Maryland Criminal Law Section 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.