An Act To Allow the Awarding of Prize Money from Gambling Machines Run by Nonprofit Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0890
Committee Amendment CA_A_H564 (House)
Amends: 8 MRSA §1018

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 675, L.D. 890, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
the Awarding of Prize Money from Gambling Machines Run by Nonprofit 
Organizations" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §1018, suh-§l, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Fees. The application fee for a license and the annual fee for a registered slot 
machine under this chapter are as set out in this subsection. 
A. The initial registration fee for a registered slot machine is $100. The annual 
renewal fee is $100 for each registered slot machine. 
B. The initial application fee for a slot machine distributor license is $200,000. The 
annual renewal fee is $75,000. 
C. The initial application fee for a slot machine operator license for the operator of a 
commercial track is $200,000. The initial application fee for a slot machine operator 
license for a nonprofit organization is $675. The annual renewal fee for a slot 
machine operator license for the operator of a commercial track is $75,000 plus an 
amount, set by rules of the board, equal to the cost to the board of licensing slot 
machine operators and determined by dividing the costs of administering the slot 
machine operator licenses by the total number of slot machine operators licensed by 
the board. The annual renewal fee for a slot machine operator license for a nonprofit 
organization is $250. 
D. The annual application fee for a license for a gambling services vendor is $2,000. 
E. The initial application fee for an employee license under section 1015 is $250~ 
except that the initial application fee for an employee of a nonprofit organization slot 
machine operator is $135. The annual renewal fee is $25. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" R 
.. tolLP. 675, L.D. 8" 
In addition to the application fee for a license or annual fee for a registered slot machine, 
the board may charge a one-time application fee for a license or registration listed in 
paragraphs A to E in an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application 
and performing any background investigations. If the actual cost exceeds the projected 
cost, an additional fee may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the projected cost 
exceeds the actual cost, the difference may be refunded to the applicant. 
All fees 
collected pursuant to this section must be deposited directly to the General Fund, except 
that $25,000 of the annual renewal fee for a slot machine operator who is the operator of 
a commercial track must be deposited to the Gross Slot Income Other Special Revenue 
Fund account within the Gambling Control Board to be transferred to the municipality in 
which the slot machines are operated, in accordance with subsection 2. All application 
and registration fees are nonrefundable and are due upon submission of the application.' 
Amend the bill in section 11 in § 1 037 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 7, line 7 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "35%" and inserting the following: '50%' 
Amend the bill in section 11 in § 1 037 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the first line 
(page 7, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Twenty-four" and inserting the 
following: 'Thirty-nine' 
Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following: 
'Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
Initiative: Provides funds for contracted staff services, travel expenses and fees for 
speakers and trade policy experts invited by the Citizen Trade Policy Commission to 
attend meetings of the commission. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
2007-08 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2007-08 
$200,000 
$200,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2008-09 
$200,000 
$200,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT..(1" to H.P. 675, 1..0. 8.0 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
Initiative: Provides funds for one additional State Police Detective position, 2 additional 
Public Safety Inspector I positions and operating costs necessary to regulate the operation 
of slot machines in certain nonprofit organizations. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
3.000 
3.000 
Personal Services 
$147,902 
$207,967 
All Other 
$364,991 
$268,500 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$512,893 
$476,467 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
Initiative: Provides allocations to allow distribution offunds to host municipalities. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$368,397 
$561,906 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$368,397 
$561,906 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
Initiative: Provides allocations for the distribution of funds intended for gambling 
addiction counseling services. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$36,840 
$56,191 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$36,840 
$56,191 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$512,893 
$476,467 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$405,237 
$618,097 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$918,130 
$1,094,564 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMlrrEE AMENDMENT .~ 
to H.P. 675, L.D. 8')0 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$512,893 
$605,237 
$1,118,130 
2008-09 
$476,467 
$818,097 
$1,294,564 
This amendment changes the license fees for a nonprofit organization slot machine 
operator and its employees as provided in the bill. Under this amendment the initial 
license fee for a nonprofit organization slot machine operator is $675 with an annual 
renewal fee of $250. A license for an employee of a nonprofit slot machine operator, 
under this amendment, is $135 with an annual renewal fee of $25. This amendment 
retains the provisions in the bill that provide that slot machines operated at nonprofit 
organizations are subject to the same enforcement structure as slot machines operated at 
commercial tracks, including but not limited to requiring any person who provides 
gambling services to be licensed and requiring on-site supervision and the ability of the 
central site monitoring system to remotely shut down machines if it is determined 
necessary by enforcement authorities. 
This amendment also changes the distribution of slot machine income so that the 
nonprofit keeps 50% of the net income and the General Fund receives 39%. Distributions 
of 1 % for gambling addiction services and of 10% for the municipality are unchanged. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06111/07 
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LD890 
LR 173(02) 
An Act To Allow the Awarding of Prize Money from Gambling Machines Run by Nonprofit 
Organizations 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
($1,447,303) 
$512,893 
$605,237 
$1,960,196 
$605,237 
2008-09 
($2,216,806) 
$476,467 
$818,097 
$2,693,273 
$818,097 
Establishes new Class C crimes; increases correctional and judicial costs. 
Projections 
2009-10 
($2,129,935) 
$486,865 
$801,310 
$2,616,800 
$801,310 
Projections 
2010-11 
($2,119,016) 
$497,784 
$801,310 
$2,616,800 
$801,310 
Sentences for more than nine months imposed for a Class C crime must be served in a state correctional facility. The 
average cost to the state for each sentence is $70,308 based on an average length of stay of 1 year, 10 months. 
Sentences of nine months or less imposed for a Class C crime must be served in a county jail. The average cost to a 
county for each sentence is $19,947 based on an average length of stay of6months and 2 days. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Presented bdow is a detailed estimate of revenues and subsequent distribution that may be generated assuming the 
approval of the host municipal governance body and the successful licensure of one hundred nonprofit organizations 
to operate slot machines: 
Summary of Slot Machine Revenue 
Total Slot Machine Revenue 
2007-08 
$40,933,035 
2008-09 
$62,433,979 
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2009-10 
$60,738,356 
2010-11 
$60,738,356 
Payback 
$36,839,732 
$56,190,581 
$54,664,521 
$54,664,521 . 
General Fund Administration @ 1 % 
$409,330 
$624,340 
$607,384 
$607,384 
Net Slot Machine Income @ 10% 
$3,683,974 
$5,619,058 
$5,466,452 
$566,452 
50% of Net Slot Machine Income to State & Host Municipality 
$1,841,987 
$2,809,529 
$2,733,226 
$2,733,)'}6 
2007-08 
2008-09 
2009-10 
2010-11 
Reguired Distribution of Net Slot Machine Income (40% State & Host Munici~ality Share} 
General Fund (39%) 
$1,236,750 
$1,991,433 
$1,931,916 
$1,931,916 
Host Municipalities (10%) 
$368,397 
$561,906 
$546,645 
$546,645 
Distribution to Citizen Trade Policy Commission 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Gambling addiction counseling services (I %) 
$36,840 
$56,191 
$54,665 
$54,665 
Other Revenue Impacts: 
License fees to the General Fund 
$153,000 
$77,500 
$77,500 
$77,500 
Reimbursements to the General Fund 
$161,116 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Summary of Revenue Im~acts 
General Fund: 
- 1 % of Total Slot Income 
$409,330 
$624,340 
$607,384 
$607,384 
- 39% of Net Slot Machine Income 
$1,236,750 
$1,991,433 
$1,931,916 
$1,931,916 
- Reimbursements 
$161,116 
$0 
$0 
$0 
- License fees to the General Fund 
$153,000 
$77,500 
$77,500 
$77,500 
General Fund Total 
$1,960,196 
$2,693,273 
$2,616,800 
$2,616,800 
Other Special Revenue Funds: 
- Distribution to Citizen Trade Policy Commission 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,\JvJ 
- Host Municipalities 
$368,397 
$561,906 
$546,645 
$546,645 
- Gambling addiction counseling services 
$36,840 
$56,191 
$54,665 
$54,665 
Other Special Revenue Total 
$605,237 
$818,097 
$801,310 
$801,310 
2007-08 
2008-09 
2009-10 
2010-11 
SummillY of Expenditure Impacts 
General Fund Appropriations: 
_ Public Safety 1 
$512,893 
$476,467 
$486,865 
$497,784 
General Fund Total 
$0 
$365,041 
$412,909 
$427,595 
Other Special Revenue Funds Allocations
: 
Public Safety 
- Host Municipalities 
$368,397 
$561,906 
$546,645 
$546,645 
- Gambling addiction counseling services 
$36,840 
$56,191 
$54,665 
$54,665 
Public Safety- Total 
$405,237 
$618,097 
$601,310 
$601,310 
Legislature 
- Citizen Trade Policy Commission 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Other Special Revenue Total 
$605,237 
$818,097 
$801,310 
$801,310 
Notes; 
LROI73(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 2 of 3 
I The Gambling Control Board within the Department of Public Safety will require additional General Fund 
appropriations of$512,893 and $476,467 in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively, for thc costs of onc 
Additional State Police Detective position, 2 additional Public Safcty Inspector I positions and operating costs 
neccssary to regulate the operation of slot machines in certain nonprofit organizations. 
Allocations are needed to allow the distribution of the additional dedicated revenue. 
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