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Section 13-2113 – Gaming Events and Gaming Devices — Daily Use Limitation

    If a qualified organization uses a gaming device on a daily basis:         (1)    the qualified organization may not operate more than five gaming devices; and         (2)    the premises in which the qualified organization operates the gaming device may not contain more than five gaming devices.

Section 13-2114 – Gaming Events and Gaming Devices — Proceeds

    (a)    All proceeds from a gaming device shall be used solely for the legitimate charitable, benevolent, or tax-exempt purposes of the qualified organization.     (b)    Proceeds from the operation of a gaming device may not be used to benefit personally any member of the qualified organization.

Section 13-2115 – Gaming Events and Gaming Devices — Record Keeping

    (a)    A qualified organization shall keep accurate records of proceeds and expenditures involving gaming devices.     (b)    On request, a qualified organization shall allow the State’s Attorney for the county, a State Police officer, the designee, and the sheriff or deputy sheriff to examine the records required under subsection (a) of this section.

Section 13-2104 – Bingo — Qualified Organizations

    To be eligible for a bingo license, an organization must be:         (1)    a bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before the application date;         (2)    a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad, regardless of whether the company or squad is supported by […]

Section 13-2105 – Bingo — License Application

    (a)    The county commissioners shall designate a person to administer the issuance of bingo licenses in the county.     (b)    An organization shall submit an application for a bingo license to the designee.     (c)    A principal officer of the organization shall certify in the application for a bingo license:         (1)    the name and address of the organization;         (2)    the name and […]

Section 13-2106 – Bingo — License Fee

    (a)    By resolution, the county commissioners may establish a bingo license fee schedule based on criteria that the county commissioners consider appropriate.     (b)    The designee shall charge for each license the annual license fee that the county commissioners set by resolution.     (c)    A resolution adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall specify the fund in which the […]

Section 13-2107 – Bingo — Right to License

    The designee shall issue a numbered license to an organization that meets the requirements of §§ 13–2103 through 13–2110 of this subtitle to conduct bingo and award prizes.

Section 13-2109 – Bingo — Report

    Within 15 days after the last day authorized for bingo in the license, a principal officer of the organization shall file a report under penalties of perjury that certifies:         (1)    that the regular members of the organization personally conducted bingo at the time and place stated in the application without the assistance of gaming professionals;         (2)    the […]