Non-Gaming & Non-Sports Wagering Vendors

Important Notice:

Effective December 12, 2023, legislative changes have altered the vendor application process. The Vendor Certification Application, Form 1021, has been eliminated. All potential non-gaming and non-sports wagering vendors, as outlined below, will be required to submit a Vendor Registration Application, Form 1023, to the Commission.

A non-gaming and non-sports wagering vendor is any person who provides non-gaming and/or non-sports wagering related goods and services to one or more gaming facilities (casinos); licensed sports wagering entities; or sports wagering entity applicants in Maryland.

A Maryland non-gaming and non-sports wagering vendor:

  1. Includes suppliers of food, alcoholic beverages, or non-alcoholic beverages; refuse handlers; vending machine providers and service personnel; janitorial and maintenance companies; marketing and advertising companies; tenant businesses or franchises located within casinos or sports wagering facilities if such goods and services are not gaming or sports wagering related; providers of transportation services if such services are not gaming or sports wagering related; persons involved in the construction of a casino or sports wagering facility; lessors of real property or goods; payroll services and other employer-related services; employee recruiting services; or
  2. Is a person whose services the Commission determines must be Registered; and
  3. Is prohibited from providing or attempting to provide any gaming related goods, services or supplies or any sports wagering related goods, services or supplies unless licensed by the Commission as a Gaming Manufacturer, Gaming Contractor or Sports Wagering Contractor.

Required Action

Companies (including sports wagering operators, sports wagering contractors, non-sports wagering related vendors) seeking authorization to conduct sports wagering related business and mobile sports wagering licensure in Maryland must submit a written request that includes detailed information relating to the goods and services the company intends to provide. The company must submit a Gaming-Related and Sports Wagering-Related Determinations form.

Maryland SDAT Compliance:

Applicants are reminded that in order to legally conduct business in Maryland, registration with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (“Maryland SDAT”) is required. Applicants who anticipate doing business in Maryland in the future are advised to carefully review the Maryland SDAT Contact Information sheet.

 

Payment of Fees via Wire Transfer:

License and application fees may be paid by certified / bank / business check, money order, or wire transfer. No personal checks or credit card payments can be accepted.  All wire transfers must be submitted to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. For information on how and where to submit payments, click this link: Important Payment Information

 

Vendor REGISTRATION:

Unless the Commission directs otherwise, a vendor that provides, or anticipates providing non-gaming, non-sports wagering related goods and services within a calendar year with a combined total value:

  1. of less than $50,000 is exempt from submitting an application to the Commission;
  2. at or above $50,000 to a Maryland Sponsoring Entity (see definition below) is required to be Registered by the Commission.

The Commission may review the goods and services that a company intends to provide, and may determine that the company must register as a vendor, regardless of the anticipated annual value.

Any company providing Security personnel to work within or on the premises of a casino or sports wagering operation is required to register as a vendor, regardless of the anticipated annual value.

Any company intending to provide software for use in a casino or sports wagering operation, regardless of the anticipated annual value, must submit a Gaming-Related and Sports Wagering-Related Determinations form.

Important application information:

  1. Non-gaming and non-sports wagering vendor applicants MUST register with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (“Maryland SDAT”) prior to submitting an application to the Commission. Vendors must maintain compliance with Maryland SDAT regulations throughout the term of their approval. For more information, visit https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress/
  2. Non-gaming and non-sports wagering vendor applications are submitted electronically. Reference the Vendor Applicant Reference Guide for step-by-step guidance on accessing the online vendor applications.
  3. All vendor applicants seeking authorization from the Commission to provide non-gaming and non-sports wagering goods or services MUST first be sponsored by a Maryland Sponsoring Entity. A “Sponsoring Entity” is a:
    a. Gaming Casino license holder or license applicant;
    b. Gaming Manufacturer license holder or license applicant;
    c. Gaming Contractor license holder or license applicant;
    d. Sports Wagering Facility license holder or license applicant;
    e. Sports Wagering Facility Operator license holder or license applicant;
    f. Mobile Sports Wagering license holder or license applicant;
    g. Online Sports Wagering Operator license holder or license applicant;
    h. Sports Wagering Contractor license holder or license applicant;
    i. Instant Bingo Hall license holder;   or
    j. Certain Non-Gaming and Non-Sports Wagering Related Vendors.

Vendors who have been selected by a Maryland Sponsoring Entity to provide non-gaming and non-sports wagering goods or services will be given access to the electronic vendor application system.

 

Casino Vendor Contacts

Casino Contact Email Phone Number
Hollywood Casino Perryville Purchasing Team [email protected]
Ocean Downs Casino Mr. Brian Reinhart [email protected] 410-641-0600, Ext. 3195
Live! Casino Purchasing Team [email protected] 443-445-2466
Rocky Gap Casino Resort Ms. Lucy Lapina [email protected] 301-784-8420
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Ms. Dawn Randik [email protected] 609-340-4145
MGM National Harbor Procurement Office [email protected] 301-971-5260 or 301-893-5022

 

 

Questions or concerns may be emailed to the Vendor Coordination Team at [email protected].

 

View the Maryland Approved Vendors List

View the Maryland Prohibited Vendors List

Exempted Vendors

According to Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 36.03.02.17 and 36.10.06.11, the following persons that provide any of the enumerated services to a gaming facility (casino); licensed sports wagering entity; or sports wagering entity applicant are exempt from vendor registration and certification requirements:

  1. Public utilities that provide:
    1. Water;
    2. Sewerage;
    3. Electricity; or
    4. Natural gas;
  2. Insurance companies that provide insurance to a gaming facilities (casinos); licensed sports wagering entities; or sports wagering entity applicants or its employees;
  3. Employee benefit and retirement plans, including 401(k) plans and employee stock purchase programs;
  4. Professional associations that receive funds from the gaming facilities (casinos); licensed sports wagering entities; or sports wagering entity applicants for the cost of enrollment, activities, and membership;
  5. Units of federal, State, county, or municipal government;
  6. Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages;
  7. State-chartered or federally chartered banks or savings and loan associations;
  8. Providers of professional services, including accountants, attorneys, engineers or architects, and others identified by Commission staff to be providers of professional services;
  9. Telecommunication, satellite, or internet services;
  10. Shipping services;
  11. Persons that engage in efforts to influence legislative or administrative action on behalf of a video lottery operation applicant or licensee for economic consideration;
  12. Educational or training opportunities for gaming facility (casino) employees; licensed sports wagering entity employees; or sports wagering entity applicant employees;
  13. Professional entertainers, sports figures, or other celebrities engaged by a video lottery operation licensee to appear at a licensee-sponsored entertainment or promotional event;
  14. Representatives of a media outlet or provider of a simulcast service;
  15. A vendor that provides, or anticipates providing, within a calendar year a combined total value of non-gaming and/or non-sports wagering related goods and services to gaming facilities (casinos); licensed sports wagering entities; or sports wagering entity applicants of less than $50,000; or
  16. A vendor for whom the Commission determines registration or certification is not necessary in order to protect the public interest.

Non-Gaming and Non-Sports Wagering Vendor Forms & Information

For information related to “Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation (Maryland SDAT)”, click here.

PLEASE NOTE: The Commission will only accept paper copies of:

1)  Vendor Change of Information Form 1023U; and the

2)  Casino’s Declaration: Emergency Usage of Non-Approved Vendor Services, Form 1024.

Paper copies of Form 1021, Form 1021CC and Form 1023 are obsolete and will no longer be accepted. All information required to complete these three forms will now be submitted electronically through the MLGCA online licensing system. FORMS 1021, 1021CC and 1023 ARE PROVIDED FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

Renewal Process, Application Denial and Approval Cancellation

Paper renewal applications are no longer accepted. To request a renewal of a Vendor’s term of approval, a Vendor must submit Form 1023 to the Commission electronically via a Maryland Sponsoring Entity (defined above in the “Important application information” section). 

Since the “Certified Vendor” classification has been eliminated, currently approved Certified Vendors will need to submit a Form 1023 to request a renewal of their term of approval.

For questions related specifically to the renewal process for Vendors, please contact Ms. Dana Tayag at: 

[email protected]     or     [email protected]

Per Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 36.03.02.17 and 36.10.06.11

A Vendor’s Registration:

(1) Remains in effect for 5 years from the date the Commission approves (the original date of) Registration;

(2) May be RENEWED by the Commission if the Vendor:

  1. Submits a Vendor Registration Form 1023 electronically at least 90 days (but not more than 120 days) before the expiration of the current term of approval;
  2. Submits the renewal fee; and
  3. is found to be suitable following the requisite investigation by the Licensing Division;

(3) Shall automatically expire if a Vendor does not comply with RENEWAL requirements under this regulation; and

(4) Is subject to cancellation by the Commission if the Commission determines that the Vendor’s continued conduct of business with a Maryland Sponsoring Entity (applicant or licensee) is contrary to the public interest of the State or the policies in State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1A, Annotated Code of Maryland, or this subtitle.

The Renewal Fee is $100.

Denial or Cancellation

The Commission’s decision to deny or cancel a Vendor Registration does not give rise to an appeal right under the contested case provision of the Maryland Administrative Procedure Act.

Publicly Available Lists

The Commission may maintain and make publicly available a list of:

(1) Registered Vendors; and

(2) Vendors that are prohibited from doing business with a Maryland Sponsoring Entity because the Commission has denied their application or cancelled their approval.