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Section 13-1510 – Requirements; Penalty

    (a)    An organization may not conduct a gaming event unless the organization has acquired the appropriate license.     (b)    An organization shall obey the terms of a license.     (c)    Each person who signed an application for a license shall obey the terms of the license.     (d)    A person shall file the report required under § 13-1509 of this subtitle.     (e)    A […]

Section 13-1511 – Disqualification

    (a)    An organization that fails to file a report required by § 13-1509 of this subtitle is not entitled to a license under this subtitle until the later of:         (1)    1 year after the date the report is due; or         (2)    the day the report is filed properly.     (b)    An organization that is convicted of violating a gambling law […]

Section 13-1512 – Charitable Gaming Contests

    (a)    In this section, “gaming contest” means an event that involves a card game, a dice game, or roulette.     (b)    An organization shall be issued a permit from the Sheriff of Harford County before the organization may conduct a gaming contest in Harford County.     (c)    An organization is eligible to be issued a permit if the organization qualifies […]

Section 13-1509 – Report

    Within 15 days after the last day of licensed activity named in the license application, one of the principal officers of the organization shall file a report under the penalties of perjury certifying:         (1)    that the activities authorized by the license were conducted at the time and place stated in the application solely by the regular […]

Section 13-1501 – Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.     (b)    “Bingo”:         (1)    includes instant bingo; but         (2)    does not include members-only instant bingo.     (c)    “50/50” means a drawing from a finite number of chances in which the proceeds from the sale of chances are split evenly between the winner and the organization conducting the game.     (d)    “Gaming event” means […]

Section 13-1502 – Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle applies only in Harford County.     (b)    This subtitle does not authorize the use of a slot machine or any type of coin machine for gambling purposes.

Section 13-1503 – Gaming Events

    (a)    Before an organization conducts a gaming event under this subtitle, the organization shall obtain a license from the sheriff.     (b)    The following organizations may obtain a license to conduct a gaming event:         (1)    a bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying […]

Section 13-1504 – Bingo

    (a)    (1)    The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 52 bingo licenses.         (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, not more than one bingo license may be issued to a single organization in a single calendar week.         (3)    A license to conduct bingo is valid:             (i)    for 24 consecutive […]

Section 13-1505 – Members-Only Instant Bingo

    (a)    A members-only instant bingo license is valid for 3 months.     (b)    The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than four licenses for members-only instant bingo.     (c)    A money prize for a members–only instant bingo game may not exceed $500.     (d)    A members-only instant bingo game may be sold and played only […]