§ 9-112. Issuance of licenses by Director
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, State Government, § 9-112
§ 9-112. Issuance of licenses by Director
(a) In this section, “veterans' organization” means an organization that is tax exempt and organized as a veterans' organization under § 501(c)(19) or § 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, in accordance with the regulations of the Agency and this subtitle, the Director shall issue licenses to the persons and governmental units that will best serve the public convenience and promote the sale of State lottery tickets or shares.
(c) Before issuing a license to an applicant, the Director shall consider such factors as:
(d)(1) This subsection does not apply in:
(3) After deduction of any commission and validation prize payout as provided under § 9-117 of this subtitle, a veterans' organization issued a license under this subsection shall credit the remaining receipts from the sale of tickets from instant ticket lottery machines to the State Lottery Fund established under § 9-118 of this subtitle.
(6) The Agency shall ensure that the element of chance in the conduct of the gaming through the instant ticket lottery machines established under this subsection is consistent with the holding in the case of Chesapeake Amusements Inc. v. Riddle, 363 Md. 16 (2001), in that the element of chance must be wholly within the pre-printed instant lottery ticket, and that player enhancements in an instant ticket lottery machine may not affect the element of chance being wholly within the pre-printed instant lottery ticket.
(e) The Director may not issue a license to:
Credits
Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2012, 2nd Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 425, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 629, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 661, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, State Government, § 9-112, MD STATE GOVT § 9-112
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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