An Act Regardmg the L1censmg of Persons to Conduct Advance Deposit Wagermg
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0731
Committee Amendment CA_A_S381 (Senate)
Amends: 8 MRSA §1001

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to SP 289, L D 731, "An Act Regardmg the 
L1censmg of Persons to Conduct Advance Deposit Wagermg" 
Amend the bill by msertmg after the title and before the enactmg clause the followmg 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and 1esolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies, and 
Whereas, the Gamblmg Control Boaid will need to mitiate lengthy mlemakmg 111 
order to develop rules to implement advance deposit wagermg for any entity that meets the 
established cntena and to transition away from the current contract with a smgle licensed 
entity, and 
Whereas, the Gamblmg Control Umt must meet with and seek mput from 
stakeholders regardmg quest10ns related to the expans10n of advance deposit wagermg and 
report to the Legislature no later than December 15, 2023, and 
Whereas, 111 the Judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency withm 
the meanmg of the Constitution of Mame and reqmre the followmg legislation as 
1mmed1ately necessary fo1 the preservation of the pubhc peace, health and safety, now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by msertmg after section 2 the followmg 
'Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §1001, sub-§1-C 1s enacted to read 
1-C. Account wagermg provider "Account wagermg provide1" means a busmess 
entity that offers advance deposit wagermg on a horse race that 1s not a commercial track 
or an off-track bettmg facility licensed under section 275-D' 
Amend the bill m section 3 111 subsection 20-A m the first hne (page 1, line 18 m L D) 
by str1kmg out the followmg "wagermg mcome" and msertmg the followmg 'wagers' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m subsection 20-A m the first 2 Imes (page 1, Imes 18 and 
m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "wage11ng mcome" and msertmg the followmg 
'wagers' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to S P 289, L D 731 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 5 
Amend the bill m section 6 m § 1015 by stnkmg out all of subsection 6 (page 2, Imes 
to 37 m L D) 
Amend the bill m section 7 m subsection 1 m paragraph F m the first 2 Imes (page 3, 
Imes 25 and 26 m L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg ", akhough that busmess orgam2iat1on 
may be or" and msertmg the followmg ', although that busmess orgamzatlon may be' 
Amend the bill m section 7 m subsection 1 m paragraph F m the last Ime (page 3, lme 
m L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "a multimnsdictional" and msertmg the 
followmg 'an' 
Amend the bill m section 10 m § 1072 m subsection 1 m the 2nd lme (page 4, hne 10 
m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "1 %" and msertmg the followmg '5%' 
Amend the bill m section 10 m § 1072 m subsection 1 m the 3rd Ime (page 4, Ime 11 m 
L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "wagermg mcome" and msertmg the followmg 
'wagers' 
Amend the bill m section 10 m § 1072 m subsect10n 2 m the 2nd lme (page 4, lme 3 8 
m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "l %" and msertmg the followmg '5%' 
Amend the bill m sect10n 10 m §1072 m subsection 2 m the 3rd Ime (page 4, lme 39 m 
L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "wagering mcome" and msertmg the followmg 
'wagers' 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsect1011 1 m paragraph C m the first hne 
(page 5, Ime 30 m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "A mult1mnsdictional" and msertmg 
the followmg 'An' 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsection 3 m the last 2 Imes (page 5, Imes 
and 36 m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "a provider of advance deposit wagering 
services that is located m the Umted States" and msertmg the followmg 'another advance 
deposit wagermg licensee issued a license under this section' 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsection 4 m paragraph A m the first hne 
(page 5, lme 38 m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "and" 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsection 4 m paragraph B m the last lme 
(page 5, lme 41 m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "State" and mseiimg the followmg 
'State, and' 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsection 4 by msertmg after paragraph B 
the followmg 
1C Accept wagers on all hve races bemg conducted m this State that are available for 
simulcast' 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsection 5 m the 2nd hne (page 6, lme 2 m 
L D) by msertmg after the followmg "~" the followmg 'one-time mvestigat1on' 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsection 6 m the 2nd lme (page 6, hne 6 m 
L D ) by msertmg after the followmg "the" the followmg 'annual' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "k" to S P 289, L D 731 
Amend the bill m section 11 m § 1073 m subsect10n 6 m the last 2 Imes (page 6, Imes 
and 7 m L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "The term of an advance deposit wagei mg 
license 1s 5 years " 
Amend the bill by msertmg after section 11 the followmg 
'Sec. 12. Transition from contract to hcensmg. Notw1thstandmg any other 
prov1s10n of law to the contrary, a person who was a party to a contract with the Department 
of Public Safety, Gamblmg Control Board as of January 1, 2023 authonzmg that person to 
conduct advance deposit wagermg m this State may contmue to conduct advance deposit 
wagermg pmsuant to the provisions of that contract until the exp1rat1on of that contract or 
until that person receives a license under the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 8, section 1073, 
whichever first occurs A person who was party to that contract may apply for a renewal 
of an advance deposit wagermg license under Title 8, sect10n 1073 without need to pay the 
mvestigat10n fee 
Sec. 13 Report on advance deposit wagermg and track revenues. The 
Department of Pubhc Safety, Gamblmg Control Umt shall meet with and seek mput from 
stakeholders on issues related to revenue nnphcations for licensed harness iacmg tracks m 
m the State from the expansion of advance deposit wagermg, mcludmg policies adopted m 
other states and techmcal capabilities of advance deposit wagermg platforms The umt shall 
submit a report with findmgs and recommendat10ns to the Jomt Standmg Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affatrs no later than December 15, 2023 The Jomt standmg committee 
may 1 eport out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 131 st Legislature relatmg to the 
subJect matter of the report 
Sec. 14. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropnat10ns and 
allocations are made 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY,DEPARTMENT OF 
Harness Racmg Comm1ss1on 0320 
Imtiative Provides allocat10n for expenditure of gross advance deposit wagermg mcome 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
2023-24 
$1,368,273 
$1,368,273 
2023-24 
$1,368,273 
$1,368,273 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$3,119,665 
$3,119,665 
2024-25 
$3,119,665 
$3,119,665 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /}'' to SP 289, L D 731 
Imt1at1ve Provides appropnat1on for one Public Safety Manager II pos1t1on and associated 
All Other costs 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
000 
$55,243 
$1,550 
$56,793 
2023-24 
$56,793 
$56,793 
2023-24 
$56,793 
$1,368,273 
$1,425,066 
Amend the bill by addmg before the summary the followmg 
2024-25 
000 
$76,163 
$1,550 
$77,713 
2024-25 
$77,713 
$77,713 
2024-25 
$77,713 
$3,119,665 
$3,197,378 
'Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited m the preamble, this leg1slat10n 
takes effect when approved ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter 01 section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the unammous report of the committee, makes the followmg 
changes to the bill 
It changes the term "gross advance deposit wagermg mcome" to "gross advance 
deposit wagers " 
It removes the defimtton of "multIJunsdictional account wagermg provider" and 
mstead defmes "account wagermg provider" to mean a busmess entity that offers advance 
deposit wagermg on a horse race that 1s not a commercial track or an off-track bettmg 
fac1hty licensed m this State 
It retams the reqmrement m current law related to slot machme operators, casmo 
operators, slot machme d1stnbutors, table game distributors and gambling service vendors 
that, 1f an applicant 1s a busmess orgamzat1on, that applicant must be orgamzed m this State, 
although that busmess orgamzat1on may be a wholly or partially owned subs1d1ary of an 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ir " 
to S P 289, L D 731 
entity orgamzed pursuant to the laws of another state or a foreign country It adds advance 
deposit wagermg licensees to this reqmrement, unless the applicant 1s an account wage1 mg 
provider 
It changes the percentage of gross advance deposit wagers that must be collected by 
the advance deposit wagermg licensee from 1 %, as provided m the bill, to 5% for races 
conducted both m and outside the State 
It clarifies that when an advance deposit wagermg licensee 1s conductmg advance 
deposit wagermg through a contract, that contract 1s with another advance deposit wage1 mg 
licensee issued a hcense m this State 
It provides that, m order to be licensed, a licensee must accept wagers for all hve 
races conducted m this State and made available for snnulcast 
It clarifies that the Department of Public Safety, Gamblmg Control Boa1d may 
require an applicant to pay a one-time mvest1gat1on fee, m add1t1on to the applicat10n fee, 
but that such a fee 1s limited to the cost to the board of processmg the applicat10n and 
performmg background mvest1gatlons 
It changes the 1enewal fee from $250 every 5 years to $250 annually 
It provides that a person who was a party to a contract with the Department of Public 
Safety, Gamblmg Control Board as of January 1, 2023 authorizmg that person to conduct 
advance deposit wagermg m the State may contmue to conduct advance deposit wageung 
pursuant to the prov1s1ons of the contract until the expiration of that contract or until that 
person receives a license It also p1 ovides that a party under that contract 1s entitled to apply 
for a renewal of an advance deposit wagermg license without needmg to pay an 
mvest1gat10n fee 
It reqmres the Department of Public Safety, Gamblmg Control Umt to meet with 
and seek mput from stakeholders on issues related to revenue 1mphcat1ons for licensed 
harness racmg tracks m Mame from the expans10n of advance deposit wagermg, mcludmg 
pohc1es adopted m other states and techmcal capab1ht1es of advance deposit wagermg 
platforms The Gambhng Control Umt 1s reqmred to submit a report to the Jomt Standmg 
Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs no later than December 15, 2023 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised 06/19/23 ;:!;Pae.. 
LD731 
LR201(02) 
An Act Regardmg the L1censmg of Persons to Conduct Advance Deposit Wagermg 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Comnnttee Amendment •;4i {) 3 i~ 
Comnnttee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2023-24 
($95,237) 
$56,793 
$1,368,273 
$152,030 
$1,383,273 
FY 2024-25 
($268,916) 
$77,713 
$3,119,665 
$346,629 
$3,122,165 
ProJections 
FY2025-26 
($315,008) 
$80,150 
$3,556,419 
$395,158 
$3,558,919 
Pro1ections 
FY 2026-27 
($361\ 
$82,665 
$4,054,317 
$450,480 
$4,056,817 
This bill repeals prov1S1ons m current law that drrected the Gamblmg Control Umt (GCU) w1thm the Department of 
Public Safety to award one entity through a competrhve b1ddmg process a license to conduct advance deposit 
wagermg and mstead allows commercial tracks, off-track bettmg fac1lit1es and account wagermg providers to be 
licensed to partlc1pate m advance deposit wagenng Advance deposit wagermg licensees are directed to rermt therr 
gross advance deposit wagers to the GCU for chstnbutJ.on as follows 
Of the 5% renntted for-
Credited to the General Fund 
Fund to Stabilize Off-Track Bettmg Facilities (OSR) 
Srre Stakes Fund (OSR) 
Agricultural Farr Support Fund (OSR) 
Fund to Supplement Harness Racmg Purses (OSR) 
Fund to Encourage Racmg at Mame's Commencal Tracks (OSR) 
In-State Races 
10% 
20% 
1% 
10% 
24% 
35% 
Out of State 
Races 
10% 
36% 
1% 
10% 
7% 
36% 
The State's share of the advance deposit wagenng m fiscal year 2023-24 is anticipated to generate $1,520,303 m 
revenue, ofwluch $152,030 will be deposited mto the General Fund and $1,368,273 will be dlstnbuted mto the 
~ \ various Other Special Revenue Funds accounts hsted above In fiscal year 2024-25 the State's share will mcrease to 
I 
$3,466,295, of which $346,629 will be deposited mto the General Fund, and $3,119,666 will be distnbuted to the 
various Other Special Revenue Funds accounts hsted above Correspond.mg Other Special Revenue Funds allocations 
are mcluded to allow for the expenditure of the fi.m.ds 
License and apphcation fees are esnmated to generate $15,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 and $2,500 m fiscal year 2024-
when the licenses are renewed License fee revenue assumes that 10 new providers will seek hcensure This bill 
also mcludes appropnatlons to the GCU of $56,793 begmmng m fiscal year 2023-24 for one Office Assistant II 
position and associated All Other costs