Maryland Criminal Law Section 13-1108

Article - Criminal Law

§ 13-1108.

      (a)      (1)      A gaming event may be conducted only in accordance with this subtitle.

            (2)      A gaming device may only be managed or operated by a representative of the fundraising organization named in the gaming permit for the gaming event.

            (3)      A professional gaming operator may not manage, operate, or assist in the management or operation of a gaming device.

            (4)      A person may not receive any commission, salary, reward, tip, or other compensation for managing or operating a gaming device at a gaming event.

            (5)      A minor may not participate in a gaming event.

            (6)      A fundraising organization may lease gaming devices or premises for a gaming event only from a fundraising organization that the board approves.

            (7)      (i)      A lease agreement of gaming devices or premises for a gaming event shall be priced on the basis of fair market value of the equipment or premises.

                  (ii)      A lease agreement may not include a provision for sharing profit from a gaming event with a lessor or a provision that reasonably may be interpreted to provide for sharing profit from a gaming event.

            (8)      A fundraising organization may not conduct more than three gaming events during a calendar quarter.

            (9)      (i)      A fundraising organization may not conduct a gaming event under a single gaming permit for a period greater than 48 hours.

                  (ii)      The actual gaming time may not exceed 24 hours in that 48-hour period, which may be divided into not more than two separate gaming periods.

                  (iii)      Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a fundraising organization that conducts a gaming event at the Charles County Fair in conjunction with the Charles County Fair Board may conduct the gaming event under a single gaming permit for more than 48 hours, subject to regulations that the county commissioners adopt on recommendation of the board.

      (b)      (1)      A fundraising organization that has conducted a gaming event shall submit a report to the board within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the gaming event was conducted.

            (2)      The report shall contain:

                  (i)      the name of the fundraising organization;

                  (ii)      the number of the gaming permit;

                  (iii)      the date of the gaming event;

                  (iv)      the date, amount, nature, source, and recipient of each receipt and expenditure associated with the gaming event, in the format that the board prescribes;

                  (v)      a separate list of the date, amount, and recipient of each charitable donation from the proceeds;

                  (vi)      the name, age, address, and date of membership of each representative who managed, operated, or assisted in the operation or management of a gaming device at the gaming event;

                  (vii)      a statement that each listed representative qualified as a representative under § 13-1101(i) of this subtitle at the time of the gaming event;

                  (viii)      a statement that:

                        1.      an agreement does not exist and has not existed for sharing the proceeds of a gaming event with any other person; and

                        2.      only the fundraising organization or its representative has received or will receive any proceeds of the gaming event, except to further the purposes of the fundraising organization; and

                  (ix)      any other information that the board considers necessary or helpful.

            (3)      A principal officer of the fundraising organization shall sign and verify the report under the penalties of perjury.

      (c)      A fundraising organization that conducts a gaming event shall maintain accurate records of each transaction concerning the gaming event, and shall keep the records available for examination by the board and the county commissioners for 3 years after the gaming event.



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