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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1803" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A qualified organization may conduct bingo in the county to benefit charity or to further the purpose of the qualified organization.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Bingo shall be conducted only by the qualified organization and not by a person who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>retains a portion of the proceeds from the bingo game; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is compensated by the qualified organization for which the bingo is held.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A person may not receive a private profit from the proceeds of bingo.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A qualified organization that conducts bingo shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>keep accurate records of all transactions that occur on behalf of the bingo game;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>keep the records for 2 years after the bingo game; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>on request, make the records available for examination by:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the State's Attorney for the county;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the county sheriff;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the county Department of Health and Human Services;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the county attorney;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>the Department of State Police; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>a designated officer or agent of any of those units.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A person conducting bingo shall be a resident of the county and a member of the qualified organization.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or consumed in the room in which bingo is conducted, either during a game or an intermission between games.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Money prizes not exceeding $1,000 in each game may be awarded in bingo.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The qualified organization may sell breakout tickets in the room in which bingo is conducted, either during a game or an intermission between games.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a person may conduct bingo at the annual Montgomery County Fair for the benefit of the Montgomery County Agricultural Center, Inc.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who conducts bingo under this subsection may award only noncash prizes.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, in Montgomery County, an individual who is at least 55 years old may conduct a bingo game involving cash prizes if the game:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is conducted not more than once a week in a common area of a residential property that is restricted to residents who are at least 55 years old;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>allows a player to compete directly against one or more other players who are residents of the residential property where the game is held;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>does not allow an individual or an organization to benefit financially in any way, directly or indirectly, other than from the winnings accrued by participating as a player in the game;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>does not involve:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a player’s use of an electronic device that connects to the Internet;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the use of paid public advertising or promotions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the charging of a fee for admission, a seat, entertainment, or any other fee; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the use of any money, except money used for purchasing bingo cards or food or drink; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>has a limit of $1,000 on the total amount of money, tokens representing money, or any other thing or consideration of value that may be won by all players during any 24–hour period.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
