An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0553
Committee Amendment CA_B_S319 (Senate)
Amends: 8 MRSA §1003, 8 MRSA §1104, 25 MRSA §1542-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B "to S.P. 175, L.D. 553, Bill, "An Act To Ensure 
Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §1003, sub-§5, as repealed and replaced by PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. 
A, § 11, is amended to read: 
5. Additional duties of the director. The director also serves as the director of the 
Gambling Control Unit, established as a bureau within the Department of Public Safety 
under Title 25, section 2902, subsection 12. As director of the unit, the director shall 
administer and enforce the laws governing fantasy contests under chapter 33, sports 
wagering under chapter 35 and beano and games of chance under Title 17, chapters 13-A 
and 62, respectively. 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §1104, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 303, §2, is amended to 
read: 
2. Certain leagues and contests prohibited. A fantasy contest operator may not 
offer a fantasy contest based on the performances of participants in eollegiate or high 
school athletic events or other athletic events involving participants under 18 years of 
age. 
Sec. 3. 8 MRSA c. 35 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 35 
REGULATION OF SPORTS WAGERING 
§1201. Authorization of sports wagering; license required 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operation of sports 
wagering and ancillary activities are lawful when conducted in accordance with the 
provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. 
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A person or entity may not engage in any activities in this State that require a license 
under this chapter unless all necessary licenses have been obtained in accordance with 
this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. 
§1202. Definitions 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts. "Adjusted gross sports wagering 
receipts
means an operator's gross receipts from sports wagering less the total of all 
winnings paid to patrons, which includes the cash equivalent of any merchandise or thing 
of value awarded as a prize, and less excise tax payments remitted to the Federal 
Government. 
2. Collegiate sports or athletic event. "Collegiate sports or athletic event" means a 
sports or athletic event offered or sponsored by, or played in connection with, a public or 
private institution that offers postsecondary educational services. 
3. Commissioner. "Commissioner
means the Commissioner of Public Safety. 
4. Department. 
11Department
means the Department of Public Safety. 
5. Director. "Director" means the director of the Gambling Control Unit within the 
department. 
6. Facility operator. "Facility operator" means a facility sports wagering licensee 
under subsection 7, paragraph A. 
7. License. "License
means any license applied for or issued by the director under 
this chapter, including, but not limited to: 
A. A facility sports wagering license under section 1206 to conduct sports wagering 
in which wagers are placed within a physical location in this State; 
B. A mobile sports wagering license under section 1207 to permit a mobile operator 
to operate sports wagering through an approved mobile application or other digital 
platform that involves, at least in part, the use of the Internet; 
C. A supplier license under section 1208 to sell goods and services to be used in 
connection with sports wagering, but not to directly accept wagers; 
D. A management services license under section 1209 to manage sports wagering on 
behalf of a facility sports wagering licensee or a mobile sports wagering licensee; and 
E. An occupational license under section 1210 to be employed by a facility sports 
wagering licensee to operate sports wagering when the employee performs duties in 
furtherance of or associated with the operation of sports wagering. 
8. Mobile operator. 
11Mobile operator
means a mobile sports wagering licensee 
under subsection 7, paragraph B. 
9. Operator. 
110perator
includes a facility operator and a mobile operator. 
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10. Professional sports or athletic event. 
"Professional sports or athletic event" 
means an event at which 2 or more persons participate in sports or athletic contests and 
receive compensation in excess of actual expenses for their participation in the event. 
11. Prohibited sports event. "Prohibited sports event" means a high school sports 
or athletic event, any other event in which a majority of the participants are under 18 
years of age or a collegiate sports or athletic event in which any Maine collegiate sports 
team participates. regardless of where the event takes place. 
12. Sports event. "Sports event" means any professional sports or athletic event. 
collegiate sports or athletic event or amateur sports or athletic event, including but not 
limited to an Olympic or international sports or athletic event, a motor vehicle race or an 
electronic sports event. commonly referred to as "e-sports." 
13. Sports wagering. "Sports wagering" means the business of accepting wagers on 
sports events or portions of sports events. the individual performance statistics of athletes 
in a sports event or a combination of any of the same by any system or method of 
wagering approved by the director. including. but not limited to. in person on the property 
of a facility licensee or via a mobile sports wagering licensee's mobile applications and 
digital platforms that use communications technology to accept wagers. "Sports 
wagering" does not include the sale of pari-mutuel pools authorized under chapter 11 or 
the operation of fantasy contests as defined in section 1101. subsection 4. 
14. Wager. "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an uncertain 
occurrence. 
§1203. Powers and duties of director 
1. Powers and duties. In administering and enforcing this chapter. the director: 
A. Has the power to regulate the conduct of sports wagering: 
B. Shall determine the eligibility of a person to hold or continue to hold a license, 
shall issue all licenses and shall maintain a record of all licenses issued under this 
chapter: 
C. Shall levy and collect all fees. civil penalties and tax on adjusted gross sports 
wagering receipts imposed by this chapter. except as otherwise provided under this 
chapter: 
D. May sue to enforce any provision of this chapter or any rule of the director by 
civil action or petition for injunctive relief: 
E. May hold hearings. administer oaths and issue subpoenas or subpoenas duces 
tecum in the manner provided by applicable law: and 
F. May exercise any other powers necessary to effectuate the provisions of this 
chapter and the rules of the director. 
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2. Rules. The director shall adopt rules governing the conduct of sports wagering in 
the State. which must. at a minimum, include the following: 
A. Qualifications for obtaining a facility sports wagering license. supplier license, 
management services license, mobile sports wagering license or occupational license. 
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including the procedure and qualifications for obtaining a waiver of the occupational 
license requirement; 
B. 
Qualifications for obtaining a temporary facility sports wagering license. 
temporary supplier license, temporary management services license and temporary 
mobile sports wagering license: 
C. The methods of operation of sports wagering. including but not limited to the 
permitted systems and methods of wagers; the use of credit and checks by persons 
making wagers: the types of wagering receipts that may be used; the method of 
issuing receipts: the prevention of sports wagering on prohibited sports events: the 
protection of patrons placing wagers: and the promotion of social responsibility and 
responsible gaming and display of information on resources for problem gambling at 
a facility operator's premises or on any mobile application or digital platform used to 
place wagers: 
D. If the director determines that establishment of a maximum wager is necessary for 
the protection of public safety, the maximum wager that may be accepted from any 
one person on a single sports event: 
E. 
Standards for the adoption of comprehensive house rules governing sports 
wagering by operators and the approval of house rules by the director as required 
under section 1211; 
F. Minimum design and security requirements for the physical premises of facility 
operators in which sports wagering is conducted, including but not limited to 
minimum requirements for the acceptance of wagers at a self-serve kiosk located on 
the premises and minimum required methods for verifying the identity and age of a 
person who places a wager with a facility operator. for verifying that the person 
making a wager is not prohibited from a making a wager under section 1213 and for 
requiring the refund of any wager determined to have been placed by a person 
prohibited from making a wager under section 1213; 
G. Minimum design and security requirements for mobile applications and digital 
platforms for the acceptance of wagers by mobile operators, including required 
methods for verifying the age and identity of a person who places a wager with a 
mobile operator, for verifying that the person making the wager is physically located 
in the State and is not prohibited from making a wager under section 1213 and for 
requiring the refund of any wager determined to have been placed by a person 
prohibited from making a wager under section 1213; 
H. The types of interested parties. including sports team or league employees or 
owners, from whom operators are prohibited from accepting wagers under section 
1213. subsection 4: 
I. Minimum design. security. testing and approval requirements for sports wagering 
equipment. systems or services sold by suppliers licensed under section 1208; 
J. Minimum requirements for a contract between a management services licensee 
under section 1209 and an operator on whose behalf the management services 
licensee conducts sports wagering. including but not limited to requirements that the 
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person providing management services is licensed prior to entering a contract and 
that the contract be approved by the director prior to the conduct of sports wagering; 
K. Establishment of a list of persons who are not authorized to place a wager on a 
sports event. including but not limited to those persons who voluntarily request that 
their names be included on the list of unauthorized persons. The rules adopted under 
this paragraph must define the standards for involuntary placement on the list and for 
removal from the list; and 
L. Minimum internal control standards for operators. including but not limited to 
procedures for safeguarding assets and revenues; the recording of cash and evidence 
of indebtedness; the maintenance of reliable records, accounts and reports of 
transactions, operations and events; required audits; and the content of and frequency 
with which reports of sports wagering activities and revenues must be made to the 
director. 
3. Rulemaking. Rules adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375. subchapter 2-A. 
§1204. Application; criminal history background check 
1. Application. An application for a license or for renewal of a license required 
under this chapter must be submitted on the form provided by the director. An application 
submitted to the director must. at a minimum, include the following: 
A. The full name, current address and contact information of the applicant; 
B. 
Disclosure of each person that has control of the applicant as described in 
subsection 2; 
C. Consent to permit the director to conduct a criminal history record check in 
accordance with subsection 3 of the applicant and each person disclosed under 
paragraph B in accordance with procedures established by the director; 
D. For the applicant and each person disclosed under paragraph B. a record of 
previous issuances and denials of or any adverse action taken against a gambling-
related license or application under this Title or in any other jurisdiction. For 
purposes of this paragraph, "adverse action" includes. but is not limited to. a 
condition resulting from an administrative, civil or criminal violation, a suspension or 
revocation of a license or a voluntary surrender of a license to avoid or resolve a civil, 
criminal or disciplinary action; and 
E. Any additional information required by the director by rule. 
2. Persons that have control. The following persons are considered to have control 
of an applicant or a licensee: 
A. Each corporate holding company, parent company or subsidiary company of a 
corporate applicant or licensee and each person that owns 10% or more of the 
corporate applicant or licensee and that has the ability to control the activities of the 
corporate applicant or licensee or elect a majority of the board of directors of that 
corporate applicant or licensee, except for a bank or other licensed lending institution 
that holds a mortgage or other lien acquired in the ordinary course of business; 
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B. Each person associated with a noncorporate applicant or licensee that directly or 
indirectly holds a beneficial or proprietary interest in the noncorporate applicant's or 
licensee's business operation or that the director otherwise determines has the ability 
to control the noncorporate applicant or licensee; and 
C. Key personnel of an applicant or licensee, including any executive, employee or 
agent, having the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning 
any part of the applicant's or licensee's relevant business operation. 
3. Criminal history record check. The director shall request a criminal history 
record check in accordance with this subsection for each applicant for initial licensure 
and each person required to be disclosed by the applicant for initial licensure under 
subsection 1. paragraph B. The director may require a criminal history record check in 
accordance with this section from a licensee seeking to renew a license, from any person 
the licensee is required to disclose under subsection L paragraph B as part of the license 
renewal application and from any person identified by the licensee under subsection 4. A 
criminal history record check conducted pursuant to this section must include criminal 
history record information obtained from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System 
established in Title 16, section 631 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
A. Criminal history record information obtained from the Maine Criminal Justice 
Information System pursuant to this subsection must include a record of public 
criminal history record information as defmed in Title 16, section 703, subsection 8. 
B. 
Criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation pursuant to this subsection must include other state and national 
criminal history record information. 
C. An individual required to submit to a criminal history record check under this 
subsection shall submit to having the individual's fingerprints taken. The State Police, 
upon payment by the individual of the fee required under paragraph D, shall take or 
cause to be taken the individual's fingerprints and shall forward the fingerprints to the 
Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification. 
The State Bureau of Identification shall conduct the state and national criminal 
history record checks required under this subsection. Except for the portion of a 
payment, if any, that constitutes the processing fee for a criminal history record check 
charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, all money received by the State 
Police under this subsection must be paid to the Treasurer of State, who shall apply 
the money to the expenses incurred by the Department of Public Safety in the 
administration of this subsection. 
D. The director shall by rule set the amount of the fee to be paid for each criminal 
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history record check required to be performed under this subsection. 
E. The subject of a Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record check 
may obtain a copy of the criminal history record check by following the procedures 
outlined in 28 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 16.32 and 16.33. The subject of 
a state criminal history record check may inspect and review the criminal history 
record information pursuant to Title 16, section 709. 
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F. State and national criminal history record information obtained by the director 
under this subsection may be used only for the purpose of screening an applicant for a 
license or a license renewal under this chapter. 
G. All criminal history record information obtained by the director pursuant to this 
subsection is confidential, is for the official use of the director only and may not be 
disseminated by the director or disclosed to any other person or entity except as 
provided in paragraph E. 
H. The director, after consultation with the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of 
State Police. State Bureau of Identification, shall adopt rules to implement this 
subsection. 
4. Material change to application. A person licensed under this chapter shall give 
the director written notice within 30 days of any material change to any information 
provided in the licensee's application for a license or renewal, including any change in the 
identity of persons considered to have control of the licensee as described in subsection 2. 
5. Gambling Control Unit employees prohibited. An employee of the Gambling 
Control Unit within the dsmartment may not be an applicant for a license issued under this 
chapter. 
§1205. Denial of license; administrative sanctions 
1. Grounds for denial of license or imposition of administrative sanctions. The 
following are grounds for the director to deny a license or license renewal or for the 
imposition of administrative sanctions, in accordance with this section, on a person 
licensed under this chapter: 
A. If the applicant or licensee has knowingly made a false statement of material fact 
to the director: 
B. If the applicant or licensee has not disclosed the existence or identity of other 
persons that have control of the applicant or licensee as required by section 1204, 
subsections 1 and 4: 
C. If the applicant or licensee has had a license revoked by any government authority 
responsible for regulation of gaming activities: 
D. If the applicant. the licensee or a person having control of the applicant or 
licensee under section 1204. subsection 2 is not of good moral character. In 
determining whether the applicant. licensee or person is of good moral character, the 
director shall consider qualities that include but are not limited to honesty, candor, 
trustworthiness. diligence, reliability, observance of fiduciary and financial 
responsibility and respect for the rights of others; 
E. If the applicant. the licensee or a person having control of the applicant or licensee 
under section 1204. subsection 2: 
(1) Has, in any jurisdiction. been convicted of or pied guilty or nolo contendere 
to a crime punishable by one year or more of imprisonment; 
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(2) Has. in any jurisdiction, been adjudicated of committing a civil violation or 
been convicted of a criminal violation involving dishonesty. deception. 
misappropriation or fraud; 
(3) Has engaged in conduct in this State or any other jurisdiction that would 
constitute a violation of this chapter; chapter 11 involving gambling: chapter 31; 
Title 17. chapter 13-A or 62; Title 17-A. chapter 39; or substantially similar 
offenses in other jurisdictions; 
(4) Is a fugitive from justice. a drug user, a person with substance use disorder, 
an illegal alien or a person who was dishonorably discharged from the Armed 
Forces of the United States: or 
(5) Is not current in filing all applicable tax returns and in the payment of all 
taxes. penalties and interest owed to this State, any other state or the United 
States Internal Revenue Service. excluding items under formal appeal; 
F. If the applicant or licensee has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the director 
sufficient financial assets to meet the requirements of the licensed business or 
proposed business and to meet any financial obligations imposed by this chapter; 
G. If the applicant, the licensee or a person having control of the applicant or 
licensee under section 1204. subsection 2 has not demonstrated financial 
responsibility. For the purposes of this paragraph, "financial responsibility" means a 
demonstration of a current and expected future condition of financial solvency 
sufficient to satisfy the director that the applicant, the licensee or the person can 
successfully engage in business without jeopardy to the public health, safety and 
welfare. "Financial responsibility" may be determined by an evaluation of the total 
history concerning the applicant, the licensee or the person, including past. present 
and expected condition and record of fmancial solvency, business record and 
accounting and managerial practices; 
H. If the applicant or licensee has not met the requirements of this chapter; or 
I. If the applicant or licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or of the rules 
adopted under this chapter. 
2. Denial of initial license or renewed license; notice; hearing. The director may 
deny an application for a license or for renewal of a license for the reasons set forth in 
subsection 1. The director shall notify the applicant or the licensee in writing of the 
decision and of the opportunity to request a hearing conducted by the commissioner. 
If the applicant or licensee fails to request a hearing within 30 days of the date that the 
notice was mailed under this subsection, the director may issue a final decision denying 
the application for a license or for renewal of a license. If the applicant or licensee makes 
a timely request for a hearing. the commissioner shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in 
accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 4. The director's decision to deny the 
license or license renewal stands until the commissioner issues a decision to uphold, 
modify or overrule the director's decision. 
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After hearing, if the commissioner finds grounds for denying a license or license renewal 
under subsection 1, the commissioner may deny the application for a license or for 
renewal of a license. 
3. Investigation of complaints; notice; hearing. The director or the director's 
designee shall investigate a complaint on the director's own motion or upon receipt of a 
written complaint regarding noncompliance with or violation of this chapter or of any 
rules adopted under this chapter. Following the investigation, the director may mail the 
licensee a notice of violation and proposed sanction and the opportunity to request a 
hearing. 
If the licensee fails to request a hearing within 30 days of the date that a notice was 
mailed under this subsection, the director may issue a final decision imposing the 
sanction proposed in the notice. If the licensee makes a timely request for a hearing, the 
commissioner shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 4. If, after the hearing, the commissioner fmds that the factual basis of 
the complaint is true and is of sufficient gravity to warrant further action, the 
commissioner may impose an administrative sanction under subsection 4. 
4. Administrative sanctions. The director or the commissioner may, pursuant to 
subsection 3, impose the following administrative sanctions on a licensee: 
A. A written reprimand; 
B. Conditions of probation of a license: 
C. A license suspension; 
D. A license revocation; or 
E. A civil penalty of up to $25,000 per violation of any provision of this chapter or 
rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. 
5. Appeals. A person aggrieved by the final decision of the commissioner under 
subsection 2 or 3 may appeal the commissioner's decision to the Superior Court in 
accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7. 
§1206. Facility sports wagering license 
1. Issuance of license. The director shall issue a facility sports wagering license 
upon finding that the applicant meets all requirements of this section, sections 1204 and 
1205 and rules adopted under this chapter. 
2. 
Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a facility sports wagering license, an 
applicant must be: 
A. A commercial track licensed under section 271: 
B. An off-track betting facility licensed under section 275-D: 
C. A slot machine facility or casino licensed under section 1011: or 
D. A federally recognized Indian tribe in this State. 
Each entity or tribe identified in paragraphs A to D may receive only one facility sports 
wagering license under this section. 
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3. Authority to conduct sports wagering; management services permitted. A 
facility sports wagering license granted by the director pursuant to this section grants a 
licensee lawful authority to conduct sports wagering within the terms and conditions of 
the license and any rules adopted under this chapter. A facility sports wagering licensee 
may contract with a management services licensee under section 1209. 
4. Fees. The fee for an initial or renewed facility sports wagering license is $2,000 
and must be retained by the director for the costs of administering this chapter. In 
addition to the license fee, the director may charge a processing fee for an initial or 
renewed license in an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application 
and performing any background investigations. If the actual cost exceeds the projected 
cost, an additional fee may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the projected cost 
exceeds the actual cost, the difference may be refunded to the applicant or licensee. 
5. Term of license. Except as provided in subsection 6, a license granted or renewed 
under this section is valid for 2 years unless sooner revoked by the director under section 
1205. The failure of an entity identified in subsection 2, paragraph A. B or C to maintain 
the underlying license described in that paragraph voids the entity's facility sports 
wagering license. 
6. Temporary license. An applicant for a facility sports wagering license that is 
qualified under subsection 2, paragraph A, B or C may submit with the application a 
request for a temporary license. An applicant for a facility sports wagering license that is 
qualified under subsection 2, paragraph D and that has a license to operate high-stakes 
beano under Title 17, section 314-A may submit with the application a request for a 
temporary license. 
A request for a temporary license must include the initial license fee of $2,000. If the 
director determines that the applicant is qualified under subsection 2, meets the 
requirements established by rule for a temporary license and has paid the initial license 
fee and the director is not aware of any reason the applicant is ineligible for a license 
under this section, the director may issue a temporary facility sports wagering license. A 
temporary license issued under this subsection is valid for one year or until a final 
determination on the facility sports wagering license application is made, whichever is 
sooner. If after investigation the director determines that the applicant is eligible for a 
facility sports wagering license under this chapter, the director shall issue the initial 
facility sports wagering license, at which time the temporary license terminates. The 
initial facility sports wagering license is valid for 2 years from the date that the temporary 
license was issued by the director. Sports wagering conducted under authority of a 
temporary license must comply with the facility operator's house rules adopted under 
section 1211. 
7. Occupational license required. A facility sports wagering licensee, including a 
temporary licensee under subsection 6, shall conduct sports wagering through persons 
holding a valid occupational license under section 1210. 
8. Municipal control. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to restrict the 
authority of municipalities under municipal home rule provisions of the Constitution of 
Maine, including zoning and public safety authority. 
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§1207. Mobile sports wagering license 
1. Issuance of license. The director shall issue a mobile sports wagering license 
upon finding that the applicant meets all requirements of this section, sections 1204 and 
1205 and rules adopted under this chapter. 
2. 
Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a mobile sports wagering license, an 
applicant must be: 
A. A commercial track licensed under section 271: 
B. An off-track betting facility licensed under section 275-D: 
C. A slot machine facility or casino licensed under section 1011: or 
D. A federally recognized Indian tribe in this State. 
3. Authority to conduct sports wagering; management services permitted. A 
mobile sports wagering license granted by the director pursuant to this section grants a 
licensee lawful authority to conduct sports wagering through any mobile applications or 
digital platforms approved by the director within the terms and conditions of the license 
and any rules adopted under this chapter. A mobile sports wagering licensee may 
contract with a management services licensee under section 1209. 
4. Fees. The fee for an initial or renewed mobile sports wagering license is $20,000 
and must be retained by the director for the costs of administering this chapter. In 
addition to the license fee, the director may charge a processing fee for an initial or 
renewed license in an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application 
and performing any background investigations. If the actual cost exceeds the projected 
cost, an additional fee may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the projected cost 
exceeds the actual cost, the difference may be refunded to the applicant or licensee. 
5. Term of license. Except as provided in subsection 6, a license granted or renewed 
under this section is valid for 2 years unless sooner revoked by the director under section 
1205. The failure of an entity identified in subsection 2, paragraph A, B or C to maintain 
the underlying license described in that paragraph voids the entity's mobile sports 
wagering license. 
6. Temporary license. An applicant for a mobile sports wagering license may 
submit with the application a request for a temporary license. A request for a temporary 
license must include the initial license fee of $20,000. If the director determines that the 
applicant is qualified under subsection 2, meets the requirements established by rule for a 
temporary license and has paid the initial license fee and the director is not aware of any 
reason the applicant is ineligible for a license under this section. the director may issue a 
temporary mobile sports wagering license. 
A temporary license issued under this 
subsection is valid for one year or until a final determination on the mobile sports 
wagering license application is made, whichever is sooner. If after investigation the 
director determines that the applicant is eligible for a mobile sports wagering license 
under this chapter, the director shall issue the initial mobile sports wagering license, at 
which time the temporary license terminates. The initial mobile sports wagering license 
is valid for 2 years from the date that the temporary license was issued by the director. 
Sports wagering conducted under authority of a temporary license must comply with the 
mobile operator's house rules adopted under section 1211. 
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§1208. Supplier license 
1. Issuance of license; eli!!ibilitv. The director shall issue a supplier license upon 
finding that the applicant meets all requirements of this section, sections 1204 and 1205 
and rules adopted under this chapter. 
2. 
Equipment. An applicant for a supplier license shall demonstrate that the 
equipment, systems or services that the applicant plans to offer to an operator conform to 
standards established by rule by the director. The director may accept approval by another 
jurisdiction that is specifically determined by the director to have similar equipment 
standards as evidence the applicant meets the standards established by the director by 
rule. 
3. Authority to supply operators. A supplier license granted by the director 
pursuant to this section grants a licensee lawful authority to sell or to lease sports 
wagering equipment. systems or services to operators in the State within the terms and 
conditions of the license and any rules adopted under this chapter. 
4. Fees. The fee for an initial or renewed supplier license is $20.000 and must be 
retained by the director for the costs of administering this chapter. In addition to the 
license fee. the director may charge a processing fee for an initial or renewed license in 
an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application and performing any 
background investigations. If the actual cost exceeds the projected cost, an additional fee 
may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the projected cost exceeds the actual cost, the 
difference may be refunded to the applicant or licensee. 
5. Term of license. Except as provided in subsection 6, a license granted or renewed 
under this section is valid for 2 years unless sooner revoked by the director under section 
1205. 
6. Temporary license. An applicant for a supplier license may submit with the 
application a request for a temporary license. A request for a temporary license must 
include the initial license fee of $20,000. If the director determines that the applicant is 
qualified under subsection 2. meets the requirements established by rule for a temporary 
license and has paid the initial license fee and the director is not aware of any reason the 
applicant is ineligible for a license under this section, the director may issue a temporary 
supplier license. A temporary license issued under this subsection is valid for one year or 
until a final determination on the supplier license application is made, whichever is 
sooner. If after investigation the director determines that the applicant is eligible for a 
supplier license under this chapter, the director shall issue the initial supplier license. at 
which time the temporary license terminates. The initial supplier license is valid for 2 
years from the date that the temporary license was issued by the director. 
7. Inventory. A supplier licensee shall submit to the director a list of all sports 
wagering equipment. systems and services sold or leased to. delivered to or offered to an 
operator in this State as required by the director. all of which must be tested and approved 
by an independent testing laboratory approved by the director. An operator may continue 
to use supplies acquired from a licensed supplier if the supplier's license subsequently 
expires or is otherwise revoked. unless the director finds a defect in the supplies. 
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§1209. Management services license 
1. Issuance of license; eligibilitv. The director shall issue a management services 
license upon finding that the applicant meets all requirements of this section, sections 
1204 and 1205 and rules adopted under this chapter and that the applicant has sufficient 
lmowledge and experience in the business of operating sports wagering to effectively 
conduct sports wagering in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this 
chapter. 
2. Authority to enter contract with operator. A management services licensee 
may contract with an operator to manage sports wagering operations on behalf of the 
operator in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. 
3. Contract approval; material change in written contract. A person may not 
contract with an operator to conduct sports wagering on behalf of the operator unless the 
person is licensed under this section and the director approves the written contract. A 
management services licensee must submit to the director any proposed material change 
to the written contract that has been approved by the director under this subsection. A 
management services licensee may not transfer, assign, delegate or subcontract any 
portion of the management services licensee's responsibilities under the contract or any 
portion of the management services licensee's right to compensation under the contract to 
any other person who does not hold a management services license. 
4. Fees. The fee for an initial or renewed management services license is $20,000 
and must be retained by the director for the costs of administering this chapter. In 
addition to the license fee, the director may charge a processing fee for an initial or 
renewed license in an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application 
and performing any background investigations. If the actual cost exceeds the projected 
cost, an additional fee may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the projected cost 
exceeds the actual cost, the difference may be refunded to the applicant or licensee. 
5. Term of license. Except as provided in subsection 6, a license granted or renewed 
under this section is valid for 2 years unless sooner revoked by the director under section 
1205. 
6. Temporary license. An applicant for a management services license may submit 
with the application a request for a temporary license. A request for a temporary license 
must include the initial license fee of $20,000. If the director determines that the 
applicant is qualified under subsection 1, meets the requirements established by rule for a 
temporary license and has paid the initial license fee and the director is not aware of any 
reason the applicant is ineligible for a license under this section, the director may issue a 
temporary management services license. 
A temporary license issued under this 
subsection is valid for one year or until a final determination on the management services 
license application is made, whichever is sooner. If after investigation the director 
determines that the applicant is eligible for a management services license under this 
chapter, the director shall issue the initial management services license, at which time the 
temporary license terminates. The initial management services license is valid for 2 years 
from the date that the temporary license was issued by the director. 
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§1210. Occupational license 
1. License required. A person may not be employed by a facility operator to be 
engaged directly in sports wagering-related activities or otherwise to conduct or operate 
sports wagering without a valid occupational license issued by the director under this 
section. The director shall issue an occupational license to a person who meets the 
requirements of this section, section 1204 and section 1205. The director shall by rule 
establish a process for issuance of occupational licenses that is, as far as possible, 
identical to the process for licensing employees of a casino under section 1015. 
2. 
Authoritv to be employed in sports wagering. 
An occupational license 
authorizes the licensee to be employed by a facility operator in the capacity designated by 
the director while the license is active. The director may establish. by rule, job 
classifications with different requirements to recognize the extent to which a particular 
job has the ability to affect the proper operation of sports wagering. 
3. Application and fee. Except as provided in subsection 5, an applicant shall 
submit any required application forms established by the director and pay a 
nonrefundable application fee of $250. The fee may be paid on behalf of an applicant by 
the facility operator employer. Fees paid under this subsection must be retained by the 
director for the costs of administering this chapter. 
4. Renewal fee and form. An occupational licensee must pay to the director an 
annual renewal fee of $50. The fee may be paid on behalf of the occupational licensee by 
the facility operator employer. In addition to a renewal fee, an occupational licensee must 
annually submit a renewal application on the form required by the director. Fees paid 
under this subsection must be retained by the director for the costs of administering this 
chapter. 
5. Exception. An individual who is actively licensed under section 1015 as an 
employee of a casino that has a facility sports wagering license may obtain or renew a 
license under this section without paying an initial license fee or a renewal license fee 
under this section. 
§1211. Sports wagering house rules 
1. Adoption of house rules. An operator shall adopt comprehensive house rules for 
game play governing sports wagering transactions with its patrons. House rules must be 
approved by the director prior to implementation and meet the minimum standards 
established by the director by rule, including, but not limited to, requiring that the house 
rules specify the amounts to be paid on winning wagers and the effect of schedule 
changes. the circumstances under which the operator will void a bet and treatment of 
errors, late bets and related contingencies. 
2. 
Advertisement of house rules. 
The house rules, together with any other 
information the director determines to be appropriate, must be advertised as required by 
the director by rule and must be made readily available to patrons. 
§1212. Access to premises and equipment 
A licensee under this chapter shall permit the director. the department or a designee 
of the director unrestricted access, during regular business hours. including access to 
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locked or secured areas, to inspect any facility and any equipment, prizes, records or 
other items to be used in the operation of sports wagering. 
§1213. Persons prohibited from making wagers on sports events 
An operator and a management services licensee conducting sports wagering on 
behalf of an operator may not accept a wager on a sports event from the following 
persons: 
1. Persons under 21 years of age. A person who has not attained 21 years of age; 
2. Sports event participants. An athlete or individual who participates or officiates 
in the sports event that is the subject of the wager; 
3. 
Operators and employees. 
An operator or management services licensee; 
directors, officers and employees of an operator or management services licensee; or a 
relative living in the same household as any of these persons. This subsection does not 
prohibit a relative living in the same household as a director, officer or employee of an 
operator or management services licensee from making a sports wager with an 
unaffiliated operator or management services licensee: 
4. Interested parties. A person with an interest in the outcome of the sports event 
identified by the director by rule. The interested parties identified by the director by rule 
under this paragraph may include, but are not limited to, legal or beneficial owners of or 
employees of a sports team participating in the event or another sports team in the same 
league as a sports team participating in the event as well as directors, owners or 
employees of the sports league conducting the event; 
5. Unauthorized persons. A person on a list established by rule by the director 
under section 1203, subsection 2, paragraph K of persons who are not authorized to make 
wagers on sports events; 
6. Third parties. A person making a wager on behalf of or as the agent or custodian 
of another person; and 
7. 
Regulatory staff. 
An employee of the Gambling Control Unit within the 
department. 
§1214. Interception of sports wagering winnings to pay child support debt 
1. Defmitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Child support debt" means child support debt that has been liquidated by judicial 
or administrative action. 
B. "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services. 
C. "Licensee" means a facility operator, a mobile operator or a management services 
licensee under section 1209. 
D. "Registry operator" means the department or an entity with which the department 
enters into a contract to maintain the registry pursuant to subsection 3. 
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E. 
"Winner" means a sports wagering customer to whom cash is returned as 
winnings. 
2. Interception. A licensee shall intercept sports wagering winnings to pay child 
support debt in accordance with this section. 
3. Registry. The department shall create and maintain, or shall contract with a 
private entity to create and maintain, a secure, electronically accessible registry 
containing information regarding individuals with outstanding child support debt. The 
department shall regularly enter into the registry information including: 
A. The name and social security number of each individual with outstanding child 
support debt: 
B. The account number or identifier assigned by the department to the outstanding 
child support debt: 
C. The amount of the outstanding child support debt: and 
D. Any other information necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. 
4. Electronic access to information; procedures. A licensee shall electronically 
access the registry in accordance with this subsection. 
A. Before making a payout of winnings of an amount equal to or greater than the 
amount for which the licensee is required to file a Form W-2G or substantially 
equivalent form with the United States Internal Revenue Service, the licensee shall 
obtain the name, address, date of birth and social security number of the winner and 
shall electronically submit this information to the registry operator. 
B. Upon receipt of information pursuant to paragraph A. the registry operator shall 
electronically inform the licensee whether the winner is listed in the registry. If the 
winner is listed in the registry, the registry operator shall inform the licensee of the 
amount of the winner's outstanding child support debt and the account number or 
identifier assigned to the outstanding child support debt and shall provide the licensee 
with a notice of withholding that informs the winner of the right to an administrative 
hearing. 
C. If the registry operator informs the licensee that the winner is not listed in the 
registry or if the licensee is unable to obtain information from the registry operator on 
a real-time basis after attempting in good faith to do so, the licensee may make 
payment to the winner. 
D. If the registry operator informs the licensee that the winner is listed in the 
registry, the licensee may not make payment to the winner unless the amount of the 
payout exceeds the amount of outstanding child support debt. in which case the 
licensee may make payment to the winner of the amount of winnings that is in excess 
of the amount of the winner's outstanding child support debt. 
5. Lien against winnings. If the registry operator informs a licensee pursuant to this 
section that a winner is listed in the registry, the department has a valid lien upon and 
claim of lien against the winnings in the amount of the winner's outstanding child support 
debt. 
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6. Withholding of winnings. The licensee shall withhold from any winnings an 
amount egual to the amount of the lien created under subsection 5 and shall provide a 
notice of withholding to the winner. Within 7 days after withholding an amount pursuant 
to this subsection. the licensee shall transmit the amount withheld to the department 
together with a report of the name. address and social security number of the winner. the 
account number or identifier assigned to the debt. the amount withheld. the date of 
withholding and the name and location of the licensee. 
7. Licensee costs. Notwithstanding subsection 61 the licensee may retain $10 from 
an amount withheld pursuant to this section to cover the cost of the licensee's compliance 
with this section. 
8. Administrative hearing. A winner from whom an amount was withheld pursuant 
to this section has the right. within 15 days of receipt of the notice of withholding. to 
request from the department an administrative hearing. The hearing is limited to 
guestions of whether the debt is liguidated and whether any postliguidation events have 
affected the winner's liability. The administrative hearing decision constitutes final 
agency action. 
9. Authorization to provide information. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law to the contrary. the licensee may provide to the department or registry operator any 
information necessary to effectuate the intent of this section. The department or registry 
operator may provide to the licensee any information necessary to effectuate the intent of 
this section. 
10. Confidentiality of information. The information obtained by the department or 
registry operator from a licensee pursuant to this section and the information obtained by 
the licensee from the department or registry operator pursuant to this section are 
confidential and may be used only for the purposes set forth in this section. An employee 
or prior employee of the department, the registry operator or a licensee who knowingly or 
intentionally discloses any such information commits a civil violation for which a fine not 
to exceed $1.000 may be adjudged. 
11. Effect of compliance; noncompliance. A licensee. the department and the 
registry operator are not liable for any action taken in good faith to comply with this 
section. A licensee who fails to make a good faith effort to obtain information from the 
registry operator or who fails to withhold and transmit the amount of the lien created 
under subsection 5 is liable to the department for the greater of $500 and the amount the 
person was reguired to withhold and transmit to the department under this section. 
together with costs. interest and reasonable attorney's fees. 
12. Biennial review. The department shall include in its report to the Legislature 
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under section 1066 the following information: 
A. The number of names of winners submitted by licensees to the registry operator 
pursuant to this section in each of the preceding 2 calendar years: 
B. The number of winners who were found to be listed in the registry in each of the 
preceding 2 calendar years: 
C. The amount of winnings withheld by licensees pursuant to this section in each of 
the preceding 2 calendar years: and 
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D. 
The amount of withheld winnings refunded to winners as the result of 
administrative hearings requested pursuant to this section in each of the preceding 2 
calendar years. 
§1215. Allocation of funds 
1. Tax imposed on facility operator; allocation of funds. A facilitv operator shall 
collect and distribute 10% of adjusted gross sports wagering receipts to the director to be 
forwarded by the director to the Treasurer of State for distribution as follows: 
A. One percent of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in 
the General Fund for the administrative expenses of the Gambling Control Unit 
within the department; 
B. One percent of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in 
the Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund established by Title 5, 
section 20006-B; and 
C. Eight percent of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in 
the General Fund. 
2. Tax imposed on mobile operator; allocation of funds. A mobile operator shall 
collect and distribute 16% of adjusted gross sports wagering receipts to the director to be 
forwarded by the director to the Treasurer of State for distribution as follows: 
A. One percent of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in 
the General Fund for the administrative expenses of the Gambling Control Unit 
within the department; 
B. One percent of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in 
the Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund established by Title 5, 
section 20006-B; and 
C. Fourteen percent of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited 
in the General Fund. 
3. Due dates; late payments. The director may adopt rules establishing the dates on 
which payments required by this section are due. All payments not remitted when due 
must be paid together with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate of 1.5% per month. 
§1216. Unauthorized sports wagering 
Notwithstanding Title 17-A, chapter 39, a person who engages in an activity for 
which a license is required under this chapter and who does not possess the required 
license under this chapter to conduct that activity is subject to the penalties specified in 
this section and is not subject to Title 17-A, chapter 39 for that unlicensed activity. 
1. First violation. A person, other than a licensee under this chapter, that operates 
or facilitates sports wagering commits a Class E crime and is subject to a fine of not more 
than $10,000 and a term of imprisonment of not more than 90 days. 
2. Second violation. A person convicted of a 2nd violation of subsection 1 commits 
a Class D crime and is subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and a term of 
imprisonment of not more than 6 months. 
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3. Third or subsequent violation. A person convicted of a 3rd or subsequent 
violation of subsection 1 commits a Class C crime and is subject to a fine of not less than 
$25,000 and not more than $100,000 and a term of imprisonment of not less than one 
year and not more than 5 years. 
§1217. Applicability of other laws 
The provisions of Title 17, chapter 62 and Title 17-A, chapter 39 do not apply to 
sports wagering conducted in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under 
this chapter. 
Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ,r:P, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 452, §25, is 
reallocated to 25 MR.SA §1542-A, sub-§1, ,rs. 
Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, 11Q and R, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 457, 
§13, are amended to read: 
Q. Who is an applicant for licensure with the State Board of Nursing as required 
under Title 32, section 2111, subsection 1; er 
R. Who is required to have a criminal background check under Title 22, section 
8302-A or 8302-B.,;_m: 
Sec. 6. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
T. Who is required to have a criminal background check under Title 8, section 1204. 
Sec. 7. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, 10, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 452, §26, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 8. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
R. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person 
named in subsection 1, paragraph S at the request of that person or the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services under Title 22, section 2425-A, subsection 
3-A. 
Sec. 9. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, 1S is enacted to read: 
S. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person 
named in subsection 1, paragraph T at the request of that person or the director of the 
Gambling Control Unit within the Department of Public Safety and upon payment by 
the director of the Gambling Control Unit of the fee established pursuant to Title 8, 
section 1204, subsection 3. 
Sec. 10. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2017, c. 452, §27 and 
by c. 457, §16, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
4. Duty to submit to State Bureau of Identification. It is the duty of the law 
enforcement agency taking the fingerprints as required by subsection 3, paragraphs A, B 
and G to transmit immediately to the State Bureau of Identification the criminal 
fingerprint record. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph C, D, E or For 
pursuant to subsection 5 may not be submitted to the State Bureau ofidentification unless 
an express request is made by the commanding officer of the State Bureau of 
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Identification. 
Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection 1. paragraph G must be 
transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the Department of 
Education. The bureau may not use the fingei:prints for any purpose other than that 
provided for under Title 20-A, section 6103. The bureau shall retain the fingerprints, 
except as provided under Title 20-A, section 6103, subsection 9. Fingerprints taken 
pursuant to subsection 1. paragraph I and subsection 3, paragraph I must be transmitted 
immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state 
and national criminal history record checks for the court and the Department of Public 
Safety, Gambling Control Board, respectively. Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection 
1. paragraph J, K, L or S must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of 
Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record 
checks for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Fingerprints taken 
pursuant to subsection 1. paragraph P must be transmitted immediately to the State 
Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state and national criminal 
history record checks for the Board of Osteopathic Licensure, established in Title 32, 
chapter 36. Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph N must be transmitted 
immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state 
and national criminal history record checks for the Board of Licensure in Medicine, 
established in Title 32, chapter 48. Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph 
O must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the 
bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the State Board of 
Nursing, established in Title 32, chapter 31. Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection 1, 
paragraph O must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to 
enable the bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record checks under Title 
28-B, section 204. Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection 1. paragraph R must be 
transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the Department of Health 
and Human Services. Fingei:prints taken pursuant to subsection l, paragraph T must be 
transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks under Title 8, section 1204. 
Sec. 11. Emergency rules. The director of the Gambling Control Unit within the 
Department of Public Safety may adopt emergency rules under the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 8054 as necessary to implement this Act without the necessity of 
demonstrating that immediate adoption is necessary to avoid a threat to public health, 
safety or general welfare. 
Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Z199 
Initiative: Provides allocations to allow expenditure of sports betting revenue. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
2019-20 
$95,000 
$95,000 
2019-20 
$95,000 
$95,000 
2020-21 
$190,000 
$190,000 
2020-21 
$190,000 
$190,000 
Initiative: Provides allocations for one Public Safety Manager II position and associated 
All Other costs. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
1.000 
$116,850 
$5,408 
$122,258 
2019-20 
$122,258 
$122,258 
2019-20 
$217,258 
$217,258 
2020-21 
1.000 
$122,168 
$5,408 
--
$127,576 
2020-21 
$127,576 
$127,576 
2020-21 
$317,576 
$317,576 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is a minority report of the committee, strikes and replaces the 
bill, which is a concept draft. The amendment authorizes the Department of Public 
Safety, Gambling Control Unit to regulate sports wagering in the State. 
Licensed commercial tracks, licensed off-track betting facilities, licensed casinos and 
federally recognized Indian tribes are eligible to apply for facility sports wagering 
licenses to conduct in-person sports wagering in the State. These entities are also eligible 
to apply for mobile sports wagering licenses to conduct sports wagering through mobile 
applications or digital platforms. Facility sports wagering licensees and mobile sports 
wagering licensees, referred to in the amendment as operators, may purchase or lease 
equipment, systems or services for sports wagering from entities with a supplier license, 
whose equipment, systems or services must meet standards established by rule. Operators 
may also enter into written contracts, approved by the director of the Gambling Control 
Unit within the Department of Public Safety, with management services licensees that 
have sufficient knowledge and experience in the business of operating sports wagering to 
effectively conduct sports wagering on behalf of operators. 
A person employed by a 
facility sports wagering licensee to be engaged directly in sports wagering-related 
activities must be licensed by the Gambling Control Unit. 
Operators may accept wagers on professional, collegiate and amateur sports events, 
including international events, as well as on the individual performances of athletes, on 
motor vehicle races and on electronic sports. Sports wagers are prohibited on high school 
events, other events where a majority of participants are less than 18 years of age and 
events involving Maine-based colleges and universities. Operators may not accept sports 
wagers from individuals under 21 years of age; participants in the sports event, including 
athletes and officials; persons with an interest in the outcome of the sports event 
identified by the director by rule; the operator's own directors or employees or persons 
living in their households; persons voluntarily or involuntarily placed on a list maintained 
by the Gambling Control Unit within the Department of Public Safety of persons not 
authorized to make sports wagers; 3rd persons making wagers on behalf of another 
person; and Gambling Control Unit employees. Mobile sports wagering licensees are 
also prohibited from accepting sports wagers from persons who are not physically located 
within the State. 
A facility sports wagering licensee must remit 10% of the licensee's adjusted gross 
sports wagering receipts to the State and a mobile sports wagering licensee must remit 
16% of the licensee's adjusted gross sports wagering receipts to the State. One percent of 
adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in the General Fund for the 
administrative expenses of the Gambling Control Unit within the Department of Public 
Safety and 1 % of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts must be deposited in the 
Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund established by the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 20006-B. The remaining adjusted gross sports wagering receipts 
remitted to the State must be deposited in the General Fund. 
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The amendment also allows a licensed fantasy contest operator to offer a fantasy 
contest based on the performances of participants in collegiate athletic events. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Revised: 06/13/19 feae 
LD553 
LR 69(03) 
An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''b' { S-3\Ci) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
($1,311,000) 
$217,258 
$1,311,000 
$565,250 
FY 2020-21 
($2,622,000) 
$317,576 
$2,622,000 
$193,250 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
($5,244,000) 
$510,972 
$5,244,000 
$837,250 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
($5,244,000) 
$514,463 
$5,244,000 
$383,250 
Increases the number of civil cases filed in the court system. No estimate of the number of new cases is made. The 
collection of additional filing fees and fine revenue may increase General Fund and other dedicated revenue by minor 
amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill authorizes the Gambling Control Unit (GCU) within the Department of Public Safety, to regulate sports 
wagering in the State and directs that 10% of gross sports wagering facility revenue and 16% of gross sports wagering 
mobile revenue be credited to the General Fund, 1 % be credited to the GCU for administrative expenses and 1 % be 
credited to the Gambling Addiction and Prevention Treatment Fund. Facility and mobile operators will retain the 
remainder of the gross. General fund revenue of $1,311,00 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $2,622,000 in fiscal year 2020-
and Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $95,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $190,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 is 
estimated to be generated from sports wagering. The estimate prorates assumptions contained in the May 2017, 
Oxford Economics' "Economic Impact of Legalized Sports Betting" report, using the criteria of moderate availability 
for in-person sports wagering and convenient availability for mobile wagering. 
LR0069(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of2 
This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $122,258 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $127,576 in fiscal 
year 2020-21 for one Public Safety Manager II position and associated All Other costs. The bill creates facility sports 
wagering licenses, mobile sports wagering licenses, supplier licenses, management services licenses and employee 
occupational licenses. License fees are estimated to generate Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $470,250 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $3,250 in fiscal year 2020-21. License fee revenue assumes that two casinos and one 
commercial racetrack will have both facility and mobile sports betting, four off-track betting facilities will have 
facility betting only, one off-track betting facility will have a facility license and a mobile license and two Indian 
tribes will only seek mobile licenses. This estimate also assumes that six online vendors will pursue either a supplier 
or management license through a partnership with an existing entity to access the Maine gaming market. 
This bill also includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the Department of Health and Human Services of 
$95,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $190,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to allow expenditure of sports betting revenue. 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with performing criminal history background checks 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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