An Act To Provide Income Tax Relief by Expanding Gaming Opportunities
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1280
Committee Amendment CA_F_H581 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-G, 8 MRSA §1001, 8 MRSA §1005-A, 8 MRSA §1003, 8 MRSA §1011, 8 MRSA §1011-A, 8 MRSA §1018, 8 MRSA §1019, 8 MRSA §1020, 8 MRSA §1036, 8 MRSA §1036-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "F " to H.P. 876, L.D. 1280, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Income Tax Relief by Expanding Gaming Opportunities" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish a Competitive Bidding Process for the Operation of a Resort-
style Casino in Southern Maine' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§32-A is enacted to read: 
32-A. 
Sport and 
Entertainment 
Casino Development Legislative Per 
Commission 
Diem and Expenses 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§6-A is enacted to read: 
MRSA §1005-A 
6-A. Commission. "Commission" means the Casino Development Commission 
created under section 1005-A. 
Sec. 3. 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: 
B. Hear and decide all license and registration applications under this chapter aftd 
issttes affeetin.g the gFaB:tin.g, SttSf)en.sien., re•,•eeatien. er ren.ev,r.al ef lieen.ses an.d 
registratiens, including but not limited to applications received by the board from a 
person awarded the privilege by the commission to submit an application to operate a 
casino; 
Sec. 4. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§2, ,fB-1 is enacted to read: 
B-1. Hear and decide issues affecting the granting, suspension, revocation or renewal 
of licenses and registrations; 
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Sec. 5. 8 MRSA §1005-A is enacted to read: 
§1005-A. Casino Development Commission 
1. Establishment. The Casino Development Commission, established in Title 5, 
section 12004-G, subsection 32-A, shall carry out the functions specified in this chapter 
with regard to awarding the privilege to apply for a casino or slot machine operator 
license through a competitive bid process and establishing a contract with the winning 
bidder upon issuance of a casino operator license by the board. The commission is 
affiliated with the board as specified in this chapter. 
2. Members. The commission consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor. 
All members must be members of the general public without affiliation to the gaming or 
hospitality industry. 
At least 3 of the commission members must have training or 
experience in at least one of the following fields: corporate finance, economics, law, 
economic development and accounting. 
A municipal employee, county employee, 
elected official or candidate for elective office may not serve as a commission member. 
3. Term of office. Members of the commission serve 3-year terms, except that the 
Governor shall initially appoint one member for a term of one year, 2 members for a term 
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of 2 years and 2 members for a term of 3 years. A vacancy is filled by appointment for 
the remainder of the unexpired term of that member. Members whose terms expire serve 
until their successors are appointed and confirmed. Members may serve no more than 2 
full consecutive terms on the commission. 
4. Confirmation. Appointees to the commission must be reviewed by the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over gambling matters and are 
subject to confirmation by the Senate. 
5. Chair. The commission members shall elect one member to serve as chair for at 
least a 2-year term. 
6. Quorum. An action of the commission is not binding unless taken at a meeting at 
which at least 3 of the 5 members are present. 
7. Conflict of interest. In addition to the restrictions imposed pursuant to Title 5, 
section 18, a commission member may not participate in any matter before the 
commission in which the commission member has a personal bias or any other conflict of 
interest as the commission determines, either on the commission's own motion or in 
response to a written complaint. During a commission member's term of service and for 
years after the end of that commission member's service, any person with a direct and 
substantial interest in a gambling activity or gambling facility, including accommodations 
and amenities associated with a gambling facility, may not employ or be represented by 
the commission member or a member of the commission member's immediate family. 
For the purposes of this subsection, "direct and substantial" means ownership or control 
of more than 10% of the voting securities of a gambling facility, of an associated 
accommodation or associated amenity of a gambling facility or of an entity in contract, 
consort or cooperation with a gambling facility key executive. 
Sec. 6. 8 MRSA §1011, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 699, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §1011, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
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2-C. Persons eligible for casino operator license on or after January 1, 2016. 
Beginning January 1, 2016, the board may not accept an application for an initial license 
to operate a casino, slot machine facility or any other gambling facility for which the 
board has licensing authority, unless that application is submitted by a successful bidder 
for the privilege to submit an application to the board chosen pursuant to section 1011-A 
and the applicant has received approval by the voters of the municipality where the casino 
will be located. 
Sec. 8. 8 MRSA §1011-A is enacted to read: 
§1011-A. Privilege to submit a casino operator license application for a southern 
casino pursuant to competitive bidding 
The commission shall develop a request for proposals designed to encourage 
vigorous bidding for the purpose of awarding one bidder the privilege to submit an 
application to the board for a casino operator license. The commission shall request bids 
for the privilege to submit an application to the board for a resort-style casino in either 
York County or Cumberland County. A request for proposals must instruct potential 
bidders to propose the scope of the gambling facility and amenities to be offered in 
conjunction with the facility and how the proposal will ensure that the proposed casino 
will provide the State with socially responsible economic growth while operating as a 
successful business for the operator, considering license fees, minimum capital 
investment requirements, regulatory standards and required rates of revenue distribution. 
The commission may require submission of documented expert analysis from a bidder to 
support the proposals submitted by the bidder. 
1. 
Consideration of bids for privilege to submit casino operator license 
application to the board. 
A bidder seeking award of the privilege to submit an 
application to the board for a license to operate a casino in York County or Cumberland 
County shall comply with the requirements determined by the commission. 
The 
commission shall require that a proposal for the privilege to submit an application to the 
board for the operation of a casino include a nonrefundable application fee of $250,000 
and an agreement to pay the costs of the board for processing an application and 
performing background investigations, as described in section 1018, subsection 1, if 
awarded the privilege to submit an application to the board for a license to operate a 
casino. The commission shall ensure that the request for proposals clearly identifies the 
deadline for submission and all bid requirements. The commission shall follow, as nearly 
as practicable, the provisions governing competitive bidding prescribed by Title 5, 
chapter 155, subchapter 1-A and rules adopted pursuant to that subchapter. 
2. 
Request for proposals; factors; southern casino. 
When considering bids 
received in response to a request for proposals prescribed in subsection 1 for a location in 
York County or Cumberland County. the commission shall consider the following: 
A. Business and market factors, including: 
(1) The bidder's commitment and capacity to make an initial minimum capital 
investment of $250,000,000 for a resort-style casino facility. Land acquisition, 
license fees and off-site improvements are not considered to be part of the 
minimum capital investment; 
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(2) How the bidder's proposal can be expected to preserve existing jobs in the 
State and the number of net new full-time and part-time jobs that can be expected 
to be created by the operation of the proposed facility; 
(3) The extent to which the bidder's market plans suit the character of the region 
and the local population in a way that encourages residents of the State to choose 
to patronize the bidder's proposed facility as opposed to gambling facilities in 
other states; 
(4) 
The potential created by the bidder's proposal to create commercial 
development opportunities in the host location and surrounding communities 
consistent with historic uses, regional character and local zoning and planning 
requirements; 
(5) The potential gross and net income to be generated by the bidder based upon 
documented, expert market analysis; 
(6) The extent to which the bidder's proposed facility can reasonably be expected 
to serve as a significant regional and national tourism destination; 
(7) How the bidder's proposal will result in the highest potential benefit and the 
highest prospective total revenues to the State from a bidder based upon 
documented, expert financial analysis; 
(8) The bidder's proposed capital investment in a gambling facility, proposed 
amenities associated with the facility and timing of capital investment 
expenditures in terms of ensuring the facility is economically competitive in the 
State and regionally; and 
(9) Other factors, properly disclosed in the commission's request for proposals, 
that the commission determines to be relevant; 
B. Economic development factors, including: 
(1) The bidder's workforce development plan and the extent to which it will 
maximize use of the State's existing labor force and create new jobs in the 
marketplace; 
(2) The impact on economic development, existing and planned, in the region of 
the proposed facility; and 
(3) Other factors, properly disclosed in the commission's request for proposals, 
that the commission determines to be relevant; 
C. Site location factors, including: 
(1) 
The adequacy of transportation infrastructure surrounding the proposed 
location of the gambling facility; 
(2) The need for additional public infrastructure expenditures at or immediately 
surrounding the proposed location of the gambling facility; 
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(3) Any negative impact of the proposed location of the gambling facility on the 
municipality in which the facility is to be located, including but not limited to 
traffic congestion, worsened road safety conditions and increased safety concerns 
for pedestrian traffic; 
(4) The bidder's proposals for mitigating negative impacts identified under this 
paragraph; and 
(5) Other factors, properly disclosed in the commission's request for proposals, 
that the commission determines to be relevant; and 
D. Factors other than those listed in paragraphs A to C, including: 
(1) The bidder's plan to identify, address and minimize the potential for and 
existence of negative consequences associated with gambling and the operation 
of the bidder's proposed facility. including but not limited to a financial 
commitment to efforts to address problem gambling prevention. intervention. 
treatment and research; 
(2) The effects, both positive and negative, that can be reasonably anticipated to 
be experienced by the municipality in which the facility is located and the 
communities in the region; and 
(3) 
The likelihood that the bidder will meet the casino operator license 
requirements described in section 1016. 
3. Bid award factor priorities; southern casino. The commission shall develop a 
system of assigning points to the factors required to be considered under subsection 2. 
The commission is authorized to hire or enter into a contract with vendors experienced in 
evaluating business plans for large-scale development and the impacts of development on 
the local and regional economies to assist with the consideration of bids and development 
of the point system required by this subsection. The development of a point system must 
ensure that factors that support the following are awarded the highest point value, with 
the criteria listed under paragraphs A and B receiving more points than those listed under 
paragraphs C and D: 
A. The overall increase in the number of jobs created in the region that can be 
directly or indirectly attributed to the development and operation of the resort-style 
casino; 
B. The positive impacts on economic development, existing and planned, from the 
development and operation of the resort-style casino in the immediate region and the 
potential to positively impact the state economy, including opportunities to pursue 
developments that will create ongoing sources of revenue and employment for the 
region separate from the resort-style casino; 
C. The maximum potential benefits from the operation of the proposed resort-style 
casino on year-round tourism in the region; and 
D. The representation and incorporation by the proposed resort-style casino of the 
character of the State generally and, in particular, the character of the surrounding 
region consistent with historic uses, local planning and zoning requirements. 
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4. Notice of award. Upon award of the privilege to submit an application for a 
casino operator license to the board, the commission shall cite how the successful 
bidder's proposal supported the priorities described in subsection 3. 
5. Contract required; southern casino. A person who is selected as the winning 
bidder for the privilege to submit an application to the board for a casino operator license 
shall agree to enter into a contract with the commission that obligates the casino operator 
to the proposals made in the bid submitted in accordance with this section. In addition, 
the contract must include: 
A. A framework of reasonable financial penalties for failure of the casino operator to 
comply with the terms of the contract and the circumstances under which failure to 
comply with terms of the contract justifies withholding all net slot machine income 
and net table game income until the terms of the contract are satisfied; and 
B. Annual reinvestment requirements that direct the casino operator, beginning no 
sooner than 5 years after commencing operation of slot machines at the casino, to 
either make capital improvements to the casino facility or deposit with the board, in 
an account described in section 1018, subsection 2-B, an amount no less than 3% but 
no greater than 4% of net slot machine income and net table game income generated 
by the casino during the previous year. 
The commission shall consult with the Office of the Attorney General during the 
negotiation and execution of the contract. The contract must be approved by the Attorney 
General. The casino operator license issued by the board does not take effect and the 
board may not accept the license fee required under section 1018, subsection 1, paragraph 
C-2 until the contract is executed. 
Sec. 9. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§1, ,re, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by Pt. B, § 11, is amended to read: 
C. The initial application fee for a 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 slot machine operators and determined by dividing the 
costs of administering the slot machine operator licenses by the total number of slot 
machine operators licensed by the board. This paragraph applies to slot machine 
operator licenses initially issued before January 1, 2016. 
Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§1, ,rc-1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 417, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
C-1. The initial application fee for a casino operator license is $225,000, except that 
the initial application fee for an applicant that is a commercial track that was licensed 
to operate slot machines as of January 1, 2011 is $25,000. The annual renewal fee is 
$80,000 plus an amount, set by rules of the board, equal to the cost to the board of 
licensing casino operators and determined by dividing the costs of administering the 
casino operator licenses by the total number of casino operators licensed by the 
board. In addition, a casino operator shall pay an initial gaming table fee of $100,000 
for the privilege to operate each gaming table for a period of 20 years as long as the 
casino operator is licensed. Each gaming table is also subject to an annual gaming 
table renewal fee of $1,000. The gaming table fees authorize the casino operator to 
conduct any authorized table game at the gaming table during the 20-year period. A 
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casino licensed in accordance with section 1011, subsection 2-A, paragraph A is not 
required to pay the gaming table fees until after one calendar year of table game 
operation. Fees collected in accordance with this paragraph must be deposited to the 
Gambling Control Board administrative expenses Other Special Revenue Funds 
account, which is a nonlapsing dedicated account. This paragraph applies to casino 
operator licenses initially issued before January 1, 2016. 
Sec. 11. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§1, ,r,rC-2, C-3 and C-4 are enacted to read: 
C-2. 
The fee for a casino operator license for a casino in York County or 
Cumberland County, issued in accordance with section 1011-A, is $10,000,000. The 
license fee must be deposited to the General Fund. The license fee is separate from 
the nonrefundable application fee required pursuant to section 1011-A, subsection 1 
and the payment of costs to the board for processing the application and performing 
background investigations. 
C-3. The renewal fee for a casino operator license for a casino in York County or 
Cumberland County, issued in accordance with section 1011-A, is $250,000 due 5 
years after the initial fee required under paragraph C-2. 
C-4. The annual registration fee for a slot machine and a table game operated at a 
casino licensed on or after January 1, 2016 is $100. 
Sec. 12. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 699, §2, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 13. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§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 issued before January 1, 2016; renewal; renewal fees. All 
Except for slot machine operator licenses and casino operator licenses issued on or after 
January 1, 2016, 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 slot machines are 
operated. 
Sec. 14. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§§2-A, 2-B and 3-A are enacted to read: 
2-A. Term of license issued on or after January 1, 2016. A casino operator 
license issued by the board pursuant to section 1011, subsection 2-C is effective for 5 
years after the date of issuance unless revoked or surrendered pursuant to subchapter 5. 
2-B. Annual reinvestment requirements; southern casino. A casino operator 
licensed by the board pursuant to section 1011, subsection 2-C operating a casino in York 
County or Cumberland County may deposit with the board the percentage of net slot 
machine income and net table game income required as an annual reinvestment pursuant 
to the contract executed in accordance with section 1011-A, subsection 5. The board 
shall hold the funds in an interest-bearing, nonlapsing account. The casino operator may 
request funds from the account for the purpose of making capital investments or 
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improvements to the casino facility. If there are funds in the account and the casino 
ceases operation for a period of more than 90 days. the funds must be deposited to the 
General Fund. 
3-A. Licensee other than the original applicant; contract applicable. If a person 
initially licensed to operate a casino after January 1. 2016 in York County or Cumberland 
County surrenders the license or the license is revoked, a subsequent licensee authorized 
by the board to operate the casino in accordance with this chapter is subject to the terms 
of the contract required by and executed under section IO 11-A, subsection 5. 
A 
subsequent licensee is required to submit an application to the board and is subject to the 
licensing qualifications prescribed under section 1016. 
Sec. 15. 8 MRSA §1019, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2011, c. 417, §5, is repealed. 
Sec. 16. 8 MRSA §1019, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2011, c. 417, §6, is repealed. 
Sec. 17. 8 MRSA §1020, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 585, §8, is further 
amended to read: 
3. Limits on total slot machines. The board shall determine the number of slot 
machines to be registered in the State for casinos initially licensed prior to January 1. 
2016. 
The board shall make this determination based upon the minimum net slot 
machine income, when distributed pursuant to section 1036, necessary to maintain the 
harness horse racing industry in this State, except that: 
A. 
Except for slot machines used for training and educational purposes at 
postsecondary institutions as provided by section 1011, subsection 1-B, the total 
number of slot machines registered in the State for operation at casinos initially 
licensed prior to January 1, 2016 may not exceed 3,000; and 
B. 
A slot machine operator initially licensed prior to January 1. 2016 may not 
operate more than 1,500 slot machines at any one commercial track and a casino 
operator initially licensed prior to January 1, 2016 may not operate more than 1,500 
slot machines at a casino. 
Sec. 18. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-D is enacted to read: 
2-D. Distribution of slot machine and table game income from a casino in York 
County or Cumberland County. A casino operator licensed to operate a casino in York 
County or Cumberland County pursuant to section 1011-A shall collect and distribute 
35% of net slot machine income and 16% of net table game income to the board. The 
distributions must be held by the board until a distribution is established by the 
Legislature for net slot machine income and net table game income generated by a casino. 
Sec. 19. 8 MRSA §1036-A is enacted to read: 
§1036-A. Distributions of slot machine and table game income upon operation of a 
gambling facility licensed after January 1, 2016 
The board may not make distributions as provided by section 1036, subsections 1, 2. 
2-A, 2-B and 2-C after the commencement of operations of a gambling facility subject to 
licensure by the board initially licensed after January 1. 2016. Net slot machine income 
and net table game income collected by a casino operator or slot machine facility operator 
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in accordance with section 1036, subsections 1, 2, 2-A, 2-B and 2-C must be held by the 
board until a distribution of 35% of net slot machine income and a distribution of 16% of 
net table game income is established by the Legislature that provides for a distribution of 
net slot machine income and net table game income that applies, in the same manner, to 
each gambling facility licensed in accordance with this chapter. 
Sec. 20. Statutory referendum procedure; submission at election; form of 
question; effective date. This Act must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at 
a statewide election held in the month of November following passage of this Act. The 
municipal officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns 
and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a statewide election, 
to vote on the acceptance or rejection of this Act by voting on the following question: 
"Do you favor the operation of a resort-style casino, licensed pursuant to 
a competitive bid process, in either York County or Cumberland 
County?" 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote by ballot on this question 
and designate their choice by a cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square 
below the word "Yes" or "No." 
The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and 
declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns made to the Secretary of 
State in the same manner as votes for members of the Legislature. The Governor shall 
review the returns. If a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of this Act, the 
Governor shall proclaim the result without delay and this Act becomes effective 30 days 
after the date of the proclamation. 
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation all 
ballots, returns and copies of this Act necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
referendum.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is a minority report of the committee. The 
amendment establishes a competitive bid process for the operation of a resort-style casino 
in either York County or Cumberland County. The amendment establishes the Casino 
Development Commission, which is an independent board of 5 members appointed by 
the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The commission's purpose is to develop a 
request for proposals for the privilege to submit an application to the Department of 
Public Safety, Gambling Control Board for a casino operator license. The fee to submit a 
bid is $250,000. The amendment provides for specific supporting information to be 
submitted by the bidder and considered by the commission including the bidder's ability 
to make a minimum $250,000,000 capital investment in the resort-style casino and 
information regarding job creation, economic development and plans to mitigate negative 
infrastructure impacts. Under the amendment, the commission is directed to develop a 
point system for the factors to be considered and give priority to factors that create jobs, 
promote economic development, increase tourism and support a casino that fits the 
character of the State, with job creation and economic development being the highest 
priorities. 
The winning bidder must enter into a contract with the commission that 
obligates the casino operator to abide by the proposals made in the winning bid. The 
contract includes a commitment of the casino operator to make annual reinvestments in 
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the facility of an amount no less than 3% but no greater than 4% of net gambling revenue. 
Failure to abide by the terms of the contract could result in financial penalties to the 
operator. 
The license fee for a casino under the amendment is $10,000,000, which is deposited 
into the General Fund. The amendment sets the distribution of net slot machine revenue 
at 35% and the distribution of net table game revenue at 16% for the resort-style casino. 
Upon operation of slot machines at the resort-style casino, the board will hold 
distributions required of existing casinos until the Legislature establishes a single 
distribution structure that would apply to all casinos in the State that establishes a 
distribution of35% of net slot machine revenue and 16% of net table game revenue. 
Finally, the amendment makes enactment of this bill contingent upon the approval of 
the voters of the State at a statewide referendum election. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LR 1572(16) 
An Act To Provide Income Tax Relief by Expanding Gaming Opportunities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'f (f-\-Sgl) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Contingent future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Contingent future biennium revenue decrease - General Fund 
Contingent future biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Contingent future biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Referendum Costs 
Month/Year 
Election Type 
Question 
Length 
Nov-16 
General 
Referendum 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $107 ,250 may be required. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill creates a commission to use a competitive bid process to award the privilege to apply for a casino to a single 
applicant. Bidders will pay a $250,000 bidding fee to win the right to be the applicant. The Gambling Control Board 
will accept an application for a casino license in either York County or Cumberland County from the winning bidder 
as long as the voters of the State and the voters of the municipality where the casino will be located vote to approve. 
Only one casino, in either York or Cumberland County, may be licensed. 
The facility would be taxed at the rate of 35% of net slot income and 16% of net table game income. The bill requires 
a casino, beginning no sooner than 5 years after operation of slot machines, to make annual capital improvements to 
the casino using 3% to 4% of both net slot machine income and net table game income or direct those funds to the 
Gambling Control Board. This fiscal note assumes that the facility will not direct these funds to the Gambling Control 
Board. This fiscal note assumes a total of 1,000 slot machines and 24 table games, generating an estimated annual 
Other Special Revenue Funds (OSRF) revenue of $25,498,980. 
Each non-refundable bid proposal will generate $250,000 in General Fund revenue. The casino operator license will 
generate $10,000,000 in General Fund revenue. The casino operator renewal fee will generate $250,000 in OSRF 
revenue every five years. $126,400 in annual OSRF revenue will be generated from registration fees on slot machines 
and table games. Annual state costs associated with 5 inspectors, 1 auditor, 1 detective and 1 office specialist and 
other related expenses are estimated to be $763,705. 
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WhiteSand Gaming's market feasibility study on expanded gaming in Maine estimated a 20% reduction in revenue to 
Oxford Casino if a new southern Maine casino were to open. This fiscal note assumes the same 20% reduction, 
resulting in an estimated annual General Fund revenue loss of $379 ,070 and OSRF revenue loss of $5,932, 193 wher 
the southern Maine casino becomes operational. An assessment of the impact on revenues generated by Hollywood 
Casino has not been done at this time. 
Under current law, State revenue from both Oxford Casino and Hollywood Casino go to various funds, but this bill 
directs all State revenue from these casinos to go to the Gambling Control Board until a distribution of slot machine 
and table game revenue is established in law. This results in an estimated annual General Fund revenue decrease of 
$8,382,405 and an annual OSRF revenue increase of $8,382,405. The bill requires the new distribution to be 35% of 
net slot machine revenue and 16% of net table game revenue for both Oxford Casino and Hollywood Casino. This 
results in an estimated annual General Fund revenue loss of $4,498,34 7 and an estimated annual OSRF revenue loss 
of $7,028,385. Due to the recipients of future net slot machine and net table game distributions being unknown at this 
time, there is no current estimate on the amount of net slot machine and net table game revenue that would go to the 
General Fund and OSRF. 
The additional costs to the Office of the Attorney General are expected to be minor. 
Summary of Casino Revenue 
Gross Slot Income (total value of money, tokens, credits and other value used to play slots) 
Player Payback - Slot Income 
Annual 
Estimate 
$659,190,000 
$591,293,430 
$67,896,570 
$23,763,800 
$44,132,771 
$10,844l
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Net Slot Income 
Share of Net Slot Income for Distribution - 35% 
Operator Share of Net Slot Income - 65% 
Net Table Game Income 
Share of Net Table Game Income for Distribution - 16% 
Operator Share of Net Table Game Income - 84% 
State Revenues by Fund 
General Fund 
Oxford Casino Revenue Reduced 
Oxford Casino Revenue was GF, now OSRF 
Hollywood Casino revenue was GF, now OSRF 
Total General Fund Revenue 
Casino Operator License - I st Year Only 
Bidding Fee - assumes 2 bidders 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Gambling Control Board 
Registration Fees 
Oxford Casino Revenue Was GF, now OSRF 
Hollywood Casino Revenue was GF, now OSRF 
Oxford Casino Revenue Reduced 
Total Other Special Revenue Funds Revenue 
Casino Operator Renewal Fee (every five years) 
Total Revenue All Funds 
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$1,735,~ 
$9,109,699 
($379,070) 
(Sl,516,280) 
($6,866, J 25) 
($8,761,475) 
$10,000,000 
$500,000 (one-time) 
$250,000 
$25,498,980 
$126,400 
$1,516,280 
$6,866,125 
(S5.932, 193) 
$28,075,592 
$19,314, 11'"7 
Summary of Expenditure Impacts to the State 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
-- Public Safety 
General Fund 
-- Public Safety 
Total Expenditure Impacts to the State 
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$126,400 
$637,305 
$763,705