WIT H THE 22
729	729	STATE’S MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM. 23
730	730
731	731	(3) (I) WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE ISS UANCE OF AN INTERNET 24
732	732	GAMING LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF SMALL, 25
733	733	MINORITY, AND WOMEN BUSINESS AFFAIRS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE 26
734	734	OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE, SHALL 27
735	735	ESTABLISH A CLEAR PL AN FOR SETTING REASO NABLE AND APPROPRIAT E MINORITY 28
736	736	BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS AND PROCEDURES FOR T HE 29
737	737	PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO INTERNET GAMING . 30
738	738
739	739	(II) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE GOALS AND 31
740	740	PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SH ALL BE 32
741	741	BASED ON THE REQUIRE MENTS OF TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE STATE FINANCE 33 HOUSE BILL 17 17
742	742
743	743
744	744	AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE AND THE REGUL ATIONS IMPLEMENTING THAT 1
745	745	SUBTITLE. 2
746	746
747	747	(C) AN APPLICANT FOR AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE, AN INTERNET 3
748	748	GAMING LICENSEE , OR AN ENTITY THAT OP ERATES A LIVE DEALER STUDIO ON 4
749	749	BEHALF OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL PRODUCE INFORM ATION, 5
750	750	DOCUMENTATION , AND ASSURANCES TO ES TABLISH BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING 6
751	751	EVIDENCE THAT : 7
752	752
753	753	(1) UNLESS THE APPLICANT , LICENSEE, OR LIVE DEALER STUDI O 8
754	754	OPERATOR ALREADY HAS A COLLEC TIVE BARGAINING AGRE EMENT, THE 9
755	755	APPLICANT, LICENSEE, OR LIVE DEALER STUDI O OPERATOR HAS ENTERED INTO A 10
756	756	LABOR PEACE AGREEMEN T WITH EACH LABOR ORGANIZATION THAT IS ACTIVELY 11
757	757	ENGAGED IN REPRESENT ING OR ATTEMPTING TO REPRESENT INTERNET GAMING 12
758	758	INDUSTRY WORKERS , INCLUDING DEALERS CO NDUCTING LIVE DEALER GAMES IN 13
759	759	ACCORDANCE WITH § 9–1F–10 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IN THE STATE; 14
760	760
761	761	(2) THE LABOR PEACE AGRE EMENT IS VALID AND ENFORCE ABLE 15
762	762	UNDER 29 U.S.C. § 158; 16
763	763
764	764	(3) THE LABOR PEACE AGRE EMENT PROTECTS THE STATE’S 17
765	765	REVENUES BY PROHIBIT ING THE LABOR ORGANI ZATION AND ITS MEMBE RS FROM 18
766	766	ENGAGING IN PICKETIN G, WORK STOPPAGES , BOYCOTTS, AND ANY OTHER 19
767	767	ECONOMIC INTERFERENC E WITH THE OPERATION OF INTERNET GAMING WITHI N 20
768	768	THE FIRST 5 YEARS AFTER THE EFFE CTIVE DATE OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SE; 21
769	769	AND 22
770	770
771	771	(4) THE APPLICANT , LICENSEE, OR LIVE DEALER STUDI O OPERATOR 23
772	772	INTENDS TO MAINTAIN A NEUTRAL POSITION O N THE UNIONIZATION O F ANY 24
773	773	EMPLOYEES OF THE APPLICAN T, LICENSEE, OR OPERATOR , INCLUDING BY 25
774	774	REFRAINING FROM MAKI NG ANY STATEMENT OR IMPLICATION THAT THE 26
775	775	APPLICANT, LICENSEE, OR OPERATOR : 27
776	776
777	777	(I) OPPOSES THE SELECTIO N OR DESELECTION OF A 28
778	778	COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G AGENT; OR 29
779	779
780	780	(II) SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES THE SELECTIO N OF A PARTICULAR 30
781	781	LABOR ORGANIZATION A S A COLLECTIVE BARGA INING AGENT. 31
782	782
783	783	9–1F–05. 32
784	784
785	785	(A) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL ACCO UNT TO THE COMPTROLLER FOR 33
786	786	ALL OF THE REVENUE U NDER THIS SUBTITLE . 34
787	787	18 HOUSE BILL 17
788	788
789	789
790	790	(2) THE PROCEEDS FROM INTERNET GAMING , LESS THE A MOUNT 1
791	791	RETAINED BY THE LICE NSEE UNDER SUBSECTIO N (B)(1)(II) OF THIS SECTION , 2
792	792	SHALL BE UNDER THE C ONTROL OF THE COMPTROLLER AND DISTR IBUTED AS 3
793	793	PROVIDED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 4
794	794
795	795	(B) (1) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 5
796	796	PARAGRAPH, ALL PROCEEDS FROM INTERNET GAMING SHALL BE ELECTRONICALLY 6
797	797	TRANSFERRED DAILY INTO THE STATE LOTTERY FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R 7
798	798	SUBTITLE 1 OF THIS TITLE. 8
799	799
800	800	(II) A LICENSEE SHALL RETAI N: 9
801	801
802	802	1. 80% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM LIVE DEALER GAMES 10
803	803	CONDUCTED BY THE LICENSEE IN ACCORDAN CE WITH § 9–1F–10 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 11
804	804	AND 12
805	805
806	806	2. 45% OF THE PROCEEDS RECE IVED BY THE LICENSEE 13
807	807	FROM ALL OTHER INTERNET GAMING . 14
808	808
809	809	(2) ALL PROCEEDS FROM INTERNET GAMING IN TH E STATE LOTTERY 15
810	810	FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R SUBTITLE 1 OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ON 16
811	811	A MONTHLY BASIS , ON A PROPERLY APPROV ED TRANSMITTAL PREPA RED BY THE 17
812	812	COMMISSION IN THE FOL LOWING MANNER : 18
813	813
814	814	(I) FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS THAT INTERNET GAMING IS IN 19
815	815	OPERATION IN THE STATE, UP TO $10,000,000 TO THE VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITY 20
816	816	EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENT FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 9–1F–13 OF THIS 21
817	817	SUBTITLE; 22
818	818
819	819	(II) TO JURISDICTIONS WIT H VIDEO LOTTERY FACI LITIES 23
820	820	BASED ON EACH JURISD ICTION’S PERCENTAGE OF OVER ALL GROSS REVENUES 24
821	821	FROM VIDEO LOTTERY T ERMINALS FOR THE PUR POSES DESCRIBED UN DER § 25
822	822	9–1A–31(B) OF THIS TITLE: 26
823	823
824	824	1. $6,500,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027; 27
825	825
826	826	2. $8,300,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2028; 28
827	827
828	828	3. $10,000,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2029; 29
829	829
830	830	4. $11,300,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2030; AND 30
831	831
832	832	5. $11,400,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2031; 31
833	833	HOUSE BILL 17 19
834	834
835	835
836	836	(III) TO THE PURSE DEDICATION ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED 1
837	837	UNDER § 9–1A–28 OF THIS TITLE: 2
838	838
839	839	1. $4,900,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027; 3
840	840
841	841	2. $6,300,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2028; 4
842	842
843	843	3. $7,600,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2029; 5
844	844
845	845	4. $8,600,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2030; AND 6
846	846
847	847	5. $8,700,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2031; 7
848	848
849	849	(IV) TO THE RACETRACK FACILITY RENEWAL ACCOUNT 8
850	850	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9–1A–29 OF THIS TITLE: 9
851	851
852	852	1. $900,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027; 10
853	853
854	854	2. $1,000,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2028; 11
855	855
856	856	3. $1,200,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2029; AND 12
857	857
858	858	4. $700,000 IN EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2030 AND 2031; 13
859	859
860	860	(V) TO THE SMALL, MINORITY, AND WOMEN–OWNED 14
861	861	BUSINESSES ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED U NDER § 5–1501 OF THE ECONOMIC 15
862	862	DEVELOPMENT ARTICLE: 16
863	863
864	864	1. $1,300,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027; 17
865	865
866	866	2. $1,600,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2028; 18
867	867
868	868	3. $1,900,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2029; AND 19
869	869
870	870	4. $2,200,000 IN EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2030 AND 2031; 20
871	871
872	872	(VI) 1% OF ALL PROCEEDS TO THE STATE LOTTERY AND 21
873	873	GAMING CONTROL AGENCY FOR THE COST O F PERFORMING BACKGRO UND 22
874	874	INVESTIGATIONS AND O THER REGULATORY ACTI VITIES; 23
875	875
876	876	(VII) 1% OF ALL PROCEEDS TO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING FUND 24
877	877	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9–1A–33 OF THIS TITLE; 25
878	878
879	879	(VIII) 1% OF ALL PROCEEDS TO COUNTY GOVERNING BODIES, 26
880	880	DISTRIBUTED TO EACH COUNTY BASED ON THE COUNTY’S CURRENT FISCAL YEA R 27 20 HOUSE BILL 17
881	881
882	882
883	883	ENROLLMENT COUNT , AS DEFINED IN § 5–201 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE, TO BE 1
884	884	USED TO ASSIST COUNT IES IN MEETING THEIR EDUCATION FUNDING 2
885	885	REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 5–235(A) OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE; AND 3
886	886
887	887	(IX) THE REMAINDER TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S 4
888	888	FUTURE FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 5–206 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 5
889	889
890	890	9–1F–06. 6
891	891
892	892	(A) IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN DIVIDUALS WHO MAY HA VE A GAMBLING 7
893	893	PROBLEM, AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL: 8
894	894
895	895	(1) CAUSE THE WORDS “IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS A 9
896	896	GAMBLING PROBLEM AND WANTS HELP , CALL 1–800–GAMBLER” OR SOME 10
897	897	COMPARABLE LANGUAGE A PPROVED BY THE COMMISSION TO BE DISP LAYED 11
898	898	PROMINENTLY AT LOG –ON AND LOG–OFF TIMES TO ANY IND IVIDUAL VISITING OR 12
899	899	LOGGED ONTO AN INTERNET GAMING PLATF ORM; 13
900	900
901	901	(2) REQUIRE AN INTERNET GAMING ACCOU NT HOLDER TO ESTABLI SH 14
902	902	A LIMIT ON THE AMOUN T OF MONEY DEPOSITED W ITHIN A SPECIFIED PE RIOD OF 15
903	903	TIME AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THE ACCOUNT HOLDER WILL BE UNABL E TO 16
904	904	PARTICIPATE IN INTERNET GAMING AND M AKE ADDITIONAL DEPOS ITS IF THE 17
905	905	ACCOUNT HOLDER REACH ES THE ESTABLISHED D EPOSIT LIMIT; 18
906	906
907	907	(3) PROVIDE A MECH ANISM BY WHICH AN INTERNET GAMING 19
908	908	ACCOUNT HOLDER MAY E STABLISH A TEMPORARY SUSPENSI ON OF INTERNET 20
909	909	GAMING ACTIVITY THRO UGH THE ACCOUNT FOR ANY NUMBER OF HOURS OR DAYS; 21
910	910
911	911	(4) PROHIBIT THE USE OF CREDIT CARDS FOR ANY INTERNET 22
912	912	GAMING–RELATED TRANSACTIONS ; AND 23
913	913
914	914	(5) (I) CAUSE THE DISPLAY OF A PROBLEM GAMBLING 24
915	915	DISCLOSURE CONCERNIN G THE RISKS ASSOCIAT ED WITH GAMBLING AND THE 25
916	916	SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO PROBLEM GAMBLERS AT ACCOUNT LOGIN ; 26
917	917
918	918	(II) REQUIRE AN INDIVIDUA L TO CERTIFY THAT TH E 27
919	919	INDIVIDUAL HAS READ THE DISCLOSU RE DESCRIBED UNDER I TEM (I) OF THIS ITEM 28
920	920	BEFORE ESTABLISHING AN INTERNET GAMING ACCOU NT; AND 29
921	921
922	922	(III) REQUIRE EACH USER TO CERTIFY ON A MONTHLY BASIS 30
923	923	THAT THE USER HAS RE AD THE DISCLOSURE DE SCRIBED UNDER ITEM (I) OF THIS 31
924	924	ITEM. 32
925	925	HOUSE BILL 17 21
926	926
927	927
928	928	(B) IF A SUSPENSION OF INTERNET GAMING ACTIV ITY UNDER SUBSECTION 1
929	929	(A)(3) OF THIS SECTION IS I MPOSED BY THE ACCOUN T HOLDER FOR AT LEAS T 72 2
930	930	HOURS, THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE MAY NOT SEND GAM ING–RELATED 3
931	931	ELECTRONIC MAIL TO T HE ACCOUNT HOLDER UN TIL THE SUSPENSION E XPIRES. 4
932	932
933	933	(C) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 5
934	934	AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL PROVIDE A MECHANISM BY WHICH A N 6
935	935	ACCOUNT HOLDER MAY P ERIODICALLY CHANGE THE CONTROLS ON GAMING 7
936	936	ACTIVITY IMPOSED BY THE ACCOUNT HOLDER U NDER THIS SECTION . 8
937	937
938	938	(2) IF THE ACCOUNT IS SUSPENDED BY THE ACCOUNT HOLDE R 9
939	939	UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(3) OF THIS SECTION , THE ACCOUNT HOLDER M AY NOT 10
940	940	CHANGE GAMING CONTRO LS UNTIL THE SUSPENS ION EXPIRES. 11
941	941
942	942	(3) IF AN INDIVIDUAL SEEK S TO INCREASE THE LI MIT ON THE 12
943	943	AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL MAY DEPOSIT WITH IN A PERIOD OF TIME 13
944	944	SPECIFIED UNDER SUBS ECTION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION , THE INTERNET GAMING 14
945	945	LICENSEE MAY NOT REF LECT THE INCREASED L IMIT FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS. 15
946	946
947	947	(D) NOTWITHSTANDING A TEM PORARY SUSPENSION OF INTERNET GAMING 16
948	948	ACTIVITY IMPO SED BY AN ACCOUNT HO LDER UNDER SUBSECTIO N (A)(3) OF THIS 17
949	949	SECTION, THE ACCOUNT HOLDER M AY CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE ACCOUN T 18
950	950	AND IS AUTHORIZED TO WITHDRAW FUNDS FROM THE ACCOUNT ON PROPE R 19
951	951	APPLICATION TO THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE. 20
952	952
953	953	(E) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS THAT ARE 21
954	954	INTENDED TO REDUCE O R MITIGATE THE EFFEC TS OF PROBLEM GAMBLI NG. 22
955	955
956	956	(2) THE REGULATIONS SHALL : 23
957	957
958	958	(I) INCLUDE ESTABLISHMEN T OF A VOLUNTARY EXC LUSION 24
959	959	LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WITH GAMBLING PROBLE MS WHO HAVE REQUESTE D TO BE 25
960	960	EXCLUDED FROM ANY INTERNET GAMING LICEN SED UNDER THIS SUBTI TLE; AND 26
961	961
962	962	(II) PROVIDE A SIMPLE MEC HANISM FOR AN INDIVI DUAL WHO IS 27
963	963	SOBER AND INFORMED T O REQUEST PLACEMENT ON THE VOLUNTARY EXC LUSION 28
964	964	LIST FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. 29
965	965
966	966	(3) UNLESS AN INDIVIDUAL REQUESTIN G PLACEMENT ON THE 30
967	967	VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION LIST AFFIRMATIVELY D ECLINES THE PROVISIO N OF THE 31
968	968	INDIVIDUAL’S CONTACT INFORMATIO N TO THE MARYLAND CENTER OF 32
969	969	EXCELLENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING, THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE THE 33
970	970	INDIVIDUAL’S CONTACT INF ORMATION TO THE CENTER FOR THE PURPOS E OF 34 22 HOUSE BILL 17
971	971
972	972
973	973	PROVIDING THE INDIVI DUAL INFORMATION ABO UT FREE AND CONFIDEN TIAL 1
974	974	RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING ASSISTANCE. 2
975	975
976	976	(4) AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE: 3
977	977
978	978	(I) MAY NOT PERMIT AN IN DIVIDUAL ON THE VOLU NTARY 4
979	979	EXCLUSION LIST TO ES TABLISH AN INTERNET GAMING ACCOU NT OR ENGAGE IN 5
980	980	INTERNET GAMING ; AND 6
981	981
982	982	(II) MAY PERMIT AN INDIVI DUAL ON THE VOLUNTAR Y 7
983	983	EXCLUSION LIST WHO P REVIOUSLY ESTABLISHE D AN INTERNET GAMING ACCOU NT 8
984	984	TO ACCESS THE ACCOUN T ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF V IEWING AND DOWNLOADI NG 9
985	985	THE INDIVIDUAL’S TRANSACTION HISTOR Y. 10
986	986
987	987	(5) THE COMMISSION MAY IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON A LICEN SEE IN 11
988	988	ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE IF THE LICE NSEE KNOWINGLY FAILS TO 12
989	989	EXCLUDE AN INDIVIDUA L ON THE VOLUNTARY E XCLUSION LIST FROM E NGAGING IN 13
990	990	INTERNET GAMING . 14
991	991
992	992	(F) AT LEAST ONCE EACH YEAR , EACH INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE SHALL 15
993	993	REPORT TO THE COMMISSION ON : 16
994	994
995	995	(1) THE NUMBER OF PLAYER S THAT THE INTERNET GAMING 17
996	996	LICENSEE HAS IDENTIF IED AS ENGAGING IN E RRATIC OR INCREASED GAMBLING 18
997	997	BEHAVIOR; AND 19
998	998
999	999	(2) THE NUMBER AND LENGT H OF ANY BANS OR SUSPENSI ONS IN 20
1000	1000	RESPONSE TO THE BEHA VIOR DESCRIBED UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 21
1001	1001
1002	1002	9–1F–07. 22
1003	1003
1004	1004	(A) THE COMMISSION MAY IMPOSE A PENALTY NOT EXCEED ING $1,000,000 23
1005	1005	AGAINST ANY PERSON W HO KNOWINGLY : 24
1006	1006
1007	1007	(1) TAMPERS WITH SOFTWAR E, COMPUTERS , OR OTHER EQUIPMENT 25
1008	1008	USED TO CONDUCT INTERNET GAMING TO AL TER THE ODDS OR THE PAYOUT OF A 26
1009	1009	GAME OR DISABLE THE GAME FROM OPERATING ACCORDING TO THE RUL ES OF THE 27
1010	1010	GAME AS ADOPTED BY T HE COMMISSION; OR 28
1011	1011
1012	1012	(2) OFFERS OR ALLOWS TO BE OFFERED ANY INTERNET GAME THAT 29
1013	1013	HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH IN A WAY THAT AFFECTS T HE ODDS OR THE PAYOU T OF 30
1014	1014	A GAME OR HAS BEEN D ISABLED FROM OPERATI NG ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF 31
1015	1015	THE GAME AS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION. 32
1016	1016	HOUSE BILL 17 23
1017	1017
1018	1018
1019	1019	(B) IN ADDITION TO ANY PE NALTIES IMPOSED UNDE R SUBSECTION (A) OF 1
1020	1020	THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION MAY SUSPEN D, FOR NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS, THE 2
1021	1021	LICENSE OF AN INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE OR ANY OTHER PER SON REQUIRED TO 3
1022	1022	BE LICENSED UNDER TH IS SUBTITLE WHO IS I N VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (A) OF 4
1023	1023	THIS SECTION. 5
1024	1024
1025	1025	9–1F–08. 6
1026	1026
1027	1027	ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, THE MARYLAND CENTER OF 7
1028	1028	EXCELLENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 8
1029	1029	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 9
1030	1030
1031	1031	(1) THE IMPACT OF INTERNET GAMING ON PR OBLEM GAMBLERS AND 10
1032	1032	GAMBLING ADDICTION I N THE STATE; AND 11
1033	1033
1034	1034	(2) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STATUTORY AND RE GULATORY 12
1035	1035	CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE NESS OF MEASURES TO PROTECT 13
1036	1036	VULNERABLE AND PROBL EM GAMBLERS . 14
1037	1037
1038	1038	9–1F–09. 15
1039	1039
1040	1040	(A) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, AN INTERNET GAMING 16
1041	1041	LICENSEE SHALL PROVI DE ALL TRANSACTIONAL DATA AND METRICS REL ATED TO 17
1042	1042	INTERNET GAMING CONDU CTED IN THE STATE AND ACQUIRED BY AN OPERATOR OF 18
1043	1043	THE LICENSEE ON A MO NTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR ANNUAL BASIS TO MORGAN STATE 19
1044	1044	UNIVERSITY AND BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY. 20
1045	1045
1046	1046	(B) THE TRANSACTIONAL DAT A AND METRICS PROVID ED IN ACCORDANCE 21
1047	1047	WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L EXCLUDE ANY PERSON ALLY 22
1048	1048	IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA TION. 23
1049	1049
1050	1050	9–1F–10. 24
1051	1051
1052	1052	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANI NGS 25
1053	1053	INDICATED. 26
1054	1054
1055	1055	(2) “AUTHORIZED INTERACTIV E GAME ” MEANS ANY 27
1056	1056	INTERNET–BASED VERSION , OR SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENT, OF A TABLE GAME , 28
1057	1057	POKER TOURNAMENT , GAMING TOURNAMENT , OR ANY OTHER GAME TY PICALLY 29
1058	1058	OFFERED IN A CASINO AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING GAMES IN 30
1059	1059	WHICH INDIVIDUALS WA GER MONEY OR SOMETHI NG OF MONETARY VALUE AND 31
1060	1060	THAT ARE ACCESSED BY A COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE THAT IS CONNE CTED TO 32
1061	1061	THE INTERNET. 33
1062	1062	24 HOUSE BILL 17
1063	1063
1064	1064
1065	1065	(3) (I) “LIVE DEALER GAME ” MEANS AN AUTHORIZED 1
1066	1066	INTERACTIVE GAME CON DUCTED BY LIVE STUDIO DEALE RS OR OTHER PHYSICAL 2
1067	1067	GAMING EQUIPMENT , SUCH AS AN AUTOMATED ROULETTE WHEEL , BALL BLOWER , 3
1068	1068	OR GAMING DEVICE , OR BOTH, IN A LIVE GAME ENVIR ONMENT IN WHICH THE 4
1069	1069	AUTHORIZED PARTICIPA NTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN GA ME PLAY AND 5
1070	1070	COMMUN ICATE GAME DECISIONS THROUGH AN AUTHORIZE D INTERACTIVE GAMING 6
1071	1071	PLATFORM. 7
1072	1072
1073	1073	(II) “LIVE DEALER GAME ” INCLUDES A LIVE CARD GAME, A LIVE 8
1074	1074	TABLE GAME, AND ANY OTHER LIVE A UTHORIZED INTERACTIV E GAME. 9
1075	1075
1076	1076	(4) “LIVE GAMING STUDIO ” MEANS A PHYSICAL LOC ATION IN THE 10
1077	1077	STATE THAT UTILIZES L IVE VIDEO STREAMING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVID E 11
1078	1078	AUTHORIZED INTERACTI VE GAMES TO A PLAYER ’S INTERACTIVE GAMING DEVICE OR 12
1079	1079	MULTI–USE COMPUTING DEVICE . 13
1080	1080
1081	1081	(5) “LIVE STUDIO DEALER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: 14
1082	1082
1083	1083	(I) LEADS A TABLE GAME , INCLUDING BLA CKJACK, CRAPS, 15
1084	1084	POKER, ROULETTE, OR ANY OTHER AUTHORI ZED INTERACTIVE GAME , WHILE 16
1085	1085	ASSISTING AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS WITH GA ME–RELATED NEEDS ; 17
1086	1086
1087	1087	(II) DISTRIBUTES VIRTUAL CARDS, DICE, OR OTHER 18
1088	1088	EQUIPMENT TO AUTHORI ZED PARTICIPANTS ACC ORDING TO THE TABLE GAME OR 19
1089	1089	AUTHORIZED INTERACTI VE GAME; AND 20
1090	1090
1091	1091	(III) MONITORS GAME PACE A ND PLAY. 21
1092	1092
1093	1093	(B) SUBJECT TO APPROVAL B Y THE COMMISSION, AN INTERNET GAMING 22
1094	1094	LICENSEE MAY OFFER A UTHORIZED INTERACTIV E GAMES, INCLUDING GAMING 23
1095	1095	TOURNAMENTS IN WHICH PLAYERS COMPETE AGAI NST ONE ANOTHER IN ONE OR 24
1096	1096	MORE OF THE GAMES AU THORIZED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE OR BY THE COMMISSION 25
1097	1097	OR IN APPROVED VARIA TIONS OR COMPOSITES OF THOSE GAMES . 26
1098	1098
1099	1099	(C) AN INTERNET GAMING OPERA TOR MAY USE LIVE STU DIO DEALERS TO 27
1100	1100	ADMINISTER AN AUTHOR IZED INTERACTIVE GAM E. 28
1101	1101
1102	1102	(D) A LIVE GAMING STUDIO U SED TO CONDUCT A LIV E DEALER GAME 29
1103	1103	AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SECTION: 30
1104	1104
1105	1105	(1) SHALL BE LOCATED WIT HIN THE STATE; OR 31
1106	1106	HOUSE BILL 17 25
1107	1107
1108	1108
1109	1109	(2) IF THE INTERNET GAMING LICEN SEE IS A VIDEO LOTTE RY 1
1110	1110	OPERATOR, SHALL BE LOCATED WIT HIN THE COUNTY WITHI N WHICH THE VIDEO 2
1111	1111	LOTTERY FACILITY IS LOCATED. 3
1112	1112
1113	1113	9–1F–11. 4
1114	1114
1115	1115	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “GOVERNMENT ” MEANS ANY GOVERNMENT AL UNIT, 5
1116	1116	OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT , OF A NATIONAL, STATE, OR LOCAL 6
1117	1117	BODY EXERCISING GOVE RNMENTAL FUNCTIONS . 7
1118	1118
1119	1119	(B) ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION, THE GOVERNOR, ON 8
1120	1120	BEHALF OF THE STATE, IS AUTHORIZED TO : 9
1121	1121
1122	1122	(1) ENTER INTO AN AGREEM ENT WITH OTHER GOVER NMENTS, 10
1123	1123	SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT ATIONS OF THIS SECTI ON, THAT ALLOWS AND PROV IDES FOR 11
1124	1124	PARTICIPATION IN MUL TIJURISDICTIONAL INTERNET GAMING BY IN DIVIDUALS 12
1125	1125	WHO ARE PHYSICALLY L OCATED IN JURISDICTI ONS OVER WHICH THE 13
1126	1126	GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE A PARTY TO THE AGREE MENT EXERCISE LEGAL 14
1127	1127	AUTHORITY; AND 15
1128	1128
1129	1129	(2) TAKE ALL NECESSARY A CTIONS TO ENSURE THA T ANY 16
1130	1130	AGREEMENT ENTERED IN TO UNDER THIS SECTIO N BECOMES EFFECTIVE . 17
1131	1131
1132	1132	(C) THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS UNDER TH IS SECTION 18
1133	1133	THAT PROVIDE FOR : 19
1134	1134
1135	1135	(1) THE FORM, LENGTH, AND TERMS OF AN AGRE EMENT AUTHORIZED 20
1136	1136	UNDER THIS SECTION ; 21
1137	1137
1138	1138	(2) MATTERS RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF INTERNET GAMING 22
1139	1139	REVENUE BY THE PARTI ES TO THE AGREEME NT; 23
1140	1140
1141	1141	(3) THE SHARING AND DIST RIBUTION OF INTERNET GAMING 24
1142	1142	REVENUE AMONG THE PA RTIES TO THE AGREEME NT; 25
1143	1143
1144	1144	(4) RESOLUTION OF PLAYER DISPUTES; 26
1145	1145
1146	1146	(5) THE INFORMATION THAT A GOVERNMENT PROPOSI NG TO ENTER 27
1147	1147	INTO THE AGREEMENT W ITH THE STATE MUST PROVIDE TO THE COMMISSION; 28
1148	1148
1149	1149	(6) THE MANNER AND PROCE DURE FOR HEARINGS CO NDUCTED BY 29
1150	1150	THE COMMISSION WITH RESPE CT TO ANY AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S 30
1151	1151	SECTION; 31
1152	1152	26 HOUSE BILL 17
1153	1153
1154	1154
1155	1155	(7) THE INFORMATION THAT THE COMMISSION MUST PROVI DE TO 1
1156	1156	THE GOVERNOR THAT SUPPORT S THE RECOMMENDATION S OF THE COMMISSION 2
1157	1157	MADE UNDER THIS SECT ION; AND 3
1158	1158
1159	1159	(8) ANY OTHER PROVISION NECESSARY TO CARRY O UT THIS SECTION. 4
1160	1160
1161	1161	(D) THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT ENTE R INTO AN AGREEMENT UNDER THIS 5
1162	1162	SECTION UNLESS THE A GREEMENT INCLUDES TE RMS: 6
1163	1163
1164	1164	(1) FOR ANY POTENTIAL AR RANGEMENT FOR THE SHARING OF 7
1165	1165	REVENUES BY THE PART IES TO THE AGREEMENT ; 8
1166	1166
1167	1167	(2) PERMITTING THE EFFEC TIVE REGULATION OF INTERNET GAMING 9
1168	1168	BY THE STATE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSIN G, TECHNICAL 10
1169	1169	STANDARDS TO BE FOLL OWED, RESOLUTION OF DISPUT ES BY PATRONS , 11
1170	1170	REQUIREM ENTS FOR BANKROLLS , ENFORCEMENT , ACCOUNTING , AND 12
1171	1171	MAINTENANCE OF RECOR DS; 13
1172	1172
1173	1173	(3) BY WHICH EACH PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT AGR EES TO PROHIBIT 14
1174	1174	OPERATORS OF INTERNET GAMING , SERVICE PROVIDERS , AND MANUFACTURERS OR 15
1175	1175	DISTRIBUTORS OF INTERNET GAMING SYSTE MS FROM ENGAG ING IN ANY ACTIVITY 16
1176	1176	PERMITTED UNDER THE AGREEMENT UNLESS THO SE PERSONS ARE LICEN SED OR 17
1177	1177	FOUND SUITABLE : 18
1178	1178
1179	1179	(I) UNDER THIS SUBTITLE ; OR 19
1180	1180
1181	1181	(II) BY ANY OTHER PARTY T O THE AGREEMENT UNDE R 20
1182	1182	REQUIREMENTS THAT AR E MATERIALLY CONSIST ENT WITH THE REQUIRE MENTS OF 21
1183	1183	THIS SUBTITLE; 22
1184	1184
1185	1185	(4) PROHIBITING VARIATIO N OR DEROGATION FROM THE 23
1186	1186	REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY PA RTY TO THE AGREEMENT ABSENT 24
1187	1187	THE CONSENT OF ALL P ARTIES TO THE AGREEM ENT; 25
1188	1188
1189	1189	(5) PROHIBITING ANY SUBO RDINATE OR SIDE AGRE EMENTS, EXCEPT 26
1190	1190	WITH RESPECT TO SHARING OF REVENUES , AMONG ANY SUBSET OF THE 27
1191	1191	GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE PARTIES TO THE AGREE MENT; AND 28
1192	1192
1193	1193	(6) IF THE AGREEMENT ALL OWS PERSONS PHYSICAL LY LOCATED IN 29
1194	1194	THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNET GAMING CONDU CTED BY ANOTHER PART Y 30
1195	1195	TO THE AGREEMENT OR AN OPERATOR OF INTERNET GAMING LICEN SED BY THE 31
1196	1196	OTHER PARTY , REQUIRING THAT PARTY TO ESTABLISH AND MAI NTAIN REGULATORY 32
1197	1197	REQUIREMENTS GOVERNI NG INTERNET GAMING THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE 33
1198	1198	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE IN ALL MATE RIAL RESPECTS. 34 HOUSE BILL 17 27
1199	1199
1200	1200
1201	1201
1202	1202	9–1F–12. 1
1203	1203
1204	1204	(A) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION SHALL 2
1205	1205	REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, 3
1206	1206	TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 4
1207	1207
1208	1208	(1) THE OPERATION OF INTERNET GAMING IN TH E STATE; AND 5
1209	1209
1210	1210	(2) THE IMPACT OF INTERNET GAMING ON VI DEO LOTTERY 6
1211	1211	FACILITIES, OTHER GAMING VENUES , AND ANCILLARY BUSINE SSES THAT 7
1212	1212	SURROUND THOSE VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITIES A ND GAMING VENUES . 8
1213	1213
1214	1214	(B) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 9
1215	1215
1216	1216	(1) STUDY THE IMPACTS OF OTHER ONLINE FORMS O F 10
1217	1217	UNAUTHORIZED GAMING CONTENT THAT IS SIMI LAR TO INTERNET GAMING , SUCH 11
1218	1218	AS PLATFORMS THAT US E MICROTRANSACTIONS OR ONLINE SWEEPSTAKE S; AND 12
1219	1219
1220	1220	(2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR 13
1221	1221	AND, IN ACCORDAN CE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE , TO THE GENERAL 14
1222	1222	ASSEMBLY ON ITS FINDI NGS AND ANY RECOMMEN DATIONS. 15
1223	1223
1224	1224	9–1F–13. 16
1225	1225
1226	1226	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITY 17
1227	1227	EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENT FUND. 18
1228	1228
1229	1229	(B) THERE IS A VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITY EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENT 19
1230	1230	FUND. 20
1231	1231
1232	1232	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO SUPPORT VI DEO LOTTERY FACILITY 21
1233	1233	EMPLOYEES THAT ARE D ISPLACED BY THE IMPL EMENTATION OF INTERNET 22
1234	1234	GAMING. 23
1235	1235
1236	1236	(D) THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADMINISTE R THE 24
1237	1237	FUND. 25
1238	1238
1239	1239	(E) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 26
1240	1240	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 27
1241	1241
1242	1242	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 28
1243	1243	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 29
1244	1244	28 HOUSE BILL 17
1245	1245
1246	1246
1247	1247	(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 1
1248	1248
1249	1249	(1) REVENUE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FUND UNDER § 9–1F–05(B)(2)(I) 2
1250	1250	OF THIS SUBTITLE; 3
1251	1251
1252	1252	(2) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; AND 4
1253	1253
1254	1254	(3) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 5
1255	1255	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 6
1256	1256
1257	1257	(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY : 7
1258	1258
1259	1259	(1) FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION 8
1260	1260	OF THE FUND; 9
1261	1261
1262	1262	(2) FOR GRANTS TO FORMER VIDEO LOTTERY FACILI TY EMPLOYEES 10
1263	1263	DISPLACED BY THE IMP LEMENTATION OF INTERNET GAMING TO OF FSET ANY 11
1264	1264	REDUCTION IN THE TAK E–HOME PAY OF THE FORM ER EMPLOYEES ; 12
1265	1265
1266	1266	(3) TO SUPPLEMENT UNEMP LOYMENT INSURANCE PA YMENTS 13
1267	1267	RECEIVED BY FORMER V IDEO LOTTERY FACILIT Y EMPLOYEES DISPLACE D BY THE 14
1268	1268	IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNET GAMING ; 15
1269	1269
1270	1270	(4) TO ESTABLISH JOB TRA INING PROGRAMS FOR F ORMER VIDEO 16
1271	1271	LOTTERY FACILITY EMP LOYEES DISPLACED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION O F 17
1272	1272	INTERNET GAMING ; AND 18
1273	1273
1274	1274	(5) FOR ANY OTHER PROGRA M ESTABLISHED BY THE MARYLAND 19
1275	1275	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ASSIST FORME R VIDEO LOTTERY FACI LITY EMPLOYEES 20
1276	1276	DISPLACED BY THE IMP LEMENTATION OF INTERNET GAMING . 21
1277	1277
1278	1278	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 22
1279	1279	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 23
1280	1280
1281	1281	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO 24
1282	1282	THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 25
1283	1283
1284	1284	(I) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 26
1285	1285	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 27
1286	1286
1287	1287	(J) THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS 28
1288	1288	TO IMPLEMENT THIS SE CTION. 29
1289	1289	HOUSE BILL 17 29
1290	1290
1291	1291
1292	1292	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That § 5 –235(a) of the Education 1
1293	1293	Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, may not be construed to reduce overall funding 2
1294	1294	appropriated by a county governing body based on that section of law as it existed before 3
1295	1295	the enactment of this Act. 4
1296	1296
1297	1297	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 5
1298	1298
1299	1299	(a) In accordance with Article XIX, § 1(e) of the Maryland Constitution, before 6
1300	1300	this Act, which authorizes additional forms or expansion of commercial gaming, becomes 7
1301	1301	effective, a question substantially similar to the following shall be submitted to a 8
1302	1302	referendum of the qualified voters of the State at the general election to be held in 9
1303	1303	November 2026: 10
1304	1304
1305	1305	“Do you favor the expansion of commercial gaming in the State of Maryland to 11
1306	1306	authorize Internet gaming for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education?” 12
1307	1307
1308	1308	(b) The State Board of Elections shall do those things necessary and proper to 13
1309	1309	provide for and hold the referendum required by this section. If a majority of the votes cast 14
1310	1310	on the question are “For the referred law”, this Act shall become effective on the 30th day 15
1311	1311	following the official canvass of votes for the referendum, but if a majority of the votes cast 16
1312	1312	on the question are “Against the referred law”, this Act, with no further action required by 17
1313	1313	the General Assembly, shall be null and void. 18
1314	1314
1315	1315	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 19
1316	1316	Section 3 of this Act and for the sole purpose of providing for the referendum required by 20
1317	1317	Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 21
1318	1318