An Act To Amend Seasonal Licenses for the Operation of Beano or Bingo Games II
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1427
Committee Amendment CA_A_S252 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 441, L.D. 1427,· Bill, "An Act To 
Amend Seasonal Licenses for the Operation of Beano or Bingo Games" 
II 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17 MRS A §315, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, § 2, is repealed and the 
following enacted in its place: 
§31S. Seasonal licenses 
Notwithstanding sections 314 and 319, the Chief of the State Police may issue up to 
seasonal licenses to operate beano or bingo games in a calendar year, including those 
designed to attract players under 16 years of age, in bona fide resort hotels as long as the 
conditions prescribed by this section are met. For the purposes of this section, "resort 
hotel" means a full-service hotel facility that offers leisure or recreational activities such 
as golf, tennis, water sports or horseback riding. 
1. Operated on-site. The beano or bingo games must be operated and conducted in 
those resort hotels by the management without profit and solely for the entertainment of 
registered guests or patrons of that resort hotel. 
2. Player fee prohibited. A licensee under this section may not charge an entry fee 
or any fee to participate in a beano or bingo game. 
3. Minors. Prizes awarded for the play of beano or bingo under this section must be 
nonmonetary and valued at less than $10 and may be awarded to a single player no more 
than once every 24 hours. Notwithstanding section 319, a person under 16 years of age 
may be admitted to the playing area without an adult and may participate in the game as 
long as the game is not conducted in a room or area where alcoholic beverages are 
served. Beano or bingo games under this section may not be conducted with any other 
gambling activity, including games of chance under chapter 62. For purposes of this 
subsection, "nonmonetary prize" includes a credit for food served on the premises of the 
resort hotel. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 441, L.D. 1427 
The fee for a license issued pursuant to this section is $10 and must be paid to the 
Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund. A hotel or liquor license of a resort 
hotel licensee may not be withheld because of the conducting by the resort hotel of beano 
or bingo games. 
Nothing in this section permits the operation or conduct of beano or bingo games 
without a license.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It clarifies the description of a resort hotel. The 
amendment strikes the provision of the bill that permits a fee for participation in a beano 
or bingo game operated by a seasonal licensee. It requires that all prizes awarded be 
nonmonetary, unlike the bill, which only places that restriction on players 16 years of age 
or younger. It also adds a requirement that beano or bingo games played where people 
under 16 years of age are permitted must be conducted where no alcoholic beverages are 
sold and that no other gaming activities take place. Finally, this amendment limits the 
number of seasonal beano or bingo licenses that may be issued to resort hotels by the 
Chief of the State Police to 10 per year. 
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