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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-604" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an organization may conduct:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>one casino event that includes a card game during each calendar month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>one casino event that includes roulette during each calendar year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To conduct a casino event under subsection (a) of this section, an organization shall be a bona fide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>religious organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>fraternal organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>civic organization, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a hunting organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a social organization; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a sporting organization;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>volunteer fire company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>war veterans’ organization; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>charitable organization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A permit holder for a casino event that includes a card game or roulette shall ensure that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the event is conducted in accordance with § 13-603(d)(3) of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the organization sponsoring the event has not sponsored a casino event within the calendar month; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the casino event is conducted between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person that holds a casino event that includes a card game or roulette may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>offer or award a money prize to a player of the card game or roulette game;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>allow a player to bet more than $10 in any one game within the calendar month;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>exchange tokens used in wagering for an item of merchandise that is worth more than $1,000; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>exchange merchandise that was received for tokens that were used in wagering for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>money; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair retail market value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Within 60 days after holding a casino event that includes a card game or roulette, the holder of the permit for the event shall submit to the Department of Permits and Development Management a financial report that lists the receipts and expenditures for the casino event.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Before the permit holder submits the report to the Department of Permits and Development Management, the permit holder shall submit the report to the county police department for review.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department of Permits and Development Management shall adopt regulations to govern:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the issuing of a permit to conduct a casino event; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the conduct and management of a casino event in a manner designed to prevent fraud and protect the public.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations shall require that a separate permit be issued for each casino event to be conducted.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
