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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-904" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Multi-drawing raffle” means a raffle for which the drawings are held on more than 1 day.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Raffle” means one or more drawings using a single series of chances sold in chance books or similar devices, at which one or more prizes are awarded.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Single-drawing raffle” means a raffle for which the drawings are held on a single day.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At a gaming event, the holder of a raffle may award a prize of money or merchandise using a chance book.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A single–drawing raffle may have only one major prize.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>During a year, an organization listed in § 13–903 of this subtitle may hold not more than:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>six single–drawing raffles in which the major prize is worth $2,500 or more; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>ten single–drawing raffles in which the major prize is worth less than $2,500.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An organization listed in § 13–903 of this subtitle may not hold:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>more than 52 weekly drawings in a multi–drawing raffle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>more than two multi–drawing raffles during a year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
