An Act to Allow
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1490
Committee Amendment CA_A_S306 (Senate)
Amends: 17 MRSA §311, 17 MRSA §314-A, 17 MRSA §315-A, 17 MRSA §324-A, 17 MRSA §326, 17 MRSA §1831, 17 MRSA §1836

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 605, L.D. 1490, "An Act to Allow 
Nonprofit Organizations to Sell Progressive Pull-tab Games and to Offer Pa11ner-assisted 
Beano and to Establish New Guidelines for the Expansion of Gambling" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Allow Nonprofit Organizations to Sell Progressive Sealed Ticket Games 
and to Offer Partner-assisted Beano' 
Amend the bill in the emergency preamble in the 2nd paragraph in the first line {page 
1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "authorized luclcy seven or siinilar
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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: • 
1Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §311, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10. Sealed ticket e;ame. "Sealed ticket game" has the same meaning as in section 
1831, subsection 14-B. 
Sec, 3. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§1, ,IA, as amended byPL2017) c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, 
§9, is further amended to read: 
A. The Gambling Control Unit may also issue, to a federally recognized Indian tribe, 
licenses to sell lueley seven or other similar sealed ticket game tickets in accordance 
with section 324~A. 
Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§lwA, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, 
§ 10, is further amended to read: 
1-A, Sealed ticket game tickets. The Gambling Control Unit may also accept a 
registration from a federally recognized Indian tribe licensed under this section to sell lueky 
sor1en or other similaF sealed ticket game tickets in accordance with section 324-A. The 
licensee may operate a dispenser to sell the lucky se•1en or other similaf sealed ticket game 
tickets. As used in this subsection, 
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means a mechanical or electrical device or 
machine that, upon the insertion of money, credit or something of value, dispenses printed 
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luolcy seYea m· other sil:11:ila-i= sealed ticket game tickets. The element of chance must be 
provided by the ticket itself, not by the dispenser. The Gambling Control Unit may adopt 
rules to facilitate the use of dispensers. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are 
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 5. 17 MRSA §315-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, §17, 
is further amended to read: 
5. Sealed ticket game tickets. A limited dual beano registration does not authorize 
the registered organizations to sell sealed ticket game tickets jointly. 
Sec, 6. 17 MRSA §324-A, sub-§2, 1f C, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, 
§25, is further amended to read: 
C. Ltieky se,-.•ea ol' similar sealeEl Sealed ticket game tickets may be sold when that 
game of chance is registered with the Gambling Control Unit and when a valid license 
or registration certificate is properly displayed. Notwithstanding the other provisions 
of this section and section 312, luelcy se>vea games sealed ticket games may be 
conducted during the period beginning 2 hours before and ending 2 hours after a 
"beano" game. 
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Notwithstanding any other rule, h1eky se>reR er ethe1· si-ffiilar sealed ticket game tickets 
may be sold that have a sale value of $1 or less, and a person who sells or distributes 
11beano
cards or materials used to play 
11beano
prior to the conduct of ''beano" as a 
volunteer, as provided in this section, is permitted to play in the 
11beano
game. 
Sec, 7, 17 MRSA §326, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, §27, 
is further amended to read: 
1-A. Payment of proceeds. An organization licensed or registered to operate beano 
or bingo and Lucky 7 sealed ticket games in conjunction with beano or bingo may use the 
proceeds or part of the proceeds to: 
A. Pay salaries, wages or remuneration to any person directly involved in operating 
beano, bingo or Leeky 7 sealed ticket games; 
B. Defray the expenses or part of the expenses that further the purpose for which the 
organization is formed except that proceeds may not be: 
(1) Used to purchase alcohol or to defray the cost of activities where alcohol is 
served; or 
(2) Paid directly to organization members except as specifically allowed in this 
subsection; and 
C. Defray the expenses or part of the expenses of a member, auxiliary member, officer 
or employee of the organization for a serious illness, iajmy or casualty loss if the 
licensee makes an application and the application is approved by the Gambling Control 
Unit. 
(1) An application must be made in the fonn and contain the information the unit 
requires. 
(a) In the case of serious illness or injury, the unit may require certification by 
a licensed physician setting out the facts in support of the application. 
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(b) In the case of a casualty loss, the unit may require statements or reports 
from a law enforcement agency, rescue or other emergency services personnel 
or an insurance agency to support the application. 
(c) The licensing division may deny an application if it appears that the person 
who would receive the proceeds has adequate means of financial support, 
including, but not limited to, insurance or workers' compensation benefits. 
Sec. 8, 17 MRSA §326, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, §27, is 
further amended to read: 
4. Posting, An organization licensed or registered to operate beano or bingo and 
Lucky 7 sealed ticket games in conjunction with beano or bingo shall post in a conspicuous 
place in the room or hall where the licensed game is conducted a sign that states: the net 
revenue earned from the operation of those games in dollars and cents; the amount of 
charitable donations from that net revenue in dollars and cents; what percentage in dollars 
and cents of the net revenue that amount represents in donations to nonprofit activities; and 
what percentage of the net revenue was distributed from licensed games for the previous 
calendar year and the current calendar year.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §329 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 2, lines 9 
to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
12. Partner-assisted beano. A person playing beano may play with another person 
playing beano as a partnered pair.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec, 3, 17 MRSA §1831, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2021, c. 136, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
3. Distributor. "Distributor" means a person, firm ► corporation, association or 
organization, other than an Internet raffle operator, that sells, markets or otherwise 
distributes sealed ~ 
ticket games ► gambling apparatus or any other implements of 
gambling that may be used in the conduct of a game of chance.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in the first blocked paragraph in the 8th and 9th lines (page 
► lines 21 and 22 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "lucky seven or similar" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4, 17 MRSA §1831, sub-§14-B is enacted to read: 
14-B. Sealed ticket eame. "Sealed ticket game" means a game consisting of tickets 
or cards with preprinted symbols. numbers or other figures that are hidden by an opaque, 
removable material. Each ticket or card represents a chance to win a specific single prize, 
including a moneta1y prize. or specific set of prizes. A winning ticket or card contains a 
predetermined winning configuration of symbols, numbers or other figures. "Sealed ticket 
game" includes a sealed ticket game that is designed by the manufacturer to include a 
jackpot prize that is carried over to a subsequent series of tickets or cards with the same 
form number in the event that jackpot prize is not won. "Sealed ticket game" does not 
include the lotte1y under Title 81 chapter 14-A or 16. 
Sec, 5, 17 MRSA §1836, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2023, c. 86, § 1, is further 
amended to read: 
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4. Tournament. The organization licensed to conduct a tournament game under this 
section shall display the rules of the tournament game and the license issued. The 
maximum number of players allowed is 100 unless the tournament game is held on 
premises owned by the licensee, in which case the maximum number of players allowed is 
300. Winners are determined by a process of elimination. The use of cun·ency is prohibited 
as part of tournament game play. The maximum entty fee to play in the tournament game 
is $100, except the organization may add to the player entry fee to defray the cost of the 
license fee, as long as the total additional amount collected from all players does not exceed 
$125. Only one entry fee is permitted per person. A tournament game must be completed 
within 48 hours. Other games of chance on the premises are prohibited during a tournament 
game, except for high-hand competitions under subsection 7, luek:y se:i,'efl. or stmHat' sealed 
tiekets ticket games and no more than one 50/50 raffle per tournament with a prize value 
up to $2,000. All prizes awarded in accordance with this subsection must be paid in cash 
or by check. 
Sec. 6. 17 MRSA § 1838, sub-§1, 1A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2, is 
amended to read: 
A. An organization-' including a fair-' licensed to operate beano, bingo or lucky se>ren 
sealed ticket games may use up to 20% of the gross revenue to compensate those who 
conduct the games.• 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the bill and removes the requirement in the bill to 
review and evaluate any proposal to authorize new for-profit gambling in the State or to 
expand existing authorized for-profit gambling in the State. The amendment also removes 
the maximum allowed tally cards per beano game conducted by a partnered pair and makes 
technical corrections to clarify what a partnered pair is. The amendment also changes the 
defined term, but not the definition, in the bill from 
11lucky seven or similar sealed ticket 
game
to 
11sealed ticket game
and changes all references to this type of game to align with 
the defined term and adds the definition to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17, chapter 
13-A regarding beano or bingo. The amendment retains the emergency preamble. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 06/03/25 LRL 
LD 1490 
LR 2385(02) 
An Act to Allow Nonprofit Organizations to Sell Progressive Pull-tab Games and to Offer Partner-
assisted Beano and to Establish New Guidelines for the Expansion of Gambling 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~' ( f, ,36~ 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds. 
Any additional costs to the Gambling Control Unit within the Department of Public Safety to adopt the changes in this 
bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted rnsources. 
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