§ 13-1108. Gaming event -- Conduct

MD Crim Law Code § 13-1108 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    A gaming event may be conducted only in accordance with this subtitle.

(2)    A gaming device may only be managed or operated by a representative of the fundraising organization named in the gaming permit for the gaming event.

(3)    A professional gaming operator may not manage, operate, or assist in the management or operation of a gaming device.

(4)    A person may not receive any commission, salary, reward, tip, or other compensation for managing or operating a gaming device at a gaming event.

(5)    A minor may not participate in a gaming event.

(6)    A fundraising organization may lease gaming devices or premises for a gaming event only from a fundraising organization that the board approves.

(7)    (i)    A lease agreement of gaming devices or premises for a gaming event shall be priced on the basis of fair market value of the equipment or premises.

(ii)    A lease agreement may not include a provision for sharing profit from a gaming event with a lessor or a provision that reasonably may be interpreted to provide for sharing profit from a gaming event.

(8)    A fundraising organization may not conduct more than three gaming events during a calendar quarter.

(9)    (i)    A fundraising organization may not conduct a gaming event under a single gaming permit for a period greater than 48 hours.

(ii)    The actual gaming time may not exceed 24 hours in that 48-hour period, which may be divided into not more than two separate gaming periods.

(iii)    Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a fundraising organization that conducts a gaming event at the Charles County Fair in conjunction with the Charles County Fair Board may conduct the gaming event under a single gaming permit for more than 48 hours, subject to regulations that the county commissioners adopt on recommendation of the board.

(b)    (1)    A fundraising organization that has conducted a gaming event shall submit a report to the board within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the gaming event was conducted.

(2)    The report shall contain:

(i)    the name of the fundraising organization;

(ii)    the number of the gaming permit;

(iii)    the date of the gaming event;

(iv)    the date, amount, nature, source, and recipient of each receipt and expenditure associated with the gaming event, in the format that the board prescribes;

(v)    a separate list of the date, amount, and recipient of each charitable donation from the proceeds;

(vi)    the name, age, address, and date of membership of each representative who managed, operated, or assisted in the operation or management of a gaming device at the gaming event;

(vii)    a statement that each listed representative qualified as a representative under § 13-1101(i) of this subtitle at the time of the gaming event;

(viii)    a statement that:

1.    an agreement does not exist and has not existed for sharing the proceeds of a gaming event with any other person; and

2.    only the fundraising organization or its representative has received or will receive any proceeds of the gaming event, except to further the purposes of the fundraising organization; and

(ix)    any other information that the board considers necessary or helpful.

(3)    A principal officer of the fundraising organization shall sign and verify the report under the penalties of perjury.

(c)    A fundraising organization that conducts a gaming event shall maintain accurate records of each transaction concerning the gaming event, and shall keep the records available for examination by the board and the county commissioners for 3 years after the gaming event.