(a) A person must have a license for each day that the person conducts bingo unless the bingo is conducted in a licensed gaming event. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or Subtitle 2 of this title, in addition to bingo conducted in connection with a gaming event under Subtitle 2 of this title, the clerk of the circuit court of the county may issue a license to conduct bingo. (c) To qualify for a license to conduct bingo, an applicant shall be a: (1) bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license; (2) tax-supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the fire company; (3) nationally chartered veterans' organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the organization; or (4) nonprofit organization that: (i) intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose that is described in the application for a license; and (ii) has operated in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license. (d) An application for a license to conduct bingo shall contain a certification, by a principal officer of the applicant, stating: (1) the time and place of the activities for which the license is sought; (2) that the bingo will be conducted and managed solely and personally by the regular members of the applicant without the assistance of gaming professionals; and (3) that no compensation or reward will be paid to any person for conducting or assisting in the conducting of the bingo.
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