An Act To Allow for Super Cribbage Tournaments
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1292
Committee Amendment CA_A_H266 (House)
Amends: 17 MRSA §1836

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/r,, to H.P. 878, L.D. 1292, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow for Super Cribbage Tournaments" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §1836, suh-§4-A is enacted to read: 
4-A. Exception for super cribbage tournament. Notwithstanding any provision of 
this section to the contrary, the Chief of the State Police may issue up to 3 licenses per 
year for the conduct of a super cribbage tournament. For the purposes of this subsection, 
"cribbage" means a card game that uses a board and pegs to keep score and of which the 
characteristic feature is a crib into which players discard cards from their dealt hand to 
create a crib of 4 cards unseen by other players that will be ultimately part of the dealer's 
hand. 
The license fee for a super cribbage tournament is $75. 
A super cribbage 
tournament must be conducted in the same manner as prescribed for a tournament game 
by this section except as follows. 
A. 
The super cribbage tournament may be conducted by a nationally chartered 
organization that organizes tournament-style cribbage games and that is exempt from 
taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3) so long as 
the principal organizer has been a member of that organization for a period of not less 
than 3 years. 
B. The minimum number of players required is 50. 
C. The maximum entry fee allowed is $100 per player. 
D. 
The super cribbage tournament need not be held on premises owned by the 
licensee. 
E. The super cribbage tournament may be conducted over a period of up to 72 hours. 
F. 
Notwithstanding subsection 2, 50% of the proceeds of the super cribbage 
tournament after prizes are paid must be paid to a bona fide charitable organization, 
other than the licensee, listed on the tournament application submitted to the Chief of 
the State Police. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/I,, to H.P. 878, L.D. 1292 
This subsection is repealed September 30,2017.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment imposes a $75 license fee on super cribbage tournaments and 
requires that 50% of proceeds from the tournament be paid to a charitable organization. 
The amendment also reduces the minimum number of players required to hold a 
tournament from 75 to 50 and sets a maximum entry fee of$100. Finally, the amendment 
provides that this license provision is repealed September 30, 2017. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/30/15 
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LD 1292 
LR 1272(02) 
An Act To Allow for Super Cribbage Tournaments 
.'iscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'# (H -)' t, \ 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
The bill allows the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue up to 3 licenses per year for $75 each to conduct super 
cribbage tournaments until the September 30,2017 repeal date. Any additional costs or revenue to the DPS are 
expected to be minor. 
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