Sec. 03.10.01.03. Operation Requirements

A. License Sticker.

(1) Each slot machine shall have a valid license sticker issued by the Comptroller affixed to the machine.

(2) A renewed license sticker must be affixed to a slot machine on or before July 1 of the license’s reporting year.

B. A licensee shall immediately report to the Comptroller:

(1) Information about any slot machine’s meter or counter that is not operational, is in need of repair, or is not repairable;

(2) Subject to Criminal Law Article, §12-307, Annotated Code of Maryland, any transfer of a slot machine and the reason for the transfer; or

(3) Physical loss of a slot machine or monies from a slot machine.

C. A licensee shall notify the Comptroller of any repair of a slot machine that may affect any meter reading of the slot machine prior to the initiation of such repair.

D. A licensee must:

(1) Record and make available for inspection weekly meter readings of any electrical and mechanical meter which records the coin-in, coin-out, and jackpot of every licensed slot machine; and

(2) Maintain a maintenance log for each licensed slot machine.

E. Tamperproof Meter or Counter.

(1) A slot machine must have a tamperproof meter or counter.

(2) Before a licensed slot machine may be operated, all meter or counter components, electrical or mechanical, must be sealed in a manner approved by the Comptroller.

F. Only members or guests of a licensee may play a slot machine.