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(1)   a paddle wheel;

(2)   a wheel of fortune;

(3)   a chance book;

(4)   a card game;

(5)   a raffle; or

(6)   any other gaming device.

(b)   Unless conducted at an event requiring a permit under subsection (a) of this section, a raffle is not a multiple gaming device regulated under this section.

(c)    (1)   In this subsection, "charity" means an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2)   The county commissioners may issue a permit to use multiple gaming devices to:

(i)   a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at the same location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit;

(ii)   a county-supported or municipally supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the volunteer fire company or auxiliary unit;

(iii)   a nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the veterans’ organization;

(iv)   for the purpose of conducting a fundraiser for the benefit of a charity located in the county, a bona fide:

1.   fraternal organization;

2.   educational organization;

3.   civic organization;

4.   patriotic organization; or

5.   charitable organization; or

(v)   a bona fide nonprofit organization that:

1.   has operated on a nonprofit basis in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit; and

2.   intends to use the multiple gaming devices to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose specifically described in the permit application.

(d)   Before issuing a permit, the county commissioners shall determine that the organization seeking the permit:

(1)   is organized in and serves the residents of the county; and

(2)   meets the conditions of this subtitle.

(e)    (1)    (i)   Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a permit is valid for one event that does not last longer than 6 hours.

(ii)   The county commissioners may issue a permit for an event longer than 6 hours if the permit holder does not seek more than one permit in the same year.

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