Section 12-103 – Playing Certain Games
(a) For money or any other thing or consideration of value, a person may not: (1) bet, wager, or gamble; or (2) play any other gaming device or fraudulent trick. (b) (1) A violation of this section is a civil offense punishable by a fine not exceeding: (i) $500, if the violation involves money or any other thing or consideration of […]
Section 12-205 – Possession of Lottery Devices and Records
(a) This section does not apply to a person who possesses: (1) an item that is prohibited under this section that was obtained to procure or furnish evidence of a violation of this subtitle; or (2) a lottery ticket or slip issued by this State or another government. (b) A person may not: (1) bring a lottery device into the […]
Section 12-104 – Gaming Device, or Building, Vessel, or Place for Gambling
(a) A person may not: (1) keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling; (2) own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in […]
Section 12-206 – Publication of Accounts of Lotteries and Lottery Prizes
(a) This section does not apply to a lottery conducted by a government. (b) A person may not print, write, or publish an account of a lottery that describes: (1) when or where the lottery is to be drawn; (2) any prize available in the lottery; (3) the price of a lottery ticket or share of a lottery ticket; or […]
Section 12-105 – Gambling on Vessel or Building or Other Structure on or Over Water Within the State
(a) This section: (1) applies notwithstanding the issuance of a license or permit through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State; and (2) does not authorize an act that is otherwise prohibited by law. (b) A person may not bet, wager, or gamble or keep, conduct, maintain, or operate a gaming device on: […]
Section 12-207 – Lottery Insurance
(a) A person may not: (1) insure or receive consideration for insuring for or against the drawing of a lottery ticket or part of a lottery ticket; (2) receive money, property, or evidence of debt in consideration of an agreement to repay or deliver the money, property, or evidence of debt, if a lottery ticket or a part […]
Section 12-106 – Raffles
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a bona fide charitable organization in this State may conduct a raffle for the exclusive benefit of the charitable organization if the prize awarded is real property: (i) to which […]
Section 12-107 – Pari-Mutuel Betting
(a) (1) The prohibition in subsection (b) of this section applies notwithstanding a license or permit granted through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State. (2) This section does not apply to: (i) pari-mutuel betting conducted under the Maryland Horse Racing Act; (ii) bingo, carnivals, raffles, bazaars, or similar games of entertainment; or (iii) mechanical […]
Section 12-108 – Gaming Event — Acceptance of Credit
(a) An organization that operates a gaming event authorized under this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article may not accept credit from a person to allow that person to play a gaming device at the gaming event. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit an organization from accepting a […]
Section 12-109 – Prearrangement or Predetermination of Horse Race Results
(a) A person may not willfully, knowingly, and unlawfully cause or attempt to cause the prearrangement or predetermination of the results of a horse race. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.