An Act To Establish the Gambling Control Board To License and Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness Racing Tracks Amend the amendment on page by paragraphs K and L (page 8, lines 4 to inserting their place the following: striking out all of in amendment) and K. Maintain the ability to activate and deactivate the operation of slot machines via the central site monitoring system under authority of board staff or persons contracted by the board; L. Ensure that the slot machine operator does not have access to any system that is capable of programming slot machines; , Further amend the amendment on page 8 by inserting after paragraph T the following: Further amend the bill in Part A in section 4 by inserting after that part designated "§I003." the following: §I004. Central site monitoring system 1. Generally. In order to facilitate the auditing and security programs required by section 1003, subsection 2 and in addition to the requirements of section 1003, subsection 2, paragraphs J to 0, all slot machines must communicate Page 1-LR2664(24) SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1820
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_F_S534 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "F" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
1342, L.D. 1820, Bill, "An Act To Establish the Gambling Control 
Board To License and Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness 
Racing Tracks" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
on page 
by 
paragraphs K and L (page 8, lines 4 to 
inserting their place the following: 
striking out all of 
in amendment) 
and 
'K. 
Maintain the ability to activate and deactivate the 
operation of slot machines via the central site monitoring 
system under authority of board staff or persons contracted 
by the board; 
L. 
Ensure that the slot machine operator does not have 
access to any system that is capable of programming slot 
machines; , 
Further amend the amendment on page 8 by inserting after 
paragraph T the following: 
'Further amend the bill in Part A in section 4 by inserting 
after that part designated "§I003." the following: 
'§I004. 
Central site monitoring system 
1. 
Generally. 
In order to facilitate the auditing and 
security programs required by section 1003, subsection 2 and in 
addition to the 
requirements of section 1003, 
subsection 2, 
paragraphs 
J 
to 
0, 
all 
slot 
machines 
must 
communicate 
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L.D. 1820 
1342, 
electronically with the central site monitoring system required 
pursuant to section 1003, subsection 2, paragraph J. 
The board 
shall select a central site monitoring system. 
The central site 
monitoring system, 
in addition to other functions 
the board 
determines necessary, must: 
A. 
Be a fully operational slot machine control system that 
has the capability of supporting all slot machines licensed 
for operation in the State and is capable of being upgraded 
to 
maintain 
a 
fully 
operational 
and 
proper 
reporting 
capability; 
B. 
Use 
a 
wi~ely 
a~~ept.e~ ggming 
indYstry 
prQtQ!;;Ql 
tQ 
facilitate 
slot 
machine 
manyfacturers' 
ability 
to 
!;;Qmrnunicate with the !;;entral site mQnitQring System; 
C. 
Have 
the 
capability 
tQ 
sUPPQrt 
progressive 
slot 
ma!;;hines, both in-hQyse and wide-area, as apprQved by the 
board. 
FQr pyrpQses of this paragraph, 
"prQgressive slot 
machine" means a slQt machine or seriu Qf SIQt machines in 
which the payback gmQynt to an indiyidyal player increases 
as that player cQntinYes tQ play the slQt ma!;;hine or slot 
machines; 
D. 
AllQw the slQt machine QPeratQr to install independent 
player tracking systems tQ inclyde !;;ashless te!;;hnolQgy as 
apprQved by the board; 
E. 
Be incapable Qf altering the stati§ti!;;al awards of slQt 
machines, as designated by the slQt machine manufacturer and 
apprQved by the board; 
F. 
Provide redyndan!;;y tQ ensure that each cQmpQnent of the 
network is capable of operating independently if another 
CompQnent of the network fpi1s 
pnd 
tQ 
ensure that all 
transactiQnal data is captyred and se!;;ured; and 
G. 
Have 
the ability to meet the rePQrting and control 
reqyirements 
set 
forth 
in 
section 
1003, 
subsection 
2, 
paragraphs A to T. 
2. 
Third-party contractor. 
If the boprd contracts with a 
3rd party tQ operate the !;;entral site monitQring system, the 3rd 
party must meet. 
as determined by the board, 
the suitability 
requirement described in section 1016, 
subsectiQn 2. 
A slot 
machine distributor or slot machine operator licensed pursuant to 
this chapter or any holding company, 
intermediary company or 
sybsidiary of a slot machine di§tribytor or slot machine operator 
licensed pursuant to this chapter may not act as 
a 
3rd-party 
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L.D. 1820 
contractor 
for 
purposes 
of 
operation 
of 
the 
central 
site 
monitoring system. 
3. 
Initial acquisition of central site monitoring system. 
The 
board 
shall 
select 
the 
central 
site monitoring 
system 
presenting 
the 
lowest overall 
cost alternative, 
taking 
into 
consideration the capital costs, operating costs and impact on 
gross slot machine revenues« that is capable of satisfying the 
requirements of this section and section 1003, as determined by 
the board. I 
Further amend the bill in section 4 
by renumbering the 
sections to read consecutively. I 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
incorporates 
the 
provisions 
of 
Senate 
Amendment "C" to Committee Amendment "A" and adds a 
prov~s~on 
prohibi ting a slot machine distributor or slot machine operator 
licensed in this State or any entity affiliated with that slot 
machine distributor or slot machine operator from acting as a 
3rd-party contractor for purposes of operating the central site 
monitoring system. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator STRIMLING)---
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
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