Maryland Criminal Law Section 13-407

      (a)      In this section, "bingo" includes the game of instant bingo.

      (b)      A bona fide religious, fraternal, or charitable organization, or a volunteer fire company operating in a community that does not have a paid fire department, may conduct bingo in the county:

            (1)      for the benefit of charity in the county; or

            (2)      to further the purposes of the organization.