An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Deadline and Conditions for Municipal Approval of a Second Racino and To Allow a Tribal Racino in Washington County
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1203
Committee Amendment CA_A_H400 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Pr" to LB. 2, L.D. 1203, Bill, "An Act To Amend 
the Laws Governing the Deadline and Conditions for Municipal Approval of a Second 
Racino and To Allow a Tribal Racino in Washington County" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/02/11 
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LD 1203 
LR 2103(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Deadline and Conditions for Municipal Approval of a 
Second Racino and To Allow a Tribal Racino in Washington County 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Future biennium revenue increase - General Fund 
Future biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
If this initiated bill is enacted without amendment, it would allow the Gambling Control Board to accept applications 
from federally-recognized Indian tribes located in Maine to operate a slot machine facility in Maine if the tribe owns 
and operates a commercial race track. It also expands the allowable distance a commercial track eligible for slots can 
be from a pre-existing commercial track and extends the deadline for municipal approval of the facility. Current law 
allows a total of 1,500 slot machines to be operated in the state. The existing facility in Bangor has already been 
licensed to operate the entire 1,500, effectively preventing the establishment of additional facilities. This proposed 
legislation allows an additional 1,500 slot machines to be operated at each facility licensed by the Gambling Control 
Board. 
The following is an estimate of the potential annual revenues that may be generated from additional slot machine 
facilities and the subsequent distribution of those revenues. This fiscal note assumes there would be two new facilities 
established with a total of 2,000 additional slot machines that would generate annual revenue of $34,138,824 for the 
State's General Fund and $19,701,336 for various other funds. The General Fund would also receive license fees of 
$564,500 in the first year and $213,250 for license renewals in subsequent years. Annual state costs associated with 
Inspectors, State Police Detectives, an Auditor II, contracts for monitoring services and other related expenses are 
estimated to be $1,897,471. 
This analysis assumes no significant effect on revenue generated by the licensed racino facility in Bangor or the casino 
facility pending licensure in Oxford. If there is an appreciable reduction in racino or casino revenue, there will be a 
reduction in the amounts distributed from those facilities. Any negative impact on the racino facility in Bangor and 
the casino facility pending licensure in Oxford and the effect on the distributions to various funds and purposes would 
depend upon the timing of the opening of the two proposed facilities and cannot be determined at this time. The tax 
structure at the new facilities would be consistent with the facility in Bangor, with I % of gross slot machine income 
and 39% of net slot machine income going to the State. 
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Summary of Racino Revenue 
Gross Slot Income (total value of money, tokens, credits, other value used to playa slot machine) 
Player Payback - Slot Income 
General Fund - I % of Gross Slot Income 
Net Slot Income 
State Share of Net Income - 39% 
Operator Share of Net Income - 61% 
State Revenues by Fund 
General Fund 
From Slot Machines l 
From Annual License Fees (1st year will be $564,500) 
Total General Fund Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Purse Supplements 
Sire Stakes Fund 
Fund to Encourage Racing at Commercial Tracks I 
Fund to Stabilize Off-Track Betting 
Agricultural Fair Support Fund 
University of Maine Scholarship Fund 
Maine Community College System Scholarships 
Resident Municipalities 
Total Other Special Revenue Funds Revenue 
Total Revenue All Funds 
Summary of Expenditure Impacts to the State 
General Fund 
- Public Safety 
Annual 
Estimate 
$1,306,800,000 
$1,189,188,000 
$13,068,000 
$104,544,000 
$40,772,160 
$63,771,840 
Annual 
Estimate 
$34,138,824 
$213,250 
$34,352,074 
$10,454,400 
$3,136,320 
($2,252,904) 
$1,045,440 
$3,136,320 
$2,090,880 
$1,045,440 
$1,045,440 
$19,701,336 
$54,053,410 
$1,897,471 
I Under current statute, 4% is credited as dedicated revenue to the Fund to Encourage Racing at Maine's Commercial 
Tracks. This 4% payment is terminated when all commercial tracks have obtained a license to operate slot machines. 
Although current law does not specify where this payment would then be credited, it is assumed it would be credited 
to the General Fund and is included above as General Fund Revenue from Slot Machines. 
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