forms of gambling are legal in Maryland. Currently statutes authorize bingo and other gambling games in numerous subdivisions of the State. See, e.g., Code (1957, 1982 Repl. Vol., 1987 Cum.Supp.), Art. 27, §§ 255A through 261D. Some of the statutes are written in broad terms authorizing, under certain conditions, many types of gambling activities, including bingo, raffles, chance books, “paddle wheels,” “wheels of fortune,” “card parties,” and games of skill. Section 255 of Art. 27 also broadly authorizes various gambling activities in numerous counties by volunteer fire companies or by fraternal, civic, war veterans’, religious or charitable institutions. See American Legion v. State, 294 Md. 1, 447 A.2d 842 (1982). But see State v. 149 Slot Machines, 310 Md. 356, 529 A.2d 817 (1987) (<HOLDING>). See also Code (1957, 1982 Repl. Vol., 1987
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