An Act To Allow a Resort Casino in Oxford County
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1329
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: MILLETT, ROSEN, NUTTING, ROBINSON
Amends: 8 MRSA §1001, 8 MRSA §1003, 8 MRSA §1004, 8 MRSA §1005, 8 MRSA §1009, 8 MRSA §1011-A, 8 MRSA §1012, 8 MRSA §1018, 8 MRSA §1020, 8 MRSA §1031, 8 MRSA §1032, 8 MRSA §1033, 8 MRSA §10, 8 MRSA §1035, 8 MRSA §1036, 8 MRSA §1042, 8 MRSA §1064, 17-A MRSA §959

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1-24th MAINELEGISLATU 
FIRST REGULAR SESSIOr~-2009 
Legislative Document 
No. 1329 
H.P.933 
House of Representatives, March 31, 2009 
An Act To Allow a Resort Casino in Oxford County 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLETT of Waterford. 
Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock and 
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MILLICENT M .. MacF ARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: NUTTING of Oakland, ROBINSON of Raymond. 
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Beit enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 8 MRS A §1001, sub-§2, as enacted by.PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
2. Associated equipment. "Associated equipment" means any component part used, , 
or intended for· use, in a slot machine or gaming device, including, but not limited to, 
software, integrated circuit chips, printed wired assemblies, printed wired boards, printing 
mechanisms, video display monitors and metering devices. 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §lOOl, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Bazaar game. "Bazaar game" means a game, sport, amusement, diversion, 
scheme, plan, project, contest, undertaldng or enterprise in which chance, fortune, luck or 
lot is the predominating factor or element in the winning or awarding of a prize but does 
not include a lottery or any game, sport, amusement, diversion, scheme, plan, project, 
contest, undertaking or enterprise in which the skill, accomplishment, art or. adroitIiess of 
the gaming operator or participant is the primary factor in the winning or awarding of a 
prize. 
Sec . .3. 8 MRSA §lOOl, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: 
5-A. Casino. "Casino" means a facility in Oxford County where activities take 
place, including, but not limited to, various forms of gaming, amusement, entertainment, 
music, shows, lodging and any other activities authorized under state law. 
Sec. 4. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pi. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
16. Gambling facility. 
"Gambling facility" means a race track, off-track betting 
facility, high-stakes beano or beano facility, a game of chance facility er~ slot machine 
facility or gaming facility. 
Sec. 5. 8 MRSA §lOOl, sub~§19-A is enacted to read: 
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19-A. Gaming. "Gaming" means any game of chance or other gaming activity or 
wagering activity, including, but not limited to, those activities specifically identified in 
subsection 19-B. 
Sec. 6. 8 MRSA §lOOl, sub-§19-B is enacted to read: 
19-B. Gaming activity. "Gaming activity" means the act of gambling or wagering 
something of value at a gaming table, slot machine, simulcast or other device that, upon 
the placing of a wager or insertion of a coin, token, credit or similar object or thing of 
value, is available to play or operate, the play or operation of which by the element of 
chance may deliver the person playing or operating the gaming table, video screen or 
device, contrivance or machine or entitle that person to receive cash, tokens or credits to 
be exchanged for cash, merchandise or anything of value, whether the payoff is made by 
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a gaming employee of the operator or automatically from the device, contrivance or 
machine or in any other manner. 
Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§19-C is enacted to read: 
19-C. Gaming device. 
"Gaming device" means a device used in any form of 
gaming, including without limitation the following: a slot machine, card game, table 
game or other game of chance, including without limitation blackjack, poker, . dice', 
roulette, baccarat, money-wheels and bingo; a bazaar game, but only if conducted solely 
for merchandise prizes; a lottery game; a video facsimile, including without limitation a 
video facsimile of any card game, table game or other game of chance, including without 
limitation those described in tlns subsection .. "Gaming device" applies only to a .gaming 
facility and does not apply to a commercial track, which" may operate only slot machines. 
Sec; 8. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§19-D is enacted to read: 
19-D. Gaming device distributor. "Gaming device distributor" means a person 
who is licensed under this chapter to distribute gaming devices and associated equipment 
for use in this State. 
Sec. 9. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§20, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
20. Gaming employee. "Gaming. employee" means any person connected directly 
with a gambling facility, including cashiers, change personnel, counting room personnel, 
hosts, dealers, persons who extend credit or' offer complimentary services, machine 
mechanics, security personnel, supervisors. or managers. 
"Gaming employee" also 
includes employees of a slot machine distributor or gaming device distributor whose 
duties are directly involved with repair or distribution of slot machines or gaming 
devices. 
Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§20-A is enacted to read: 
20-A. Gaming equipment. "Gaming equipment" means a machine or device that is 
specifically designed or manufactured for use in the operation of any gaming activity. 
Sec. 11. 8 MRS A §lOOl,sub-§20-B is enacted to read:· 
20-B. Gaming facility. "Gaming facility" means the place that houses the single 
casino in Oxford County. "Gannng facility" does not include a commercial track. 
Sec. 12. 8 MRS A §1001, sub-§20-C is enacted to read: 
20-C. Gaming operation. "Gaming operation" means an enterprise operated by a 
gaming operator on a gannngsite for the conduct of gaming in a gaming facility. 
Sec. 13. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§20-D is enacted to read: 
20-D. Gamine operator. "Gaming operator" means a corporation, partnership, 
limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity established for the purpose 
of developing, owning or operating a gaming facility or gaming facilities on one . gaming 
site or a gaming operation or gaming operations, including operation of slot machines, all 
of the equity and voting securities of which are owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, 
by a gaming operator. . 
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Sec. 14. 8MRSA §l001, sub-§20-E is enacted to read: 
20-E. Gaming school. "Gaming school" means an enterprise organized to provide 
specialized training to gaming employees for the conduct of gaming other than a training 
program operated by the gaming operator. 
Sec. 15. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§20-F is enacted to read: 
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20-F. . Gaming services. 
"Gaming services" means the prOVISIOn of goods or 
services to a gaming operator directly in connection with the operation of gaming in a 
gaming facility, including maintenance or security services for the gaming facility; junket 
services; gaming schools; laboratory testing of gaming equipment, including video 
facsimile machines and lottery tickets; and the manufacture, distribution, maintenance or 
repair of· gaming equipment. 
"Gaming services" does not include professional or 
financial services provided by persons licensed or registered under the laws of this State, 
the Federal Government or other states of the United States. 
Sec. 16. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§20-G is enacted to read: 
20-G. Gaming site. "Gaming site" means one or more contiguous parcels of land 
selected by a gaming operator and owned or leased by a gaming operator within a single 
city, town or plantation in Oxford County or within 2 or more contiguous cities, towns or 
. plantations in Oxford County.· 
Sec. 17. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§25, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amendeQ to read: 
25. Intermediary company. "Intermediary company" means a company that is a 
. holding company of a company that applies for a slot machine operator or gaming 
operator license or a slot machine distributor or gaming device distributor license or is a 
subsidiary of a holding company of a company that applies fora slot machine operator or 
gaming operator lIcense or a slot machine distributor or gaming device distributor license. 
Sec. 18. 8 MRSA §1001; sub-§27, as enacted by PL 2003, c.687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
27. Key executive. "Key executive" means any executive of a licensee having 
'power to exercise a significant influence over decisions concerning the operation or 
distribution of slot machines or gaming devices. 
Sec. 19. ·8 MRSA §1001, sub-§30, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
30. Nongambling services. i'Nongambliilg services" means any goods or services, 
other than gambling services and slot machine and gaming deviee distribution by a slot 
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machine distributor or gaming device distributor, provided to 'an operator licensed under 
this chapter or at a gambling facility, including, but not limited to, hotel concessions, 
restaurant concessions or food service. 
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Sec. 20. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§36-A is enacted to read: 
36-A. Premises. "Premises" means the property on which the gaming facility is 
located. 
Sec. 21. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§43-A is enacted to read: 
43-A. Total gross gaming device income. "Total gross gaming device income" 
means all money, tokens, credits or similar objects or things of value received from the 
play of gaming devices, minus money, credits or prizes paid out to winners. 
Sec. 22. 8 MRSA §lOOl, sub-§44, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
44. Uniform location agreement. "Uniform location agreement" means a written 
agreement in a form prescribed by the board between a slot machine operator or gaming 
operator and a slot machine distributor or gaming device distributor that governs the 
ten11S and conditions of that agreement, including the placement of slot machines or 
gaming devices on the premises of the slot machine operator or gaming operator. 
Sec. 23. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, ~H, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
H. Pursuant to subchapter 5, cause the department to investigate all complaints made 
to the bi)ard regarding ownership, distribution or operation of slot 'machines and 
gaming devices and all violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; 
Sec. 24. 8 MRSA §1003, sub~§2, ~I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A,§5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
I. Adopt rules to prevent undesirable conduct relating to the ownership, distribution 
and operation of slot machines and gaming devices and slot machine facilities and 
gaming facilities, including, but not iirllited to, the following: 
(1) The practice of any fraud or deception upon a player of a slot machine or 
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gaming device or a licensee; 
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(2) The presence or location of a slot machine or gami11g device in or at premises 
that may be unsafe due to fire hazard or other public safety conditions; 
(3) The infiltration of organized crime into the ownership, distribution or 
operation of slot machines and gaming devices and slot machine facilities and 
gaming facilities; and ' 
(4) The presence of disorderly persons in a locatioi1 where slot machines or 
gaming devices are in use; 
Sec. 25. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, ~J, as enacted by PL 2003, c.687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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J. Maintairi a central site system of monitoring in real time all slot machines and 
gaming devices licensed in accordance with this chapter using an on line online 
inquiry;· 
Sec. 26. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
K. Maintain the ability to activate and deactivate the operation of slot machines and 
gaming devices via the central site monitoring system under authority of board staff· 
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or persons contracted by the board; 
Sec. 27. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, CUL, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
. and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
L. Ensure that the slot machine operator or gaming operator does not have access to 
any system that is capable of programming slot machines or gaming devices; 
Sec. 28. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, GffM, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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M. Inform gaming facility operators and commercial track operators applying for a 
license to operate gaming devices or slot machines that any gaming devices or slot 
machines licensed by the board must be compatible with the central site system of 
on line online monitoring used by the board; 
Sec. 29. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
N. Cause the central site monitoring system to disable a gaming device or a slot 
machine that does not meet registration requirements provided by this chapter or 
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rules adopted under this chapter or as directed by the department; 
Sec. 30. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, 910, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
O. Cause the central site monitoring system to disable a gaming device or a slot 
machine and cause the department to seize the proceeds of that gaming device or slot 
machine if the furids from that gaming device or slot machine have not been 
distributed, deposited or allocated in accordance with section 1036; 
Sec .. 31. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, 9TQ, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
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Certify monthly to the department a full and complete statement of all gaming 
device and slot machine revenue, credits disbursed by licensees, administrative 
expenses and the allocation of slot machine income and total gross gaming device 
income for the preceding month; 
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Sec. 32. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, ~, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §5, is 
further amended to read: 
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Submit by March 15th an annual report to the Governor and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over gambling affairs on gaming 
device and slot machine revenue,. credits disbursed by gaming operators and slot 
machine operators, administrative expenses and the allocation of slot machine income 
and total gross gaming device income for the preceding year; 
Sec. 33. 8 MRSA§1003, sub-§3, 'UE, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, PL A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, isamended to read: 
E. The location and hours of operation of slot machines at commercial tracks, types 
of gaming devices and slot machines permitted, methods of operation of gaming 
devices and slot machines and distribution and servicing of gaming devices, slot 
machines and associated equipment; 
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Sec. 34. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§3, 'UG, as er:acted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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Minimum procedures Jor the exercise of effective control over the internal fiscal 
affairs of gaming operators and slot machine operators, gaming device distributors 
and slot machine distributors, gambling services vendors and nongambling services 
vendors, including provisions for the s~feguarding of assets and revenues, the 
recording of cash and evidence of indebtedness and the maintenance of reliable 
records, accounts and reports of transactions, operations and events, including reports 
to the board; 
Sec. 35. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§3, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: 
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Procedures for the annual audit of the books and records of gaming operators 
and slot machine operators, gaming device distributors and slot machine distributors 
and gambling services vendors; 
Sec. 36. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§3, GffI, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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Establishment of a list of persons who are to be excluded or removed from any 
gaming facility or slot machine facility, including those persons who voluntarily 
request that their names be included 011, the list of excluded persons. These rules must 
define the standards for exclusion and removal and include standards regarding 
persons who are career or professional offenders, as defined by rules of the board, 
whose presence in a gaming facility or slot machine facility would, in the opinion of 
the board, be inimical to the interest of the State; 
Sec. 37 .. 8 MRSA §1004, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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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 
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2, paragraphs J to 0, all gaming devices and slot machines must communicate 
electronically with the central site monitoring system required pursuant to section 1003, 
subsection 2, paragraph 1. 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 gaming device and slot machine control system that has the 
capability of supporting all gaming devices and slot machines licensed for operation 
in the State ~nd is capable of being upgraded t.o maintain a fully operational and 
proper reporting capability; 
B. Use a widely accepted gaming industry protocol to facilitate gaming device and 
slot machine manufacturers' ability to communicate with the central site monitoring 
system; 
C. Have the capability to support progressive slot machines, both in~house and wide-
area, as approved by the board. For purposes of this paragraph, "progressive slot 
I1lachine" means a slot machine or series of slot machines in which the payback' 
amount to an individual player increases as that player continues to play the slot 
machine or slot machines; 
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D. Allow the gaming operator or slot machine operator to install independent player 
tracking systems to include cashless technology as approved by the board; 
E. Be incapable of altering the statistical awards of slot machines and gaming 
devices, as designated by the slot machine or gaming device manufacturer and 
approved by the board; 
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F. Provide redundancy to ensure that each component of the network is capable of 
operating independently if another component of the network fails and to ensure that 
all transactional data is captured arid secured; and 
G. Have the ability to meet the reporting and control requirements set forth in section 
1003, subsection 2; paragraphs A to T. 
Sec. 38. 8 MRSA §1004, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
3. Initial acquisition of central site monitoring system. The board shall select the 
central site monitoring system presenting the lowest overall cost alternative, taldng into 
consideration the capital costs, operating costs and impact on gross gaming device and, 
slot machine revenues, that is capable of satisfying' the requirements of this section and 
section 1003, as determined by the board. 
Sec. 39. 8 MRSA §1005, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
1. Powers. In addition to powers conferred by any other provision of law, the 
department may: 
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A. WithouLnotice, and at any time during regular hours of operation, enter the 
offices, facilities or other places of business of. gaming operators, slot machine 
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operators, gaming device distributors, slot machine distributors and gambling 
services vendors to conduct administrative inspections to determine compliance with 
this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and 
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Request the director to' disable any gaming device or slot 11J.achine if the 
department has a reasonable articulable suspicion that the gaming device or slot 
machine is being operated in violation of this chapter or of any rule adopted under 
this chapter. 
Sec. 40. 8 MRSA §1009 is enacted to read: 
§1009. Gaming and gaming activities authorized; regulation; credit; liability 
1. Location. 
Ga~ingand gaming activities at a casino are allowed orily at the 
gaming facility located in Oxford County. 
2. A gaming operator may operate gaming devices. Notwithstanding any other 
provision oflaw, a gaming operator may operate gaming devices on one gaming site. 
. 3. Regulation. Regulation of gaming and gaming activities at the gaming site must 
. be conducted by the board under this subchapter and the ruI'es· adopted pursuant to this 
subchapter. 
4. Liability. A gaming operator or any 3rd party is not liable or responsible for any· 
act or omission of a gaming operator' except as specifically provided by a contract to 
which the gaming operator or the 3rd party is a signatory or otherwise as provided by law 
without regard to this chapter. 
Sec. 41. 8 MRSA §1011-A is enacted to read: 
§1011-A. License to operate gaming devices at gaming facility 
The board shall exercise authority over the licensing of all persons participating in the 
operation, distribution and maintenance of gaming devices and gaming facilities and over 
the registration of gaming devices. 
1. Operator license required. A person may not operate any gaming device in the 
State unless the person has been issued a license to operate gaming devices by the board. 
A gaming device operator license authorizes· a licensee.to own or lease gaming devices 
operated at a licensed gambling facility. 
2. Eligible persons. -The board may accept applications for a license to operate 
-gaming devices from any person who is licensed to operate a gaming facility as long as 
the facility satisfies the following criteria: 
A. The gaming facility is located in Oxford County in a municipality chosen by a 
gaming operator; 
B. The operation of gaming devices at the gamirig facility is approved by the voters 
of Oxford County and the municipality in which the gaming facility to be licensed is 
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located by referendum election held at any time after November 3, 2009 and before 
December 3 1, 2011; and 
C. The legislative body of each city, town or plantation in which the gaming facility 
is located' has approved the gaming site for the conduct of all gaming operations 
permitted under this chapter. 
3. Requirements-for license; continued gaming facility licensure. The board may 
not issue a license to operate gaming devices to any -_person unless that person 
demonstrates compliance with the qualifications set forth in sections 1016 and 1019. A 
person who is granted a license to operate gaming devices shall maintain a license to 
operate a gaming facility without lapse, suspension or revocation for the duration of the 
gaming operator's license. 
4. Requirement for license; agreement with municipality where gaming devices 
are located. A gaming operator shall enter into an agreement with the municipality 
where the gaming operator's gaming devices 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 
gaming devices are located. 
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5. Renewal. Licenses to operate gaming devices may be renewed upon application 
for renewal in- accordance with this subchapter subject to board rules. 
-Sec. 42. 8 MRSA §1012, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687,Pt. A, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
§1012. Local approval for renewal of gaming or slot machine operator license 
An application for renewal of a gaming operator or slot machine operator license 
-must first be approved under this section by the municipal officers of the municipality in 
- which the gaming facility or commercial track with slot machines is loc~ted or, if the 
gaming facility or commercial track is in an unincorporated place, the application must be 
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approved by the county commissioners of the county in which the gaming facility or 
commercial track with slot machines is located. 
1. Hearings. Municipal officers or county commissioners, as the case may be, may 
hold a public hearing for the consideration of a request for the renewal of a license to 
operate gaming devices or slot machines, except that, when an applicant has held a 
license for the prior 5 years and a complaint has not been filed with the board against the 
applicant within thaUime, the applicant may request a waiver of the hearing, 
A. The board shall prepare and supply application forms for public hearings under 
this subsection. 
B. Municipal office;rs or county commissioners, as the case may be, shall provide 
public notice of any hearing held under this section by causing, at the applicant's 
prepaid expense, a notice stating the name and place of the hearing to appear on at 
least 3 consecutive days before the date of the hearing in a daily newspaper having 
general circulation in the municipality where the premises of the gaming facility or 
commercial track with slot machines are located or one week before the date of the 
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hearing in a weelclynewspaper having general circulation in the municipality where 
the premises are located. 
C. If municipal officers or county commissioners, as the case may be, fail to take 
final action on an application for a renewal of a gaming operator or slot ,machine 
operator license within 60 days of the filing of an application, the application is 
considered approved and ready for action by the board. 
For purposes of this 
paragraph, the date of filing of the appli.cation is the date the application is received 
by the municipal officers or county commissioners. 
2. Findings. In granting or denying an application under this section, municipal . 
officers or the county commissioners shall indicate the reasons for their decision and 
provide a copy to the applicant. A license may be denied on one or more of the following 
grounds: 
A. Noncompliance of the gaming facility or commercial track licensed to operate 
slot machines with any local zoning ordinance or other land use ordinance not 
directly related to gaming device or slot machine operations; 
B. Conditions of record such as waste disposal violations, health or safety violations 
or repeated parking or traffic violations on or in the vicinity of the premises of the 
gaming' facility or commercial track with slot machines and caused by persons 
patronizing or employed by the gaming facility or commercial track licensed to 
operate slot machines or other such conditions caused by persons patronizing or 
employed by the premises that unreasonably disturb, interfere with or affect the 
ability of persons or businesses residing or located in the vicinity of the premises to 
use their property in a reasonable manner; 
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Repeated incidents of record of breaches of the peace, disorderly conduct, 
vandalism or other violations of law on or in the vicinity of the premises of the 
gaming facility or commercial track with slot machines and caused by persons' 
patronizing or employed by the gaming facility or commercial track licensed to 
operate slot machines; and 
D. A violation of any provision of this chapter. 
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.. Appeal to board. Any applicant aggrieved by the decision of the municipal 
officers or county commissioners under this section may appeal to the board within 15 
days of the receipt of the written decision of the municipal officers or county 
commissioners. The board shall hold a public hearing in the city, town or unincorporated 
place where the premises of the gaming facility or commercial track with slot machines 
are situated. 
In acting on such an appeal, the board may consider all licensure 
requirements and findings referred to in subsection 2. If the decision appealed is an 
application denial, the board may issue the license only if it finds by clear and convincing 
evidence that the decision was without justifiable cause. 
4. Appeal to District Court. 
Any person or governmental entity aggrieved by a 
board decision under this section may appeal the decision to the District Court within 30 -
days of receipt of the written decision of the board. An applicant who files an appeal or 
who has an appeal pending shan pay the license renewal fee the applicant would 
otherwise pay. Upon resolution of the appeal, if an applicant's license renewal is denied, 
the board shall refund the applicant the prorated amouI)t of the unused license fee. 
Sec. 43. 8 MRS A §1013, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: . 
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§1013. Licensing of gaming device distributors and slot machine distributors 
1. License to distribute req.iired. A person may not distribute a gaming device or 
slot machine in the State unless the person has Qeen issued a license to distribute gaming 
devices or slot machines by tbe board. 
2. Requirements for license. The board may issue a license to distribute gaming 
devices or slot machines to an applicant that meets the qualifications set out in sections 
1016 and 1019. 
Sec. 44. 8 MRS A §1015, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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§1015. Licensing of employees of gaming or slot machine operators, gaming device 
or slot machine distributors and gambling services vendors 
1. License required. A person may not be employed by a gaming operator or slot 
machine operator, gaming device distributor or slot machine distributor or gambling 
services vendor unless the. person is licensed to do so by the board or granted a waiver by 
the board pursuant to subsection 3. 
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2. Requirements for license. The board may issue. an employee license to an 
employee of a gaming operator or slot machine operator, gaming device distributor or slot 
machine distributor or gambling services vendor if the applicant meets the qualifications 
set out in sections 1016 and 1019. 
.. Requirements for waiver. Upon application by a gaming operator or slot 
machine operator, gaming device distributor or slot machine distributor or gambling 
services vendor, the board may waive the employee license requirement under this 
section if the gaming operator or slot machine operator, gaming device distributor or slot 
machine distributor or gambling services vendor demonstrates to the board's satisfaction 
that the public interest is not served by the requirement of the employee license. 
Sec. 45. 8 MRS A §1016, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
1. Minimum qualifications. Notwithstanding Title 5, chapter 341, and in addition 
to any requirements imposed by rulel;l adopted by the board, a person must satisfy the 
following qualifications to be a gaming operator or a slot machine operator, a garriing 
device distributor or a slot machine distributor, a gambling services vendor or an 
employee of these entities: 
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A. The person has completed the application form, promptly and truthfully complied 
with all information requests of the board and complied with any applicable rules 
adopted by the board; 
B. The person has sufficierit financjal assets and responsibility to meet any financial 
obligations imposed by this chapter and, if applying for a gaming operator or slot 
machine operator license or gaming operator or slot machine operator license 
renewal, has sufficient financial assets and responsibility to continue operation of a 
gaming facility or commercial track; . 
C. The person has not knowingly or recklessly made a false statement of material 
fact in applying for a license under this chapter or any· gambling-related license in 
any other jurisdiction; 
D. In the case of a person applying to be a gaming operator or'slot machine operator, 
the perso.n has sufficient Imowledge and experience in the .business of operating 
gaming devices or slot machines to effectively· operate the gaming facilities or slot 
machine facilities to which the license application relates in accordance with this 
chapter and the rules ~nd standards adopted under this chapter, or the person forms a 
partnership with persons or entities who have sufficient knowledge and experience in 
the business of operating gaming devices or slot machines; 
E. 
The person has Hot had a gambling-related license application denied or an 
adverse action taken against a gambling-related license by authorities in this State or 
,any other jurisdiction. For purposes of this paragraph, "adverse action" includes, but 
is not limited to, a condition resulting from an administrative, civil or criminal 
violation, a suspension or revocation of a license or a voluntary surrender of a license 
to avoid or resolve a civil, criminal or disciplinary action; 
F. If the applicant is a business organization, the applicant is organized in this State, 
although that business organization may be a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of 
an entity that is organized pursuant to the laws of another state or a foreign country; 
and 
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The person and allke)' executives are citizens or permanent residents of the 
United States. 
A person may not hold more than one class of license under this chapter unless the 2nd 
license is an employee license under section 10 15. 
Sec. 46. 8 MRS A §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 gaming 
device or slot machine under this chapter are as set out in this subsection. 
A. 
The initial registration fee for a registered gaming device or slot machine is 
$100. The annual renewal fee is. $100 for each registered gaming device and slot 
machine. 
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The initial application fee for a slot machine distributor or gaming device 
distributor license is $200,000. The annual renewal fee is $75,0.00. 
C. The initial application fee for a gaming operator or 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 gaming operators and slot machine 
operators and qetermined by dividing the costs of administering the gaming operator 
and slot machine operator licenses by the total number of gaming operators and 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 initiarappiication fee for an employee license under section 1015 is $250 .. 
The annual renewal fee is $25. 
In addition to the application fee for a license or annual fee for a registered gaming device 
or slot machine, the board may charge a one-time· application fee for a license or· 
registration listed in paragraphs A to E iil an amount equal to the projected cost of 
processing the application and performing any background investigations. If the actual 
cost exceeds the proj ected 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 tb this section must be deposited directly to the 
General Fund, except that $25,000. of the annual renewal fee for a slot machine 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 operated, in accordance with subsection 2. All application and registration 
fees are nonrefundable and are due upon submission of the application. 
Sec. 47. 8 MRSA §1018, slllb-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
2. Term of license; renewal; renewal fees. All licenses issued by the board under 
this chapter are effective for one year, unless revoked or surrendered pursuant to· 
subchapter 5. Upon proper application and payment of the required fees and taxes and in 
accordance with rules adopted by the board, the board may renew a license for an 
additional year if municipal approval has been obtained as provided in section 1012. The 
board shall transfer $25,000 of the renewal fee required by subsection 1, paragraph C to 
the municipality in which the gaming devices or slot machines are operated. 
Sec. 48. 8 MRSA §1020, slllb-§3,as amended by PL 2005; c. 663, §9, is further 
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. 3. Limits on total slot machines. The board shall determine the number of slot 
.machines to be registered in the State at commercial tracks. The board shall make this 
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determination based upon the minimurri. net slot machine income, when distributed 
pursuant to section 1036, necessary to maintain the harness horse racing industry in this 
State, except that: 
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The total number of slot maohines registered in the State may not e)(6eed 1,500; 
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A slot machine operator may not operate more than 1,500 slot machines at any 
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affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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E,xamination of gaming devices and slot machines. 
The board shall, in 
cooperation with the department, examine gaming devices and slot machines and 
associated equipment of gaming device distributors and slot machine distributors seeking 
registration as required in this chapter. 
The board shall require the gaming device 
distributor or slot machine distributor seeking examination and approval of the gaming 
device or slot machine or associated equipment to pay the anticipated cost of the 
examination before the examination occurs, After the examination occurs, the board shall 
refund overpayments or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the board for 
underpayments of actual cost. The board may contract for the examinations of gaming 
devices and slot machi.l1e~ and associated equipment as required by this section. 
Sec. 50 .. 8MRSA §1020, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended\to read: 
5. 
Unregistered or noncompliant gaming device or slot machine subject to 
confiscation. A gaming device or slot machine that is not registered as required by this 
section or that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted 
under this chapter is contraband and a public nuisanc'e and the gaming device or slot 
machine and the gaming device's or slot machine's monetary contents, monetary proceeds 
and associated equipment are subject to confiscation by any law' enforcement officer. -
Slot machines, gaming devices and ariy monetary contents, monetary proceeds and 
associated equipmerit confiscated pursuant to this section are subject to forfeiture in 
accordance with the procedures outlined in Title 17-A, section 959 or 960. 
Sec. 51. 8 MRSA §1031, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
3. Credit prohibited. A slot machine operator or gaming operator may not allow 
the use of a credit card or debit card by a person to playa slot machine or gami!lg device. 
Sec. 52. 8 MRSA §1032, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §10, is further amended 
to read: 
§1032. Payment of credits by gaming operator or slot machine operator 
A gaming operator or slot machine operator shall redeem credits for players who earn 
credits on a gaming device or slot machine located on the premises of that gaming 
operator or slot machine operator in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A' 
gaming operator or slot machine operator may not redeem a credit slip more than 365 
days from the date of issuance. The funds reserved for the payment of such a credit slip 
or expired unclaimed jackpot must be retained by the gaming operator or slot machine 
operator and treated as gross slot machine income and total gross gaming device income 
and do not constitute property subject to ~he requirements qfTitle 33, chapter 41. 
Sec. 53. 8 MRSA §1033, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, PLA, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B,§ 11, is amended to read: 
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§1033. Uniform location agreement 
Each gaming device and slot machine is subjeCt to a uniform location agreement 
between the gaming. device distributor or slot machine distributor and the gaming 
operator or slot machine operator. A copy of the agreement must be submitted to the 
board for. approval. The uniform location agreement is the complete and sole agreement 
between the gaming operator or slot machine operator and the gaming device·distributor 
or slot machine distributor regarding gaming devices and slot machines. 
No other. 
agreement between the gaming operator or slot machine operator and the gaming device 
distributor or slot machine distributor is legally binding. 
Sec. 54. 8 MRSA §10;J4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
§1034. Disclosure of other contracts and agreements 
A slot machine operator or gaming operator must submit to the board all contracts or 
agreements the slot machine operator or gaming operator establishes with a slot machine 
distributor . or gaming device distributor, licensed gambling services vendor or a key 
executive. 
Sec. 55. 8 MRSA §1035, as amended by PL 2007, c. 611,§11, is further amended 
to read: 
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§1035. Location of slot machines 
Slot machines may be located only on the premises of a state-authorized commercial 
track and on the premises of the gaming facility in Oxford County. For the purposes of 
this section, "premises of a state-authorized commercia~ track" means property owned by 
the person who owns the property on which a commercial track is located and that is 
either within 200 feet of the outside edge of the racing oval or, if the commercial track 
was owned by a municipality when a license to operate slot machines in association with 
that commercial track was issued, within 2,000 feet of the center of the raCing oval. 
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Sec. 56. 8 MRSA §1036, mb-§l, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, § 11, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Distribution for administrative expenses of board. A slot machine operator 
shall collect and distribute 1 % of gross slot machine income to the Treasurer of State for 
deposit in the General Fund for the administrative expenses of the board. A gaming 
operator shall collect and distribute 1 % of adjusted gross gaming device income to the 
Treasurer of State for deposit in the General Fund for the administrative expenses of the 
board. 
Sec. 57. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A~ Distribution from gaming facility. The gaming operator shall collect and 
distribute 40% of the total gross gaming device income from gaming devices operated by 
the gaming opei-ator to the board for distribution by the board to the Treasurer of State, 
who shall. establish the Improve Maine's Economic Development and Transportation 
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fund all the money received by the Treasurer of State pursuant to this subsection. No 
later than January 31 st of each year, all funds held as of the end of the previous calendar 
year in the fund must be distributed by the Treasurer of State as follows: 
A. Nineteen and one-half percent of the total gross gaming device income must be 
distributed to economic development funds with 50% to be earmarked for statewide 
projects and 50% to be earmarked for projects in Oxford County; 
B .. Nineteen and one-half percent of the total gross gaming device income must be 
distributed to transportation. infrastructure funds with 50% to be earmarked for 
statewide projects and 50% to be earmarked for projects in Oxford County; and 
C. One percent of the total gross gaming device income must be distributed to the 
host municipality. 
Sec. 58. 8 MRSA §1036, .sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: . 
3. Failure to deposit funds. A gaming operator or slot machine operator who 
knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with this section commits a Class C crime. In 
addition to any other sanction available by law, the license of that person may be revoked 
by the board and the gaming devices or slot machines operated by that gaming operator 
or slot machine operator may be disabled, and the gaming devices and slot machines, . 
gaming devices' proceeds and slot machines' proceeds and associated equipment may be 
confiscated by the board and are subject to forfeiture under Title 17-A, section 959 or 
960. 
Sec. 59. 8 MRS A §1041, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. l3, § 11, is amended to read: 
2. Location. A gaming operator or slot machine operator shall maintain all records 
required by this chapter or by rules adopted under this chapter at the operator's prImary 
business office within this State or on the premises .where the gaming device or slot 
. machine is operated. 
A gaming device distributor or slot machine distributor shall 
maintain these records at the distributor's primary business office within this State. The 
primary business office must be designated by the license holder in the license 
application. All records must be open to inspection and audit by the board or its designee 
and a license holder may not refuse the board or its designee the right to inspect or ~lUdit 
the records. Refusal to permit inspection or audit of the records constitutes grounds for 
revocation or suspension of the license or registration: 
Sec. 60. 8 MRSA §1042, sub-§2, as enacted by £L 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
2. 
Monitoring. The board or the department shall monitor the use, operation, 
distribution and servicing of gaming devices and slot machines through on-site 
observation and other means at' any time during the operation of any license for the 
purpose of certifying the revenue thereof, receiving complaints from the public rela~ing to 
the conduct of licensees, examining records of revenues and procedures, enforcing the 
provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and conducting 
periodic reviews of licenses for the purpose of eVlllmiting current or suggested provisions 
of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. 
Sec. 61. 8 MRS A §1054, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
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A person commits a Class C crime if that person knowingly or intentionally: 
1. Tampering with gaming device or slot machine. Manipulates or intends to 
manipulate the outcome, payback or operation of a gaming device or slot machine by 
physical tampering or any other means; . 
2. Interference. Interferes with the board's ability to monitor compliance with .this 
chapter; 
3. Operation or distribution without license. 
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device or slot machine in this State without a license; 
4. Operation or distribution of unregistered gaming device or slot machine. 
Operates or distributes a gaming device or slot machine that is not registered in this State; 
5. 
Possession of tools for purpose of tampering with gaming device or slot 
machine. Possesses or makes any tool, implement, instrument or other article that is 
adopted adapted, designed or commonly used for manipulating the outcome, payback or 
operation of a gaming device or slot machine with intent to use that tool, implement, 
instrument or other article to col11l11it the manipulation of a gaming device or slot 
machine; 
6. Failure to disclose contracts and agreements. Violates section 1034; 
7. 
Underage use of gaming device or slot machine .. Violates section 1031, 
subsection 1; 
8. Failure to deposit funds .. Violates section 1036, subsection 2 or 2-A; or 
9. Failure to grant access to premises, equipment and records. Violates section 
1042. 
Sec. 62. 8 MRSA §1064, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by 
Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
§1064. Applicability of Title 17, chapter 14 
Except as expressly provided in this chapter, the provisions of Title 17, chapter 14 do 
not apply to the ownership, distribution or operation of slot machines or gaming devices 
in the State. 
Sec. 63. 8 MRS A c. 31, sub-c. 7 is enacted to read: 
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GAMING FACILITY LICENSING 
§1071. License to operate gaming facility 
1. 
Eligible persons. The board may issue a license to operate gaming devices 
including slot machines at a gaming facility to a gaming operator if it or its designee 
satisfies the following criteria: 
A. The gaming facility is located in Oxford County in a municipality chosen by a 
gaming operator; and 
B. The operation of gaming devices at the gaming facility"is approved by the voters. 
of the municipality in which the gaming facility to be· licensed is located by 
referendum election held at any time after November 3, 2009 and before December 
31,2009. 
2. Requirements for license. 'The person applying for a license under subsection 1 
must satisfy the qualifications set forth in section 10-l1-A. 
3. Operation of gaming devices. A licensee may operate a gaming device on any 
day· during the calendar year at the location where the gaming facility is licensed for 
gaming without restriction on hours of operation. 
§1072. Authorized gaming operations 
1. 
Authorized games. 
Notwithstanding any other proVISIOn of law, a gaming 
operator may conduct, on one site and subject to this subchapter, any form of gaming or 
wagering, including without limitation any of the following: 
A. Card games, table games and other games of chance, including without limitation 
blackjack, poker, dice, roulette, baccarat, money-wheels and bingo; 
B. Any bazaar game, but only if conducted solely for merchandise prizes; 
C. Any lottery game; and 
D. Video facsimiles, including without limitation video facsimiles of any card game, 
table game or other game of chance, including without limitation those described in 
paragraph A. 
§1073. Protection against proliferation 
1. Protection against proliferation. A gaming facility license may not be issued 
under section 10 11-A to any other gaming facility for 10 years from the first day that 
gaming occurs at the gaming facility. 
2. 
Exclusive gaming facility in the State. 
Other than properly approved and 
licensed commercial tracks, a gaming operator must be the only gaming facility in the 
State. No other gaming facilities in any form are permitted in the State for 10 years from 
the first day that gaming occurs at the gaming facility. 
3. 
Exclusive operator of gaming operations. 
As applicable, the rights and 
privileges granted under this subchapter are reserved to a gaming operator. No other 
person, including without limitation any commercial track or creditor of the gaming 
operator, may conduct any gaming operation on the.gaming site. This subsection may not 
be . interpreted to restrict any nongaming activities on the gaming site. Licensed 
commercial tracks may not expand their gaming operations to include gaming devices 
other than slot machines. 
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Sec. 64. 17-AMRSA §952, sub-§5-A, GffC~ as amended by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. 
A, §6 and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is further amended to read: 
C .. That is not a machine or gaming device that a person may lawfully operate 
pursuant to a license that has been issued under Title 17, chapter 14 or that is 
operated by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
Alcoholic Beverages· and Lottery Operations; and 
Sec. 65. 17-A MRS A §952, smb-§5-A, GjlD,"as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, 
§ 7 and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
D. That is not a slot machine registered pursuant to Title 8, section 1020 or a gaming 
device operated by the licensed gaming operator pursuant to Title 8, section 10 11-A 
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and owned by a slot machine distributor or gaming device distributor licensed 
pursuant to Title 8, section 1013. 
Sec. 66. 17-A MRSA §959, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §8 . 
and affected by Pt. B, § 11, is further amended to read: 
2. An illegal gambling machine, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds 
may be declared forfeited under this section by any court that has jurisdiction over the 
illegal. gambling machine or final jurisdiction over any. related criminal proceeding 
brought under this chapter or by the Superior Court for Kennebec County or the Superior 
Court for Oxford County. Property subject to forfeiture may be kept or stored at any 
location within the territorial boundaries of the State and is subj ect to the authority of any 
court in which a petition seeking the forfeiture of that property is filed. 
Sec. 67. 36 MRS A §66S2, sub-§l-B, GffC, as repealed and replaced by PL 2005, 
. c. 218, §61 and affected by §63, is amended to read: 
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Gambling machines or devices, including any device, machine, paraphernalia or 
. equipment that is used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity as that 
term is defined in Title 8, section 1001, subsection 15, whether that activity consists 
of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a 
machine .. "Gambling machmes or devices" includes, without limitation: . 
(1) Associated equipment as defined in Title 8, section 1001, subsection 2; 
(2) Computer equipment used directly and primarily in the operation of a slot 
machine as defined in Title 8, section 1001, subsection 39 or a gaming device as 
defined· in Title 8, section 1001, subsection 19-C; 
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(4) Equipment used in the playing phases oflottery schemes; aHd 
-(5) Repair and replacement parts of a gambling machine or device7; and 
(6) A gaming device as defined in Title 8, section 1001, subsection 19-C. 
Sec. 68. Selection Of gaming operator. The Department of Public Safety, 
Gambling Control Board established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, chapter 31 
shall select the gaming operator pursuant to Title 8, section 1001, subsection 20-D 
through an open competitive request-for-proposals process to be completed no later than 
September 16, 2009. 
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Sec. 69. Report. The Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, chapter 31 shall submit by January 15, 
2010 a report and recommendations to the Governor' and the Legislature on bringing 
within the jurisdiction of the board regulatory authority over off-track betting, high-stakes 
beano, beano, pari-mutuel wagering, games of chance and other. approved gaming 
devices, including, but not limited to, poker,craps, baccarat, blackj ack and roulette. 
Sec. 70. Report on operation of Gambling Control Board. The Department 
of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board established in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 8, chapter 31 shall submit by March 15, 2010 a report on the operation of the .board 
and its effectiveness in regulating the operation of gaming devices and slot machiries and 
other gaming devices at commercial harness racing tracks and ganung facilities. The 
report must include recommendations o{any necessary changes to the board and the laws 
governing the board in order to effectively regulate the operation of gaming devices, slot 
machines and other gaming devices at commercial tracks and gaming facilities" The 
report must include recommendations regarding expansion of the board's authority to 
regulate all gaming conducted legally within the State. 
Sec. 71. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision .clause. In 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, chapter 31, subchapter 3, in the subchapter headnote, 
the words "slot machine operation; allocation of funds" are amended to read "gaming 
device and slot machine operation; allocation of funds" and the Revisor of Statutes shall 
implement this revision When updating, publishing or republishing the statutes. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes a gaming operator to operate a gaming facility at a single site in 
Oxford County. The legislative body and voters of any municipality in which the site is 
located must· approve the site for the operation of the gaming facility. 
The gaming 
facility is authorized to contain slot machines, bazaar games conducted solely for 
merchandise prizes, lottery games, video facsimiles, card games, table games and other 
games of chance, including without limitation blackjack, poker, dice, roulette, baccarat, 
money-wheels and bingo. The initiated bill removes the limit on the total number of slot 
machines that are allowed to be registered. in this State. The bill provides that, other than 
the approved commercial race tracks in the State that operate slot machine~, the gaming 
facility must be the only gaming facility in the State for at least 10 years. The bill 
provides for regulation of the gaming facility by the Department of Public Safety, 
. Gambling Control Board. 
The bill requires the gaming operator to pay to the State 40% of the total gross 
gaming device income. This money paid to the State must be used for the foliowing 
purposes: 
1. Nineteen and one half percent of the total gross gaming device income must be 
distributed to economic development funds to be used for statewide projects and projects 
in Oxford County; 
2. Nineteen and one half percent of the total gross gaming device income must be 
distributed to transportation infrastructure funds to be used for statewide projects and 
proj ects in Oxford County; arid 
3. One percent of the total gross gaming device income must be distributed to the 
host municipality. 
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