An Act To Implement the Recommendations Regarding the Legislative Review of the Allocation of Slot Machine Revenue
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0393
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Amends: 8 MRSA §1036, 8 MRSA §1037

Legislative Document 
No. 393 
H.P. 319 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations Regarding the 
Legislative Review of the Allocation of Slot Machine Revenue 
Reported by Representative BEAULIEU of Auburn for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Legal and Veterans Affairs pursuant to Public Law 2009, chapter 571, Part FFF, section 2. 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §12, is 
further amended to read: 
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 have obtained a 
license to operate slot machines in accordance with this chapter, in which case, that 
4% of the net slot machine income must be credited to the General Fund as 
undedicated revenue; 
Sec. 2.  8 MRSA §1036, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. FFF, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 3.  8 MRSA §1037 is enacted to read: 
§1037.  Annual report on use of funds 
Beginning in 2011, a recipient of slot machine revenue under section 1036, 
subsection 2, paragraphs B to I shall submit a report as required by this section to the 
joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations 
matters and over the operation of slot machines no later than December 1st, annually.  An 
initial report is due no later than December 1, 2011 and must include information as 
described in this section for calendar years 2009 and 2010 and up to and including 
October 31, 2011. 
1.  Commercial tracks.  A commercial track licensed in accordance with chapter 11 
that receives a distribution of slot machine revenue under section 1036, subsection 2, 
paragraphs B, D or H shall submit a report that includes for that commercial track: 
A.  The number of people attending harness races; 
B.  The number of individual wagers placed on live harness races, the average wager 
amount and the total amount wagered; 
C.  The number of individual wagers placed on intrastate simulcast races, the average 
wager amount and the total amount wagered; 
D.  The number of individual wagers placed on interstate simulcast races, the average 
wager amount and the total amount wagered; 
E.  The number of harness races originated in the State and made available for 
simulcast outside of the State; 
F.  The amount of the harness racing handle from wagers at the commercial track 
kept by that commercial track and the distribution of the handle to the State and 
industry recipients under section 286; 
G.  The amount received from the handle distribution from wagers at other tracks and 
off-track betting facilities under section 286; 
H.  The amount of revenue received in accordance with section 1036, subsection 2, 
paragraphs B, D and H; 
I.  The name of the owner and the primary location of the company licensed to 
operate the commercial track; 
J.  The number of full-time and part-time employees at the commercial track and the 
total payroll amount for all receiving compensation from the commercial track; 
K.  The amount spent on capital improvements to the commercial track and related 
facilities and a description of those improvements.  The first report must include the 
amount spent since November 2005, shown by year.  Subsequent annual reports must 
include the amount spent on capital improvements the previous calendar year; 
L.  Operating costs for the commercial track;  
M.  Profit and loss or depreciation figures for the commercial track; and 
N.  Administrative costs to comply with reporting requirements and contributions to 
the State Harness Racing Commission's operating account described in section 
267-A. 
2.  Agricultural fair that conducts harness racing.  An agricultural fair that is 
licensed under chapter 11 to conduct harness racing and receive distribution of slot 
machine revenue under section 1036, subsection 2, paragraphs B and D shall submit a 
report that includes: 
A.  The number of people that attended the agricultural fair; 
B.  The number of individual wagers placed on harness races at the agricultural fair 
and the total amount wagered; 
C.  The number of harness races originated at the agricultural fair and made available 
for simulcast outside of the State; 
D.  The number of full-time and part-time employees of the agricultural fair; 
E.  Reimbursements provided to agricultural fair volunteers or other agricultural fair 
personnel; 
F.  The amount spent on capital improvements at the agricultural fair location and a 
description of those improvements.  The first report must include the amount spent 
since November 2005, shown by year.  Subsequent annual reports must include the 
amount spent on capital improvements the previous calendar year; 
G.  Operating costs for the agricultural fair; 
H.  The amount of the harness racing handle retained by the agricultural fair and the 
distribution of the handle to industry recipients under section 286; 
I.  The amount of the harness racing handle received by the agricultural fair under 
section 286; 
J.  The amount of revenue received in accordance with section 1036, subsection 2, 
paragraphs B and D; and 
K.  Administrative costs to comply with reporting requirements and contributions to 
the State Harness Racing Commission's operating account described in section 
267-A. 
3.  Agricultural fair that does not conduct harness racing.  An agricultural fair 
that receives a distribution of slot machine revenue under section 1036, subsection 2, 
paragraph D shall submit a report that includes: 
A.  The amount spent on fair premiums using revenue allocated from slot machines; 
B.  A detailed accounting of slot machine revenue not used for fair premiums, if any; 
and 
C.  Administrative costs to comply with reporting requirements and contributions to 
the State Harness Racing Commission's operating account described in section 
267-A. 
4.  Breeders and owners within the Maine Standardbred program.  Horse 
breeders and owners within the Maine Standardbred program established pursuant to 
section 281 who receive a distribution from the Sire Stakes Fund through the Department 
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, State Harness Racing Commission shall 
submit a report that includes: 
A.  The number and geographic distribution of licensed Maine Standardbred breeders 
in the State; 
B.  The number of horses bred by each Maine Standardbred breeder and the number 
of those horses actively racing in the State and that participate in harness races out of 
state; 
C.  An assessment of whether the number of Maine Standardbred horses in the State 
is sufficient to meet the needs of harness races conducted in the State; 
D.  The amount received from slot machine revenue in accordance with section 1036, 
subsection 2, paragraph C; 
E.  The amount in the Sire Stakes Fund, the amount that is spent to supplement 
harness racing purses and the average purse amount; 
F.  A detailed accounting of the other uses of the Sire Stakes Fund, including direct 
payment to Maine Standardbred breeders, promotional contracts, advertising, 
payments to a statewide association of horsemen and administrative costs; and 
G.  Administrative costs to comply with reporting requirements and contributions to 
the State Harness Racing Commission's operating account described in section 
267-A. 
5.  Off-track betting facility.  A facility licensed to conduct off-track betting on 
harness racing that receives a distribution of slot machine revenue under section 1036, 
subsection 2, paragraph I shall submit a report that includes for that facility: 
A.  The number of individual wagers placed on intrastate and interstate simulcast 
races and the total amount for each; 
B.  The number of full-time and part-time employees of the off-track betting facility 
and the total payroll amount for all receiving compensation from the off-track betting 
facility; 
C.  The operating costs for the off-track betting facility; 
D.  The name and primary location of the company licensed to operate the off-track 
betting facility; 
E.  The amount spent on capital improvements to the off-track betting facility and a 
description of those improvements.  The first report must include the amount spent 
since November 2005, shown by year.  Subsequent annual reports must include the 
amount spent on capital improvements the previous calendar year; 
F.  The amount of the harness racing handle kept by the off-track betting facility and 
the distribution of the handle to the State and industry recipients under section 286; 
G.  The amount received from the handle distribution from wagers at tracks and other 
off-track betting facilities under section 286; 
H.  The amount of revenue received in accordance with section 1036, subsection 2, 
paragraph I; and 
I.  Administrative costs to comply with reporting requirements and contributions to 
the State Harness Racing Commission's operating account described in section 
267-A. 
6.  Other recipients.  The Fund for a Healthy Maine's program providing 
prescription drugs for adults who are elderly or disabled, the University of Maine System 
and the Maine Community College System shall submit reports that include the amount 
of slot machine revenue received  under section 1036, subsection 2 and how that revenue 
was used to meet the statutory requirements cited in section 1036, subsection 2, 
paragraphs E, F and G, respectively. 
SUMMARY 
This bill implements the recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Legal 
and Veterans Affairs from the 124th Legislature regarding the allocation of slot machine 
revenue.  The bill establishes a system of reporting by those who receive a distribution of 
net slot machine income under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, section 1036.