Martin O'Malley, Governor

Ch. 4

Commission to serve as a liaison to the State Racing Commission: providing that
members of the State Lottery Commission may be compensated as provided in
the State budget; authorizing the operation of video lottery terminals connected
to a certain central monitor and control system that allows the State Lottery
Commission to monitor a video lottery terminal and that has certain capabilities:
prohibiting access to the central monitor and control system to certain licensees
with a certain exception: providing that only a person with a certain video lottery
operation license may offer a video lottery terminal for public use in the State:
providing that this Act is statewide and exclusive in its effect and that certain
laws do not apply to video lottery terminals authorized under this Act: requiring
the State Lottery Agency to provide certain assistance to the State Lottery
Commission: authorizing the State Lottery Commission to conduct certain
investigations and hearings: requiring the State Lottery Commission to adopt
certain regulations: authorizing the State Lottery Commission to adopt certain
regulations: requiring the State Lottery Commission to require a certain bond
and collect certain fees, civil penalties, and taxes: authorizing the State Lottery
Commission to inspect and seize certain equipment, financial information, and
records without notice or warrant: authorizing the Video Lottery Facility
Location Commission to issue a certain number of video lottery operation licenses
under certain circumstances: specifying limits on the number of video lottery
terminals allowed in the State and at certain facilities; requiring certain video
lottery terminal manufacturers, video lottery operators, video lottery employees.
and other individuals required by the State Lottery Commission to be licensed:
providing for the application and licensing process: establishing certain
eligibility criteria and disqualifying criteria for a video lottery operation license:
requiring certain licensees to maintain certain numbers of live racing days:
providing that certain licensees are ineligible for certain funding and are subject
to certain requirements and sanctions if a certain horse racing event or trade
names and other items related to the event are transferred out of the State:
requiring certain licensees to conduct certain annual races with certain
exceptions; requiring a certain licensee to maintain a certain center or convey
certain property to a certain program under certain circumstances; requiring
certain licensees to submit to the State Racing Commission a certain plan to
improve the quality and marketing of horse racing: requiring certain applicants
and licensees to comply with certain provisions of law relating to minority
business participation: specifying that certain collective bargaining agreements
do not negate certain provisions of this Act: requiring certain licensees to provide
certain benefits and give certain preferences to certain employees: providing for
the monitoring of certain provisions of this Act by the Governor's Office of
Minority Affairs: providing that the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission
may reissue a video lottery operation license under certain circumstances:
providing for certain eligibility criteria and disqualifying criteria for certain
licenses: providing for certain waivers of certain licensing and bonding
requirements under certain circumstances: providing for certain license terms:
stating the intent of the General Assembly relating to video lottery operation

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