§ 13-1107

(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 County Attorney 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 County Attorney.

(b) (1) A fundraising organization that has conducted a gaming event shall submit a report to the County Attorney 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 County Attorney 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 County Attorney 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 County Attorney and the county commissioners for 3 years after the gaming event.