An Act To Allow a Casino in Oxford County .
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1808
Committee Amendment CA_A_H804 (House)
Amends: 7 MRSA §91, 8 MRSA §271, 8 MRSA §275-A, 8 MRSA §275-C, 8 MRSA §275-D, 8 MRSA §275-N, 8 MRSA §286, 8 MRSA §287, 8 MRSA §299, 8 MRSA §1011, 8 MRSA §1018, 8 MRSA §1019, 8 MRSA §1020, 8 MRSA §1036

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Casino in Oxford County" 
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize 3 Regional Casinos in Maine' 
Amend the bill by inseliing after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
.. 'Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §91, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. G, § 1 and 
affected by § 15, is fmiher amended to read: 
1. Fund created. The Treasurer of State shall establish an account to be known as 
"the Agricultural Fair Support Fund" and shall credit to it all money received under Title 
8, section 1036, subsection 2, paragraph D. The fund is a dedicated, non lapsing fund. All 
revenues deposited in the fund must be disbursed in accordance with this section, except 
that assessments and advances may be withdrawn in accordance with Title 8, section 
267-A. 
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Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §271, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §3 and 
affected by § 11, is fmiher amended to read: 
1. 
Licensing. 
If the commission is satisfied that all of this chapter and rules 
prescribed by the commission have been substantially complied with during the past year 
and will be fully complied with during the coming year by the person, association or 
corporation applying for a license; that the applicant, its members, directors, officers, 
shareholders, employees, creditors and associates are of good moral character; that the 
applicant is financially responsible; and that the award of racing dates to the applicant is 
appropriate under the criteria contained in subsection 2, it may issue a license for the 
holding of harness horse races or meets for public exhibition with pari-mutuel pools, 
which must expire on December 31 st. The fee for a license is $100 or $10 per week, 
whichever is higher. The commission shall provide a booklet containing harness racing 
laws and rules and relevant portions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to every 
initial licensee and a fee not to exceed $10 must be included in the license fee to cover the 
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cost of this publication. The commission shall provide necessary revisions of this booklet 
to those persons renewing licenses at the time of renewal and shall include the cost of the 
revisions, not to exceed $10, in the renewal fee. The license must set fmih the name of 
the licensee, the place where the races or race meets are to be held and the specific race 
dates and time of day or night during which racing may be conducted by the licensee. If 
the commission determines that the location where a commercial track or tribal 
commercial track is licensed to conduct races is unavailable, it may permit a licensee to 
transfer its license to another location. The substitute location and the races conducted 
there by the licensee must be conducted in accordance with this chapter. A license issued 
pursuant to this subsection is not transferable or assignable. The District Court Judge, as 
designated in Title 4, chapter 5, may revoke any license issued at any time for violation of 
the commission's rules or licensing provisions upon notice and hearing. The license is 
automatically revoked, subject to Title 5, chapter 375, upon a change in ownership, legal 
or equitable, of 50% or more of the voting stock of the licensee; the licensee may not hold 
a harness horse race or meet for public exhibition without a new license. 
Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §271, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 408, §3, is further 
amended to read: 
5. Minimum number of race dates. The commission may assign a commercial 
licensee a minimum number of race dates for a period of up to 3 years. The specific 
calendar dates for the minimum number of race dates and any additional race dates are 
determined each year in accordance with subsection 1. 
For the purposes of this 
subsection, "commercial licensee" means a licensee commercial track or a tribal 
commercial track with an annual total of more than 25 race dates with pari-mutuel 
wagering in the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this subsection, a tribal 
commercial track initially licensed after January 1, 2010 is presumed eligible for a 
minimum number of race dates. 
Sec. 4. 8 MRSA §271, sub-§9, as reallocated by RR 1997, c. 1, §7, is amended to 
read: 
9. Previous year's dates. Beginning with licenses issued for calendar year 1996, 
notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, every commercial track or tribal 
commercial track that is licensed for a specific calendar year must be assigned all of the 
race dates that it requests for that year if it was operating as a commercial track or tribal 
commercial track and conducted live racing on those dates during the immediately 
preceding calendar year. For the purposes of this section, a race date is the same from 
year to year if it is the closest calendar date that falls on the same day of the week. 
Sec. 5. 8 MRSA §275-A, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12. Tribal commercial tracl{. "Tribal commercial track" means a harness horse 
racing track operated by an Indian tribe federally recognized as a tribe in the State as of 
JanualY 1, 2010 that: 
A. 
Is located more than 90 miles from a commercial track that operates slot 
machines but within 30 miles of the operating tribe's Indian reservation in 
Washington County as described in Title 30, chapter 60 I; and 
B. Conducts harness horse racing on more than 25 days each calendar year after 
being granted a license to conduct harness horse racing. 
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For purposes of this subsection, distance in miles is determined by measuring the distance 
from the center of the tribal commercial track along the most commonly used roadway as 
determined by the Department of TranspOliation. 
Sec. 6. 8 MRSA §275-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 390, § 1, is amended 
to read: 
2. Payments to agricultural fairs conducting live racing. A commercial track or 
tribal commercial track located within a 35-mile radius of an agricultural fair track may 
not present a simulcast on a day when the commercial track or tribal commercial track is 
not conducting live racing and the agricultural fair track is conducting live racing unless 
the commercial track or tribal commercial track pays the agricultural fair track 2% of the 
wagers made at the commercial track or tribal commercial track at the time live racing is 
being conducted at the agricultural fair track and 1 % of the wagers on the other races 
conducted on a day when live racing is being conducted at the agricultural fair track. 
Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §275-D, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 401, § 12, is further 
amended to read: 
3. Notice to commercial tracl<s or tribal commercial tracl<s; objections. An 
applicant shall send written notice of its application for an off-track betting license to any 
commercial racetrack or tribal commercial track in whose market area the facility will be 
located and shall present proof to the commission that it has provided the notice. The 
notice must include all information contained in the application except information 
described in subsection 2, paragraph Q. A commercial racetrack or tribal commercial 
track shall ilOtify the commission within 30 days of receiving notice if the racetrack 
commercial track or tribal commercial track objects to the location of the facility based 
on adverse impact to the commercial tFaek racetrack or tribal commercial tracle The 
commission shall suspend consideration of the application for the 30-day objection 
period. If the commission receives an objection from a racetrack in whose market area 
the facility would be located within the 30-day period, the commission shall reject the 
application. If the commission does not receive an objection within that period, the 
commission may proceed to consider the application. For purposes of this subsection, the 
market area is determined by measuring a distance of 50 miles from the center of the 
racetrack along the most commonly used roadway adjacent to -the racetrack, as 
determined by the Department of TranspOliation, drawing a circle around the center of 
the racetrack using that 50-mile measurement. 
Sec. 8. 8 MRS A §275-D, sub-§6, ~, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 388, §8, is 
amended to read: 
D. No commercial racetrack, tribal commercial track or off-track betting facility in 
whose market area the facility would be located has filed a written objection to the 
facility within the time period prescribed in subsections 3 and 4. 
Sec. 9. 8 MRSA §275-N, as amended by PL 2003, c. 401, § 14, is fllliher amended 
to read: 
§275-N. Limitations on off-track betting facilities 
The commission may not allow interstate simulcasting or license any off-track betting 
facility for any calendar year unless during the preceding 2 calendar years there were at 
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least 150 race dates on which live racing actually was conducted at tfle ~ commercial 
tFaeks track or tribal commercial track. Interstate simulcasting always must be allowed at 
any commercial track or tribal commercial track that conducted at least 136 race dates 
during the immediately preceding 2 calendar years or at an existing commercial track as 
defined in section 275-A, subsection 1, paragraph B or tribal commercial track at which 
at least 35 race dates were conducted during the preceding 2 years if the interstate 
simulcasting at the commercial track or tribal commercial track is conducted during the 
regular meeting. For the purposes of this section, any race date that the commission 
determines was canceled due to a natural or other disaster must be counted as a race date. 
For the purposes of this section and for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 
section 275-A, subsection 1, any race date that is canceled at a commercial mea track due 
to the inability to meet the requirements of section 275-A, subsection 9-A because of a 
horse shortage, as verified by the state steward, is counted as a race date. 
Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §286, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 528, §46, is amended 
to read: 
2. 
Off-track betting facility intrastate simulcasting. 
The distribution of the 
commission on simulcasting of races originating at a racetrack in the State by an off-track 
betting facility is calculated as percentages of the handle and distributed as follows. 
A. 
On exotic wagers: 
(1) The state share is 2.248% for an off-track betting facility located in the same 
municipality as a commercial track or tribal commercial track and 2.578% for all 
other facilities; 
(2) The Sire Stakes Fund share is 1.551 %; 
(3) The Stipend Fund share is 1.169%; 
(4) The Harness Racing Promotional Fund share is 0.25%; 
(5) The horsemen's purse share is 7.871 %; 
(6) The track share is 7.922%; and 
(7) The off-track betting facility share is 4.659%. 
B. 
On regular wagers: 
(I) The state share is 0.493% for an off-track betting facility located in the same 
municipality as a commercial track or tribal commercial track and 0.823% for all 
other facilities; 
(2) The Sire Stakes Fund share is 0.072%; 
(3) The Stipend Fund share is 1.186%; 
(4) The Harness Racing Promotional Fund share is 0.25%; 
(5) The horsemen's purse share is 5.062%; 
(6) The track share is 7.899%; and 
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(7) The off-track betting facility share is 2.718%. 
Sec. 11. 8 MRS A §287, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 622, § 1, is further 
amended to read: 
5. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "improvements" means the amount 
paid out for new buildings or for permanent improvements made to improve the facilities 
utilized by the licensee for conducting its racing meetings; or the amount expended in 
restoring property or in improving the facility or any pali of the facility that results in the 
addition, replacement or substantial enhancement or restoration of a fixed asset or of a 
movable asset that is important to efficient operation of the racing meetings. In general, 
the amounts referred to as improvements include amounts paid that add to the value, 
improve or substantially prolong the useful life of the racetrack and moveable assets 
utilized by the licensee for conducting its racing meetings. Amounts paid or incurred for 
routine repairs and maintenance of propeliy, interest expense or lease payments in 
connection with the capital improvements are not improvements within the meaning of 
this section. 
In order to qualify as an improvement, a substantial enhancement or 
restoration of an asset must cost at least $2,000 and must be an expenditure that would 
qualify for depreciation under the United States Internal Revenue Code. A moveable 
asset may be considered impOliant to the efficient operation of a race meeting if the asset 
will remain at the commercial track or tribal commercial track or at the offices of the 
licensee throughout its use and if that asset is directly associated with running races, 
accommodating patrons of the race meet, conducting pari-mutuel wagering or paying 
purses. 
Sec. 12. 8 MRSA §287, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. G, §9 and 
affected by § 15, is further amended to read: 
7. Interim payments to commercial trad{ or tribal commercial trad{. If during 
the course of any calendar year the commission finds that wagers placed at facilities 
licensed under this chapter for the year are likely to exceed $35,000,000, it may, if 
reasonably necessary for improvements to be effected expeditiously, direct the Treasurer 
of State to make interim payments to a commercial track or tribal commercial track in 
amounts as the commission finds the commercial track or tribal commercial track is 
likely to be entitled to receive under this section. 
If a commercial track or tribal 
commercial track receives interim payments under this subsection that exceed the total 
amount the commercial track or tribal commercial track is entitled to receive for the 
calendar year, the Treasurer of State shall reimburse the operating account for this excess 
by retaining money otherwise due to that commercial track or tribal commercial track 
pursuant to section 295. 
Sec. 13. 8 MRS A §298, sub-§I, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. G, § 1 0 and 
affected by § 15, is further amended to read: 
1. Fund created. A fund is established to supplement harness racing purses to 
which the cornmission shall credit all payments received pursuant to section 1036, 
subsection 2, paragraph B for distribution in accordance with this section. The fund is a 
dedicated, nonlapsing fund, and all revenues deposited in the fund remain in the fund and 
must be disbursed in accordance with this section, except that assessments and advances 
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may be withdrawn in accordance with section 267-A. The commission shall distribute in 
accordance with this section amounts credited to the fund. 
Sec. 14. 8 MRSA §299, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §4 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
2. Distribution. On May 30th, September 30th and January 30th, all amounts 
credited to the fund established by this section as of the last day of the preceding month 
and not distributed before that day must be distributed to each commercial track". 
including each tribal commercial track, licensed under section 271, with each track 
receiving that amount of the money available for distribution determined by multiplying 
that amount times a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of live race days 
conducted by the commercial track or tribal commercial track during the preceding time 
period and the denominator of which is the total number of race days conducted by all 
commercial tracks and tribal commercial tracks licensed under section 271 during that 
time period. The payment in January must be adjusted so that for the prior 3 time periods 
each commercial track or tribal commercial track receives that fraction of the total money 
distributed over the full year from the fund established by this section, the amount 
determined by multiplying the total amount of money times a fraction, the numerator of 
which is the number of live race days conducted by the commercial track or tribal 
commercial track during the calendar year and the denominator of which is the total 
number of race days conducted by all commercial tracks and tribal commercial tracks 
licensed under section 271 during that calendar year.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 5-A in the first and 2nd lines (page 1, lines 
and 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "in Oxford County, other than a 
commercial track," and inserting the following: 'licensed in accordance with this chapter' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 16 the following: 
'Sec. 17. 8 MRS A §1001, sub-§43-C is enacted to read: 
43-C. Tribal commercial track. "Tribal commercial track" has the same meaning 
as in section 275-A, subsection 12.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 29 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 29. 8 MRSA §1011, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §6, is further amended 
to read: 
§1011. License to operate 
The board shall exercise authority over the licensing of all persons pal1icipating in the 
operation, distribution and maintenance of slot machines and table games and slot 
machine facilities and casinos and over the registration of slot machines and table games. 
1. Operator license required for slot machine facility. A person may not operate 
any slot machine in a slot machine facility in the State unless the person has been issued a 
license to operate slot machines by the board. A slot machine operator license authorizes 
a licensee to own or lease slot machines operated at a licensed gambling facility. 
I-A. Operator license required for casino. A person may not operate both slot 
machines and table games in the State unless the person has been issued a casino operator 
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license by the board. A casino operator license authorizes a licensee to own or lease slot 
machines and table games operated at a casino. 
2. Persons eligible for slot machine operator license. The board may accept 
applications for a license to operate slot machines from any person who is licensed to 
operate a commercial track that satisfies the following criteria: 
A. 
The commercial track is located at or within a 5-mile radius of the center of a 
commercial track that conducted harness racing with pari-mutuel wagering on more 
than 25 days during calendar year 2002; and 
B. 
The operation of slot mach ines at the commercial track is approved by the voters 
of the municipality in which the commercial track to be licensed is located by 
referendum election held at any time after December 31, 2002 and before December 
31,2003. 
2-A. Persons eligible for casino operator license. 
The board may accept an 
application for a casino operator license to operate slot machines and table games at a 
casino fi'om any person that satisfies the following criteria: 
A. The applicant is: 
(1) Not a commercial track that was licensed to operate slot machines on January 
1, 2010 or a tribal commercial track and the casino will be located on a parcel of 
land in Oxford County that is no less than 50 acres in size and is located not more 
than: 
Ca) Thirty miles from a Level I or Level II trauma center verified as such by 
the American College of Surgeons or successor organization; 
Cb) Fifteen miles from the main office of a county sheriff; 
Cc) Twenty-five miles from the main office of a state police field troop; 
Cd) Thirty miles from an interchange of the interstate highway system; 
Ce) Ten miles from a fire station; 
(f) Ten miles from a facility at which harness racing was conducted pursuant 
to a license from the State Harness Racing Commission for the 2009 racing 
year; and 
Cg) One-half mile froIll a state highway as defined in Title 23, section 1903, 
subsection 15; 
(2) 
The operator of a commercial track that was licensed to operate slot 
machines on January 1,2010; or 
(3) A tribal commercial track located in Washington County within 30 miles of 
reservation land of a federally recognized )Indian tribe in the State as long as that 
land was reservation land as of January 1, 2010; and 
B. The applicant satisfies the following: 
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(1) 
Compliance with the criteria adopted through rulemaking by the board 
regarding the licensing of the operation of slot machines and table games; 
(2) The operation of a casino is approved by the voters of the municipality in 
which the casino to be licensed is located in a referendum election or by a vote of 
the municipal officers in the municipality in which the casino is to be licensed 
and located held at any time after October 1, 2009 and on or before December 31, 
2011; 
(3) Except for the operator of a commercial track that was licensed to operate 
slot machines on JanuaIY 1, 2010 or a tribal commercial track, the person owns a 
facility that is within 10 miles of the proposed casino at which harness racing was 
conducted pursuant to a license from the State Harness Racing Commission for 
the 2009 racing year; and 
(4) The slot machines and table games are located and operated in the casino. 
For the purposes of this subsection, distances are determined by measuring along the 
most commonly used roadway, as determined by the Department of Transportation. 
3. Requirements for license; continued commercial track licensure. The board 
may not issue a license to operate f!: slot machines machine facility or a casino to any 
person unless that person demonstrates compliance with the qualifications set fOlih in 
sections 1016 and 1019. A person who is granted a license to operate slot machines must 
maintain a license to operate a commercial track, without lapse, suspension or revocation 
for the duration of the slot machine operator's license. To maintain eligibility for a slot 
machine operator license or a casino operator license, a licensed commercial track or a 
licensed tribal commercial track must at all times maintain a license to operate a 
commercial track issued under section 271, without lapse, suspension or revocation. 
4. Requirement for license; agreement with municipality where slot machines 
are located. A slot machine operator shall enter into an agreement with the municipality 
where the slot machine operator's slot machines are located that provides for revenue 
sharing or other compensation, including, but not limited to, a provision requiring the 
preparation, in conjunction with the municipality, of a security plan for the premises on 
which the slot machines are located. The revenue-sharing agreement must provide for a 
minimum payment to the municipality of 3% of the net slot machine income derived from 
the machines located in the municipality. 
5. Renewal. Licenses to operate slot machines machine facilities or a casino may be 
renewed upon application for renewal in accordance with this subchapter, subject to 
board rules.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 34 to 37 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 34. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§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 or table game 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. 
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A-1. The initial registration fee for a registered table game is $100, The annual 
renewal fee is $100 for each registered table game. 
B. 
The initial application fee for a slot machine distributor license is $200,000. The 
annual renewal fee is $75,000. 
B-1. The initial application fee for a table game distributor license is $5,000. The 
annual renewal fee is $1,000. 
C. 
The initial application fee for a slot machine operator license is $200,000. The 
annual renewal fee 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. 
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 10 15 is $250. 
The annual renewal fee is $25. 
F. The initial application fee for a casino operator license for an applicant that is not 
a commercial track that was licensed to operate slot machines on January 1, 2010 or a 
tribal commercial track is $225,000. An applicant that is a commercial track that 
prior to JanualY 1, 2010 paid an initial application fee to operate a slot machine 
facility is not required to pay an initial application fee for a casino operator license. 
The annual renewal fee for a casino operator license for a licensee that is not a tribal 
commercial track is $80,000 plus an amount, set by rules of the board, equal to the 
cost to the board of licensing casino operators and determined by dividing the costs 
of administering the casino operator licenses by the total number of casino operators 
licensed by the board. 
G. The initial application fee for a casino operator license for a tribal commercial 
track is $75,000. The annual renewal fee for a casino operator license for a licensee 
that is a tribal commercial track is $24,000. 
In addition to the application fee for a license or annual fee for a registered slot machine 
or table game, 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 
or casino operator 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 machine facility or casino is operated, in accordance with 
subsection 2. All application and registration fees are nonrefundable and are due upon 
submission of the application. 
Sec. 35. 8 MRSA §1019, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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6. Proximity of licensed casinos and slot machine facilities. 
A slot machine 
operator license may not be issued under this chapter at any commercial track located 
within 100 miles of a licensed slot machine facility or a casino. A casino operator license 
may not be issued to any person at a location within 100 miles of another casino, except 
that a tribal commercial track may operate a casino within 90 miles of another casino or a 
slot machine facility. 
This subsection does not prohibit renewal of a slot machine 
operator license issued prior to January 1, 2010 for the same facility where slot machines 
were operated as of January 1, 2010. 
Sec.36. 8 MRSA §1019, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7. Referendum and municipal vote. After August 1, 2011, any proposed casino or 
slot machine facility may not be issued a license unless it has been approved by a 
statewide referendum vote and a vote of the municipal officers or municipality in which 
the casino or slot machine facility is to be located. 
Sec. 37. 8 MRSA §1020, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §9, is further 
amended to read: 
3. Limits on total slot machines. The board shall determine the number of slot 
machines to be registered in the State. The board shall make this determination based 
upon the minimum net slot machine income, when distributed pursuant to section 1036, 
necessary to maintain the harness horse racing industry in this State, except that: 
A. 
The total number of slot machines registered in the State may not exceed -l--,§OO 
3,500; aOO 
B. 
A slot machine operator may not operate more than 1,500 slot machines at any 
one commercial track7 and a casino operator that is not a tribal commercial track may 
not operate more than 1,500 slot machines at a casino; and 
C. A casino operator that is a tribal commercial track may not operate more than 500 
slot machines at a casino.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 45 and 46 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 45. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Distribution of slot machine income from casino that is a commercial 
track. A casino operator that is a commercial track licensed to operate slot machines on 
January 1, 2010 or a tribal commercial track shall collect and distribute, except as 
modified by paragraph A, 49% of the net slot machine income from slot machines 
operated by the casino operator to the board for distribution by the board as follows: 
A. Thirteen percent of the net slot machine income must be deposited to the General 
Fund for administrative expenses of the board, including gambling addiction 
counseling services, in accordance with rules adopted by the board, except that when 
another casino that is authorized to operate up to 1,500 slot machines has commenced 
operations, that amount is reduced to 10% of net slot machine income; 
B. Ten percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the fund established in section 298 
to supplement harness racing purses; 
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C. Three percent of the net slot machine income must be credited by the board to the 
Sire Stakes Fund created in section 281; 
D. Three percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Agricultural Fair Support 
Fund established in Title 7, section 91; 
E. Ten percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
State Controller to be credited to the Fund for a Healthy Maine established by Title 
22, section 1511 and segregated into a separate account under Title 22, section 1511, 
subsection 11, with the use of funds in the account restricted to the purposes 
described in Title 22, section 1511, subsection 6, paragraph E. For the fiscal years 
ending June 30, 2010, June 30,2011 and June 30, 2012, the amount credited annually 
by the State Controller to the Fund for a Healthy Maine under this paragraph may not 
exceed $4,500,000 annually and any funds in excess of $4,500,000 annually during 
these fiscal years must be credited as General Fund undedicated revenue; 
F. Two percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
University of Maine System Scholarship Fund created in Title 20-A, section 10909; 
G. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
board of trustees of the Maine Community College System to be applied by the board 
of trustees to fund its scholarships program under Title 20-A, section 12716, 
subsection 1; 
H. Four percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Fund to Encourage Racing at 
Maine's Commercial Tracks, established in section 299; however, the payment 
required by this paragraph is terminated when all commercial tracks and tribal 
commercial tracks have obtained a license to operate slot machines in accordance 
with this chapter; 
I. Two percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Fund to Stabilize Off-track 
Betting Facilities established by section 300, as long as a facility has conducted off-
track wagering operations for a minimum of 250 days during the preceding 12-month 
period in which the first payment to the fund is required. 
After 48 months of 
receiving an allocation of the net slot machine income from a licensed operator, the 
percent of net slot machine income forwarded to the Fund to Stabilize Off-track 
Betting Facilities is reduced to 1 % with the remaining 1 % to be forwarded to the 
General Fund; and 
J. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly to the 
municipality in which the slot machines are located. 
Sec. 46. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-B is enacted to read: 
2-B. Distribution of slot machine income f1'om casino. A casino operator that is 
not a commercial track that was licensed to operate slot machines on January 1, 2010 or a 
tribal commercial track shall collect and distribute 46% of the net slot machine income 
from slot machines operated by the casino operator to the board for distribution by the 
board as follows: 
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A. Twenty-five percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly 
by the board to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Department 
of Education, to be used to supplement and not to supplant funding for essential 
programs and services for kindergarten to grade 12 under Title 20-A, chapter 606-B; 
B. Four percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the University of Maine System Scholarship Fund created in Title 20-A, section 
10909; 
C. Three percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the board of trustees of the Maine Community College System to be applied by the 
board of trustees to fund its scholarships program under Title 20-A, section 12716, 
subsection 1; 
D. Four percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the Treasurer of State, who shall distribute the funds to the tribal governments of the 
Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe, except that if a tribal government 
owns or receives funds from a slot machine facility or casino, the tribal government 
may not receive funds under this paragraph. Instead those funds must be distributed 
as follows: 
(1) Halfofthe funds must be deposited to the General Fund; and 
(2) Half of the funds must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, 
who shall distribute the funds to the tribal governments of any federally 
recognized Indian tribe in the State that is not receiving funds from a slot 
machine facility or casino that is not a tribal commercial track; 
E. Three percent of the net slot machine income must be deposited to the General 
Fund for administrative expenses of the board, including gambling addiction 
counseling services, in accordance with rules adopted by the board; 
F. Two percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly to the 
municipality in which the casino is located; 
G. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Agricultural Fair Support Fund 
established in Title 7, section 91; 
H. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the fund established in section 298 
to supplement harness racing purses; 
I. One percent of the net slot machine income must be credited by the board to the 
Sire Stakes Fund created in section 281; 
J. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly to the 
county in which the casino is located to pay for mitigation of costs resulting from 
gaming operations; and 
K. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources to fund daily farm stabilization pursuant to Title 7, section 
3153-B. 
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Sec. 47. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
2-C. Distribution of table game income from casino. 
Except as provided in 
subsection 2-D, a casino operator shall collect and distribute 16% of the net table game 
income from table games operated by the casino operator to the board for distribution by 
the board as follows: 
A. Ten percent of the net table game income must be forwarded directly by the board 
to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Department of Education, 
to be used to supplement and not to supplant funding for essential programs and 
services for kindergarten to grade 12 under Title 20-A, chapter 606-B; 
B. Three percent of the net table game income must be deposited to the General 
Fund for administrative expenses of the board, including gambling addiction 
counseling services, in accordance with rules adopted by the board; 
C. Two percent of the net table game income must be forwarded directly to the 
municipality in which the table games are located; and 
D. One percent of the net table game income must be forwarded directly to the 
county in which the table games are located to pay for mitigation of costs resulting 
from gaming operations. 
Sec. 48. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-D is enacted to read: 
2-D. Distribution of table game income from casino that is a commercial tracl<. 
A casino operator that is a commercial track that was licensed to operate slot machines on 
J anuaIY 1, 2010 or a tribal commercial track shall distribute 16% of the net table game 
income to the board to be distributed to the funds listed in subsection 2-A in the same 
proportions described in that subsection.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive PaIt letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is presented as a competing measure to the initiated bill that 
proposed to authorize a single casino in Oxford County. The amendment establishes a 
tribal commercial track license. 
The tribal commercial track must be located in 
Washington County. The amendment increases eligibility for a casino operator license to 
include an operator in Oxford County, a tribal commercial track and a commercial track 
that was licensed to operate slot machines as of January 1, 2010. A casino operator that 
is a commercial track that was licensed to operate slot machines on January 1, 2010 
would be subject to distributions from table games and slot machines in the same manner 
as existing distributions from slot machine income, except that there would be no 
distribution of gross slot machine or gross table game income. Each casino would be 
required to submit 16% of net table game income to the Gambling Control Board for 
distribution. Under this amendment, a casino in Oxford County would be required to 
submit 46% of net slot machine income to the Gambling Control Board. A casino at a 
commercial track or tribal commercial track would be required to submit 49% of net slot 
machine income to the Gambling Control Board until an Oxford County casino 
commences operation, at which time the percentage is reduced to 46%. 
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Under this amendment the casino at a tribal commercial track would be authorized to 
operate up to 500 slot machines. Other casinos are authorized to operate up to 1,500 slot 
machines. The total number of slot machines authorized to be operated in the State is 
3,500 under this amendment. There are no limits on the number of table games. The 
amendment establishes an initial fee for a casino at a tribal commercial track at $75,000 
with an annual renewal fee of $24,000. An initial application fee of $225,000 is required 
for a casino in Oxford County. A casino that is a commercial track that was authorized to 
operate slot machines as of January 1, 20 1 0 would not be subject to an initial application 
fee for a casino but would be required to pay the same $80,000 annual renewal fee as 
proposed in the initiated bill for the Oxford casino. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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LR2625(02) 
An Act To Allow a Casino in Oxford County 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Contingent future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Contingent future biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Contingent future biennium revenue increase - General Flmd 
Contingent future biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Referendum Costs 
MonthlY ear 
Election Type 
Question 
Length 
Nov-10 
General 
Initiated Bill 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $1 07,250 may be required. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The impact of this bill as amended is contingent on approval by the voters as a competing measure to the initiated bill 
at the referendum in November of2010. The bill proposes to authorize a tribal commercial track and casino in 
Washington County, a casino in Oxford County and table games at the existing racino in Bangor. It also changes the 
current tax structure from 1 % of gross slot machine income and 39% of net slot machine income to 46% of net slot 
machine income and 16% of net table game income. If approved by statewide vote, this legislation is also contingent 
on subsequent approval of the voters of the local governmental bodies where the casinos are proposed. Presented 
below is an estimate of the potential revenues that may be generated from all three facilities and the subsequent 
distribution of those revenues. 
This estimate assumes the Bangor facility would continue to operate its existing 1,000 slot machines and would install 
table games, the Oxford County facility would operate 1,000 slot maGhines and 54 table games and the Washington 
County facility would operate 500 slot machines and 54 table games. 
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The total estimated aru1Ual increase in General Fund revenue is $9,475,l36, which includes $8,329,536 from gaming 
activities and $1,145,600 from license fees. The estimated annual increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue is 
$35,598,682. Annual state costs associated with Inspectors, State Police Detectives, an Identification Specialist, an 
Auditor II, contracts for monitoring services and related costs are estimated to be $2,523,571. The timing of these 
impacts will depend on the timing of the local votes and the amount of time needed for construction and opening the 
new facilities. 
Summary of Bangor Casino Revenue - Increases over March 2010 Forecast 
Gross Slot Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa slot machine) 
Player Payback - Slot Income 
Gross Table Game Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa table game) 
Player Payback -Table Game Income (assumed at 91.55% of gross income) 
Net Slot Income (gross slot income - player payback) 
Net Table Game Income (gross table game income - player payback) 
State Share of Net Income (46% of net slot income and 16% of net table game income) 
Operator Share of Net Income (54% of net slot income and 84% of net table game income) 
Summary of Tribal Casino Revenue 
Gross Slot Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa slot machine) 
Player Payback - Slot Income (assumed at 91.55% of gross income) 
Gross Table Game Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa table game) 
Player Payback -Table Game Income (assumed at 91.55% of gross income) 
Net Slot Income (gross slot income - player payback) 
Net Table Game Income (gross table game income - player payback) 
State Share of Net Income (46% of net slot income and 16% of net table game income) 
Operator Share of Net Income (54% of net slot income and 84% of net table game income) 
Summary of Oxford Casino Revenue 
Gross Slot Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa slot machine) 
Player Payback - Slot Income (assumed at 91.55% of gross income) 
Gross Table Game Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa table game) 
Player Payback -Table Game Income (assumed at 91.55% of gross income) 
Net Slot Income (gross slot income - player payback) 
Net Table Game Income (gross table game income - player payback) 
State Share of Net Income (46% of net slot income and 16% of net table game income) 
Operator Share of Net Income (54% of net slot income and 84% of net table game income) 
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Annual 
Estimate 
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$0 
$209,462,565 
$191,762,978 
$0 
$17,699,587 
$9,544,041 
$15,581,945 
Annual 
Estimate 
$326,700,000 
$299,093,850 
$92,146,154 
$84,359,804 
$27,606,150 
$7,786,350 
$13,921,287 
$21,471,213 
Annual 
Estimate 
$653,400,000 
$598,187,700 
$184,292,308 
$168,719,608 
$55,212,300 
$15,572,700 
$27,889,290 
$42,895,710 
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State Revenues by Fund 
General Fund 
From Gaming* 
From Annual License Fees 
Total General Fund Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
K-12 Essential Programs and Services 
Maine's Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indian Tribes 
University of Maine System Scholarship Fund 
Agricultural Fair Support Fund 
Municipality in which casino is located 
Maine Community College System Scholarship Programs 
Flmd to Supplement Harness Racing Purses 
Sire Stakes Fund 
Fund to Encourage Racing at Commercial Tracks 
Flmd to Stabilize Off-Track Betting 
County in which casino is located 
Maine Dairy Farm Stabilization Fund 
Total Other Special Revenue Funds Revenue 
Total Revenue All Funds 
Summary of Expenditure Impacts to the State 
General Fund 
- Public Safety 
Annual 
Estimate 
$8,329,536 
$1,145,600 
$9,475,136 
$15,360,345 
$1,104,246 
$3,087,544 
$1,870,702 
$1,855,227 
$2,095,896 
$4,921,900 
$1,870,702 
$1,732,620 
$439,527 
$707,850 
$552,123 
$35,598,682 
$45,073,818 
$2,523,571 
"'General Fund gaming revenue of $8,329,536 was reduced by $7,426,400 by elimination of 1 % of gross slot 
income at the Bangor facility. 
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