Maryland § 13-1203

§ 13-1203.

    (a)    A person must have a license for each day that the person conducts bingo unless the bingo is conducted in a licensed gaming event.

    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or Subtitle 2 of this title, in addition to bingo conducted in connection with a gaming event under Subtitle 2 of this title, the clerk of the circuit court of the county may issue a license to conduct bingo.

    (c)    To qualify for a license to conduct bingo, an applicant shall be a:

        (1)    bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license;

        (2)    tax-supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the fire company;

        (3)    nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the organization; or

        (4)    nonprofit organization that:

            (i)    intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose that is described in the application for a license; and

            (ii)    has operated in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license.

    (d)    An application for a license to conduct bingo shall contain a certification, by a principal officer of the applicant, stating:

        (1)    the time and place of the activities for which the license is sought;

        (2)    that the bingo will be conducted and managed solely and personally by the regular members of the applicant without the assistance of gaming professionals; and

        (3)    that no compensation or reward will be paid to any person for conducting or assisting in the conducting of the bingo.