# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 13. Gaming -- Local Provisions

### Subtitle 4. Anne Arundel County

#### 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.

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