Maryland Criminal Law Section 13-2606

      The following organizations may conduct bingo in accordance with this part:

            (1)      a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 6 years before applying for a license under this part;

            (2)      a municipal corporation in the county;

            (3)      a volunteer fire company in the county;

            (4)      a local unit of a nationwide bona fide nonprofit organization or club that consists solely of members who served in the armed forces of the United States; or

            (5)      a nonprofit organization that:

                  (i)      intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable or educational purpose that is specifically described in the license application filed with the board; and

                  (ii)      has operated as a nonprofit organization in the county for at least 5 years before applying for a license under this part.