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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2613" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each licensee shall pay to the county commissioners 3% of the gross receipts derived from bingo for each day that bingo is conducted by the licensee under this part.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The licensee shall pay the money at the time the licensee submits to the Department the statement required under § 13–2612 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An organization described in § 13–2606(5) of this subtitle may retain up to one–half of the proceeds derived from bingo conducted under this part for the benefit of the organization.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The organization shall distribute any remaining proceeds for educational or charitable purposes.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If bingo is conducted in a municipal corporation in the county, the county commissioners shall pay one–third of the 3% of the gross receipts received under subsection (a) of this section to the municipal corporation, to be used for its general purposes.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>From the percentage of the gross receipts retained by the county commissioners, the county commissioners shall first pay the expenses necessary to administer this part.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>All additional funds shall be credited by the county commissioners to the general funds of the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
