# COMAR 36.10.13.10: COMAR 36.10.13.10. Surveillance System Design Standards for Class A and Class B-1 Sports Wagering Facility Licensees > Maryland · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_36_10_13_10 ## Section - **Citation:** COMAR 36.10.13.10 - **Heading:** COMAR 36.10.13.10. Surveillance System Design Standards for Class A and Class B-1 Sports Wagering Facility Licensees - **Jurisdiction:** Maryland - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 36 MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY / Subtitle 10 SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS / Chapter 13 Sports Wagering Licensee Minimum Internal Control Standards / COMAR 36.10.13.10 ## Text A. Except as set forth in §B, this regulation is only applicable to the holder of a Class A sports wagering facility license. B. The Commission may require the holder of a Class B-1 sports wagering facility license to comply with any or all of the requirements of this regulation. C. A sports wagering licensee shall install in its facility a surveillance system that complies with the requirements of this regulation. D. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission under Regulation .11 of this chapter . E. A sports wagering licensee’s surveillance system shall include: (1) Light sensitive cameras enabled by: (a) Lenses of sufficient magnification to monitor activity at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility; (b) Lighting which is continuous and of sufficient quality to produce clear video recordings and still pictures; and (c) 360-degree pan, tilt, and zoom capability, without camera stops, configured to clandestinely monitor and record: (i) Transactions conducted at each betting window, kiosk and other sports wagering related areas and activities in a facility; (ii) Transactions conducted in the cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage including the face of each individual transacting business with a cashier; (iii) Transactions conducted at ticket redemption units and automated teller machines; (iv) Activity in the count room; (v) Movement of cash and cash storage boxes within the facility; (vi) Entrances and exits to the facility; (vii) Activities in all other restricted areas; and (viii) Other areas and events designated by the Commission; (2) A monitor room located in the facility: (a) Staffed by employees of the sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department 24 hours per day; and (b) Equipped with: e count room; (v) Movement of cash and cash storage boxes within the facility; (vi) Entrances and exits to the facility; (vii) Activities in all other restricted areas; and (viii) Other areas and events designated by the Commission; (2) A monitor room located in the facility: (a) Staffed by employees of the sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department 24 hours per day; and (b) Equipped with: (i) A communication system capable of monitoring all security department communications; (ii) Connections, direct or through a documented communication protocol with the security department, to all facility alarm systems; (iii) A surveillance failure notification system that provides an audible, as well as a visual notification, of any failure in the surveillance system or the digital video recording media storage system; (iv) An emergency power system, tested by the sports wagering licensee in the presence of the Commission at least once a year, which can be used to operate the surveillance system in the event of a power failure; (v) Computer terminals permitting event notification to, and read only access by authorized surveillance department employees to, the Class A licensee’s sports wagering platform; (vi) An updated photo library, consisting of photographs that are no more than 5 years old, of all current employees of the facility; (vii) A copy of the Class A sport wagering facility licensee’s floor plan required under COMAR 36.03.10.17 .04B; (viii) A copy of the procedures addressing the evacuation of the facility in the event of fire or other emergency required under Regulation .13 of this chapter ; and (ix) Copies of the surveillance system contingency plans required under Regulation .11 of this chapter ; (3) Digital video recording capability equipped to: (a) Superimpose the date and time on all monitoring and recording; (b) Identify and locate, through the use of a meter, counter, or other device or method, a particular event which was recorded; uired under Regulation .13 of this chapter ; and (ix) Copies of the surveillance system contingency plans required under Regulation .11 of this chapter ; (3) Digital video recording capability equipped to: (a) Superimpose the date and time on all monitoring and recording; (b) Identify and locate, through the use of a meter, counter, or other device or method, a particular event which was recorded; (c) Identify on video recording disks or other storage media the type of media player and software prerequisite to viewing the digital images; and (d) Be authenticated through use of an embedded video verification encryption code or watermark; (4) Audio recording capability in the count room that is: (a) Installed and disclosed to employees of the facility; and (b) Consistent with the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §§ 10-401 — 10-414 , Annotated Code of Maryland; and (5) An access system which: (a) Controls: (i) Physical and logical access to the surveillance system; and (ii) Physical access to the surveillance monitor room; and (b) Restricts access to the security administration capabilities of the system. F. A sports wagering licensee shall configure its surveillance system to record all areas and transactions enumerated in §E(1) of this regulation with a resolution of 4 common image format at a minimum of: (1) For a standard definition camera, 30 frames per second; or (2) For a high-definition camera, 15 frames per second. G. A sports wagering licensee may configure its surveillance system to record activity in areas of the facility not covered by §E of this regulation at a reduced frame rate with a resolution of 4 common image format, as follows: (1) Public areas shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 15 frames per second; and (2) Areas not accessible to the public shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 7.5 frames per second. H. Except as provided in §I of this regulation , a sports wagering licensee shall retain surveillance recordings: regulation at a reduced frame rate with a resolution of 4 common image format, as follows: (1) Public areas shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 15 frames per second; and (2) Areas not accessible to the public shall be recorded at a minimum frame rate of 7.5 frames per second. H. Except as provided in §I of this regulation , a sports wagering licensee shall retain surveillance recordings: (1) For a minimum of 7 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §E of this regulation ; and (2) For a minimum of 14 days for transactions or events in the areas covered under §F of this regulation . I. Upon the request of the Commission or a law enforcement agency that has proper jurisdiction over the facility, a recording shall be retained and stored in accordance with the directives of the Commission or law enforcement agency pertaining to that recording. J. Except as provided in this regulation, a surveillance system shall be under the exclusive control of a sports wagering licensee’s surveillance department. K. A sports wagering licensee shall provide the Commission with timely and unfettered access to its surveillance monitor room, surveillance system, and all transmissions. L. A sports wagering licensee shall timely comply with a request from the Commission to: (1) Use, as necessary, any monitor room in the facility; (2) Display on the monitors in its monitor room or in the Commission’s on-site monitor room any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; (3) Relinquish control of a camera or monitor; (4) Discontinue monitoring a particular camera or recording activity captured by it; (5) Make a video recording or photograph of any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; and (2) Display on the monitors in its monitor room or in the Commission’s on-site monitor room any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; (3) Relinquish control of a camera or monitor; (4) Discontinue monitoring a particular camera or recording activity captured by it; (5) Make a video recording or photograph of any event capable of being captured by the surveillance system; and (6) Restrict or deny access to a recording or photograph. M. A surveillance system may not be remotely accessed from a facility outside the surveillance monitor room without the prior written approval of the Commission. N. An entrance to a surveillance monitor room may not be visible from the facility floor. Cross References 36.10.13.11C(1) 36.10.13.11E(1) ## Nearby sections - [COMAR 36.10.13.01 COMAR 36.10.13.01. Accounting Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_36_10_13_01.md) - [COMAR 36.10.13.02 COMAR 36.10.13.02. Forms and Documents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_36_10_13_02.md) - [COMAR 36.10.13.03 COMAR 36.10.13.03. Content of Internal Controls](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_36_10_13_03.md) - [COMAR 36.10.13.04 COMAR 36.10.13.04. Review of Internal Controls](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_36_10_13_04.md) - [COMAR 36.10.13.05 COMAR 36.10.13.05. 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