Section 13-2438 – Criminal Penalty
(a) (1) A person who violates § 13-2436 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding: (i) for a first violation, $5,000; or (ii) for each subsequent violation, $10,000. (2) Each sale or offer of a chance from a tip jar is a separate violation. (b) If a person convicted under […]
Section 13-2439 – Reports
On or before February 1 of each year, the gaming commission shall submit a report to the Comptroller that includes: (1) the total amount of revenue received by the gaming commission for the previous calendar year as a result of the operation of tip jars in Washington County; (2) a detailed listing of the total distributions made […]
Section 13-2427 – Wholesaler Operations — License Required
(a) A person shall be licensed by the agency as a wholesaler before the person may sell a tip jar packet for profit. (b) (1) A person is eligible for a license under this section to sell or wholesale for profit a tip jar packet if the person: (i) is of good moral character; (ii) except for a volunteer fire […]
Section 13-2428 – Wholesaler Operations — Application
(a) (1) An applicant for a wholesaler’s license shall: (i) submit to the agency an application on the form that the agency provides; and (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay to the agency an annual fee of $500. (2) The county commissioners shall waive the annual fee for a volunteer fire company or a volunteer rescue company. […]
Section 13-2429 – Wholesaler Operations — Issuance
The agency may issue a wholesaler’s license to each applicant that meets the requirements of Part III of this subtitle.
Section 13-2430 – Wholesaler Operations — Licensed Operations
(a) A holder of a wholesaler’s license may not sell a tip jar packet to a person who does not have a tip jar license. (b) Before selling a tip jar packet, a holder of a wholesaler’s license shall: (1) obtain a gaming sticker from the agency; and (2) affix the gaming sticker to the tip jar packet in […]
Section 13-2431 – Wholesaler Operations — Term; Transfer Prohibited
(a) A wholesaler’s license expires on the first July 1 after its effective date. (b) A wholesaler’s license is not transferable.
Section 13-2432 – Licensees Subject to Audit
(a) The county commissioners may audit records relating to tip jars of a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license. (b) In accordance with regulations of the county commissioners, a holder of a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license shall make available to an auditor designated by the county commissioners the records that are […]
Section 13-2433 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 13-2434 of this subtitle, the agency may: (1) deny a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license to an applicant; or (2) in accordance with § 13-2437 of this subtitle, discipline a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license. (b) The agency shall deny a license to an applicant […]
Section 13-2418 – Gaming Commission — Meetings; Compensation; Staff
(a) A member of the gaming commission: (1) may not receive compensation; but (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with a policy of the county commissioners. (b) The county commissioners shall assign appropriate professional staff to the gaming commission for the gaming commission’s meetings.