# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 12. Gaming -- Statewide Provisions

### Subtitle 1. General Provisions

#### Section 12-104

(a) A person may not:

  (1) keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling;

  (2) own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in the building, vessel, or place;

  (3) lease or rent all or a part of a building, vessel, or place to be used for the purpose of gambling;

  (4) deal at a gaming device or in a building, vessel, or place for gambling;

  (5) manage a gaming device or a building, vessel, or place for gambling; or

  (6) have an interest in a gaming device or the profits of a gaming device.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 6 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)