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Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 27 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF GAMING CONDUCT › Section 633-27-1 - Licensing Actions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Complaints
				and Investigations
A. All complaints
				shall be submitted to the department in writing. The Board may request that
				complaints be submitted on a complaint form authorized by the Board and with
				supporting documentation or other materials. The department may initiate a
				complaint alleging any ground for disciplinary action.
B. The department or its designee shall
				investigate complaints in accordance with 8 M.R.S. §1051(1). The
				department may provide the complainant with information obtained as part of its
				investigation, as the Board or the department determines to be necessary to
				facilitate the investigation.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 27 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF GAMING CONDUCT › Section 633-27-2 - Notice of Violation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. If, based upon
				the information obtained from the investigation, the director determines that
				the complaint is or may be true and the violation is of sufficient gravity to
				warrant further action, the director may send the licensee a written notice of
				violation and proposed sanction.
2.
				The written notice of violation shall state the alleged violation, the statute
				or rule believed to have been violated, and the proposed resolution, and shall
				inform the licensee that the licensee has the right to request a
				hearing.
3. Service is complete
				upon mailing to the party or the party's attorney using the last known address,
				or upon in-hand delivery to the recipient or the recipient's office in
				accordance with 5 M.R.S. §9051(3).
4. The licensee must file a written request
				for hearing within thirty days of receipt of the notice of opportunity for
				hearing. The request is considered filed when received by the director. The
				Board may extend this period for good cause shown.
5. If the licensee makes a timely request for
				a hearing, that hearing shall be held in accordance with Section three of this
				rule.
6. A consent agreement
				reached by the director and the licensee following a notice of violation must
				be presented to the Board. The Board may approve or reject a consent agreement,
				or may recommend amended language.
7. Failure to make a timely request for
				hearing shall be a waiver of any right to a hearing and may result in the
				proposed action becoming final without further hearing, in accordance with 5
				M.R.S. §9053(3), if the notice of violation informed the licensee of the
				possibility of default.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-2 - LICENSING FOR ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No person may conduct advance deposit wagering activities
				  within the State of Maine prior to receiving an advance deposit wagering
				  license from the Board. Any person violating this section is subject to
				  8
				  M.R.S.
				  §1071(5).
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-3 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person may request a license from the Board to conduct
				  advance deposit wagering in accordance with 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31, and these
				  rules. As part of the request, such person must submit a detailed plan of how
				  its proposed advance deposit wagering system would operate. The Board may
				  require changes in a proposed plan of operations as a condition of granting a
				  request. No subsequent changes in the system's operation may occur unless prior
				  approval is obtained from the Board after it receives a written request.
In order to be licensed by the Board to conduct advance
				  deposit wagering, a person must agree to enter into a contract with the Board
				  that obligates the advance deposit wagering licensee to follow the proposals
				  made in the bid submitted in accordance with 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31. The contract
				  must include a framework of reasonable financial penalties for the failure of
				  the advance deposit wagering licensee to comply with the terms of the contract
				  and rules of the Board. The advance deposit wagering applicant may not conduct
				  advance deposit wagering prior to the execution of this
				  contract.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-4 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING LICENSE APPLICATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An applicant for an advance deposit wagering license must
				  complete an application provided by the Board, which application shall include,
				  at a minimum the following information:
A. Legal Name and Addresses - The legal name
				of the person(s) seeking the license, a full current address and addresses for
				the prior 15 years;
B. Corporation
				- If the person seeking a license is a corporation: the names and addresses of
				all directors and officers, the date of incorporation and the place of
				incorporation;
C. Partnership - If
				the person seeking a license is a partnership: the names and addresses of all
				partners. If a partner is a corporation, the date of incorporation, the place
				of incorporation and the names and addresses of all directors and
				officers;
D. Limited Liability
				Company - If the person seeking a license is a limited liability company, the
				names and addresses of all members. If a member is a corporation, the date of
				incorporation, the place of incorporation and the names and addresses of all
				directors and officers;
E. Race
				Tracks - The names of the race tracks the advance deposit wagering operator has
				contracts with or will have contracts with at the time the license is issued
				that allow the applicant to provide wagering on the product;
F. Financial Information - Financial
				information that demonstrates the financial resources to operate advance
				deposit wagering;
G. Certificate of
				authority to transact business in the State of Maine, unless the requirement
				for authority is subject to a statutory exception;
H. A record of previous issuances and denials
				of or any adverse action taken against a gambling-related license or
				application under 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31 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;
I. Disclosure by the applicant if it or any
				account wagering affiliate has accepted a wager from a resident of the State of
				Maine within the past three (3) calendar years; and
J. Any and all other information as the Board
				may require to determine the competence, honesty and suitability of the
				applicant as required by
				8 M.R.S.
				§1016.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-5 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING LICENSEE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Prior to licensing the prospective advance
				deposit wagering licensee must present to the Board a detailed plan of
				operation. The detailed plan of operation for an advance deposit wagering
				license must include, but is not limited to, the following information:
1. The manner in which the wagering system
				will operate including any fees associated with the establishment and
				maintenance of an advance deposit wagering account;
2. Programs for responsible wagering;
				and
3. The protections provided to
				safeguard accounts, including a certification from the advance deposit wagering
				licensee that account funds will not be commingled with other funds.
The Board may require changes in a proposed plan of
				  operations, as a condition of granting a license. No subsequent changes in the
				  system's operation may occur unless ordered by the Board or until approval is
				  obtained from the Board after it receives a written request.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-6 - INVESTIGATIONS OR INSPECTIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board or its designee may conduct investigations and
				  inspections of an advance deposit wagering licensee and request additional
				  information from the person who made an advance deposit wager as it deems
				  appropriate.
All of an advance deposit wagering licensee's records related
				  to operations licensed under 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31 must be open to inspection and
				  audit by the Board or its designee, and a license holder may not refuse the
				  Board or its designee the right to inspect or audit the records. Refusal to
				  permit inspection or audit of the records may constitute grounds for discipline
				  of the advance deposit wagering licensee.
An advance deposit wagering licensee shall permit the Board
				  or its designee unrestricted access, during regular business hours, including
				  access to locked or secured areas, to inspect any facility and any equipment,
				  records or items and materials used or to be used in the operation of equipment
				  owned, distributed or operated by the advance deposit wagering licensee. An
				  advance deposit wagering licensee shall consent in writing to the examination
				  of all the advance deposit wagering licensee's books and records related to
				  operations licensed under 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31 and shall authorize all third
				  parties in possession or in control of those books and records to allow the
				  Board to examine such books and records as the Board determines
				  necessary.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-7 - CLAIMS OF NON-PAYMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An account holder, who is claiming that non-payment has
				  occurred, must make a claim of non-payment to the Board.
Investigation of Claim - The Board will investigate the claim
				  and provide the advance deposit wagering operator with an opportunity to
				  respond thereto and submit any supporting documents or evidence it needs to
				  defend the claim.
Board Determination - If the Board determines that the
				  account holder is entitled to restitution, the advance deposit wagering
				  operator has ten (10) business days to pay the amount determined by the
				  Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-8 - PROMOTE AND ADVERTISE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board finds that the State of Maine has a compelling
				  interest in deterring excessive use of alcohol and tobacco products, especially
				  by minors. The Board finds that the State of Maine has a compelling interest in
				  that advance deposit wagering is conducted by persons 18 years of age or older,
				  as evidenced by the provisions in 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31, Subchapter 7 and 8
				  M.R.S. Chapter 11 that are applicable to persons younger than the age of
				  18.
All advertising, marketing and promotional materials
				  (referred to collectively as "advertising") related to advance deposit wagering
				  shall be filed with the Board thirty (30) calendar days prior to use. This
				  section can be waived, in writing, by the Board or its designee. Advertising
				  materials that have been previously filed with the Board and that have not been
				  substantially altered need not be pre-filed, but may be filed with the Board
				  contemporaneously with distribution.
Advertising shall comply with the following standards:
A. False, misleading and deceptive
				advertising is prohibited.
B.
				Depictions of the use of alcohol and tobacco are prohibited.
C. Depictions of persons under the age of 18
				engaged in wagering are prohibited.
D. Guarantees of success, riches or winnings
				are prohibited.
E. Advertising must
				include a disclaimer as follows: "Persons under 18 years of age may not apply
				for an advance deposit wagering account or place advance deposits or
				wagers."
F. Advertising must comply
				with all applicable Maine and federal laws.
On receipt of notice from the Board that advertising may be
				  in violation of these rules or other laws of the State of Maine and upon
				  request by the Board or its designee to do so, the advance deposit wagering
				  licensee will suspend, or cause its agent or representative to suspend, the
				  advertising campaign. Suspension of the use of the advertising materials in
				  question will continue pending resolution of the matter, including any
				  proceedings pursuant to 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31, Subchapter 5.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-9 - ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. An account
				application must be approved the Board and must include at a minimum the
				following information concerning the account applicant:
1. Full legal name;
2. Principal residence address;
3. Telephone number;
4. Social Security number (last four digits,
				at a minimum);
5. Proper State of
				Maine identification or certification demonstrating that the account applicant
				is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
6. As needed, any other information required
				by the Board or the advance deposit wagering operator.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-10 - ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each account application may be subject to
				  verification.
Advance deposit wagering accounts are non-transferable and
				  non-assignable.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-11 - IDENTIFYING AN ACCOUNT NUMBER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each account must have a unique identifying account number.
				  The identifying account number may be changed at any time by the advance
				  deposit wagering operator provided the advance deposit wagering operator
				  informs the account holder in writing prior to the change.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-12 - SECURE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CODE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The account applicant must supply the advance deposit
				  wagering operator with an alpha-numeric code to be used as a secure personal
				  identification code when the account holder is logging into his or her account
				  or using his or her wagering account. The account holder has the right to
				  change this code at any time.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-13 - PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The principal residence address of the account holder will be
				  established by reliance on the information submitted on the account
				  application, certified by the account applicant and verified by the advance
				  deposit wagering operator.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-14 - INFORMATION RECEIVED BY ACCOUNT HOLDER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon approval of an account, the advance deposit wagering
				  licensee must provide the account holder with the following:
A. A unique account identification
				number;
B. A copy of the advance
				deposit wagering rules and such other information and material that is
				pertinent to the operation of the account; and
C. Such other information as the advance
				deposit wagering operator or Board may deem appropriate.
The advance deposit wagering licensee must distribute to
				  account holders quarterly a statement of account activity including starting
				  and ending balances, aggregate number of bets placed, dollar amount of bets
				  won, and dollar amount of bets lost for the previous calendar
				  quarter.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-15 - CLOSE OR REFUSE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The advance deposit wagering operator may close or refuse to
				  open an account, for what it deems good and sufficient reason, and will order
				  an account closed if it is determined that information that was used to open an
				  account was false, or that the account has been used in violation of these
				  rules. The advance deposit wagering operator must report accounts of State of
				  Maine residents that were closed in the previous month to the Board no later
				  than five (5) days of the end of the current month including the:
A. Name of account holder;
B. Address of account holder;
C. Telephone and/or email contact
				information, if available; and
D.
				Reason for the closing.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-16 - ACCOUNT HOLDER RESPONSIBILITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The advance deposit wagering operator must require the
				  following as terms of service for holding an account:
A. Accounts are for the personal use of the
				account holder;
B. Security - The
				account holder is responsible for maintaining the secrecy of the account number
				and the personal identification code;
C. Account Losses - Except where the advance
				deposit wagering operator or its employees or agents act without good faith or
				fail to exercise ordinary care, the advance deposit wagering operator is not
				responsible for any loss arising from the use by any other person or persons of
				an account holder's account; and
D.
				Notification of Account Security Breach - The account holder must immediately
				notify the advance deposit wagering operator of a breach of the account's
				security.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-17 - OPERATION OF AN ACCOUNT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Operator May Refuse Deposits - The advance deposit wagering
				  operator may refuse deposits to an account for what it deems good and
				  sufficient reason.
Operator May Suspend or Close Account - The advance deposit
				  wagering operator may suspend or close any account at any time provided that
				  within five (5) business days of closing the account the advance deposit
				  wagering operator returns to the account holder all monies then on deposit by
				  sending it to the principal residence address as listed on the account
				  application.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-18 - CREDITS TO AN ACCOUNT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
After the initial establishment of an account, credits to an
				  account may be made as follows:
A.
				Deposits - deposits to an account by an account holder must be made in the
				following forms:
1. Cash given to the advance
				deposit wagering operator, a commercial track, off-track betting facility,
				licensed casino or other entity that has been issued a Board license or has
				otherwise been approved by the Board;
2. Personal or cashier check, or money order
				given or sent to an advance deposit wagering operator;
3. Charges made to an account holder's credit
				card or debit card upon the direct and personal instruction of the account
				holder. Such instructions may be given by telephone or any electronic device to
				the advance deposit wagering operator by the account holder if the use of the
				card has been approved by the advance deposit wagering operator;
4. Transfer by means of an electronic funds
				transfer from a monetary account controlled by an account holder to his or her
				account. The account holder is liable for any charges imposed by the
				transmitting or receiving entity with such charges to be deducted from the
				account.
Transfers to an account by means of the electronic benefits
				  transfer system administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
				  under 22 M.R.S. Chapter 1, Subchapter 1-A are prohibited; and/or
5. Any other method as approved by
				the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-19 - DEBITS TO AN ACCOUNT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
After the initial establishment of an account, debits to an
				  account may be made as follows:
A.
				Upon receipt by the advance deposit wagering operator of an account wager, the
				advance deposit wagering operator debits the account in the amount of the
				wager; or
B. The advance deposit
				wagering operator may debit an account for fees for service or other
				transaction-related charges by the advance deposit wagering operator.
Account Withdrawals - An advance deposit wagering operator
				  may authorize a withdrawal from an account when one (1) of the following
				  exists:
A. The account holder of an
				account appears personally at the advance deposit wagering operator's location
				and provides the following:
1. Proper
				identification;
2. The correct
				secure personal identification code; and
3. A properly completed and signed withdrawal
				slip.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-20 - WAGERS IN EXCESS OF ACCOUNT BALANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The advance deposit wagering operator will not accept wagers
				  from an account holder in an amount in excess of the account balance.
With the exception of credits to an account allowed by
				  §§
									19 and
				  23 of this rule, the advance deposit
				  wagering operator will not extend credit to any account
				  holders.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-21 - ACCOUNTS WILL NOT BEAR ANY INTEREST

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Monies deposited with the advance deposit wagering operator
				  for advance deposit wagering must not bear any interest to the account
				  holder.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-22 - PAYMENTS ON WINNING PARI-MUTUEL WAGERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Payments on winning pari-mutuel wagers and credits for
				  account wagers on entries which are scratched must be posted to the credit of
				  the account holder as soon as practicable after the race is declared
				  official.
Payments on pari-mutuel wagers are subject to interception
				  per
				  8 M.R.S.
				  §300 B.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-23 - MAILING ADDRESS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The principal residence address, provided in writing by the
				  account holder at the time of account application, is deemed to be the proper
				  address for the purpose of mailing checks, statements of account, account
				  withdrawals, notices, or other appropriate correspondence. The mailing of
				  checks or other correspondence to the address given by the account holder is at
				  the sole risk of the account holder.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-24 - POWERS OF THE GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD TO REVIEW AND AUDIT RECORDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The advance deposit wagering operator must give the Board
				  access to all records and financial information related to operations licensed
				  under 8 M.R.S. Chapter 31 for review and audit. The Board may require that the
				  advance deposit wagering operator annually submit to the Board audited
				  financial statements of the advance deposit wagering system.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-25 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No confidential information related to the placing of any
				  wager or to the operation of the advance deposit wagering operator may be
				  divulged by any employee or agent of the advance deposit wagering operator,
				  except, as required by these rules, to the account holder or the Board, or as
				  otherwise required by state or federal law or regulation or the rules of the
				  Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-26 - APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All advance deposit wagering operators must adhere to all
				  applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-27 - COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS FROM ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING LICENSEE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All fees, fines, charges, taxes, and penalties required by 8
				  M.R.S. Chapter 31 and rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 31 shall be submitted
				  to the Board or as directed by the Board as they are due. Payment shall be in
				  the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order made out to the
				  "Treasurer State of Maine/Gambling Control Board." In lieu of these payment
				  forms, the Board or State of Maine may accept an electronic wire transfer to a
				  designated account.
By 5:00 pm on the 10th day of each
				  month, the advance deposit wagering licensee shall submit the net commission
				  for the previous month to the Board in one payment for distribution by the
				  Board in accordance with
				  8 M.R.S.
				  §1072.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 28 - ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING › Section 633-28-28 - PENALTIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person violating any of the provisions of these rules is
				  subject to the penalties provided for in the contract between the Board and the
				  advance deposit wagering licensee.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 29 - PROMOTIONAL CREDITS AND OTHER PLAYER INCENTIVES › Section 633-29-1 - Promotional Credits

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Each licensed
				slot machine operator and casino operator that issues promotional credits for
				use at slot machines, including but not limited to promotional credits based on
				player history, must submit internal control procedures on the use of those
				promotional credits to the Board for approval. Those internal control
				procedures must include, at a minimum, the following:
a) Description of the program and tracking
				system used to record promotional credits;
b) Administrative and accounting controls
				applicable to recording, calculating and auditing promotional
				credits;
c) The levels of patron
				play required for the issuance of promotional credits to include no play;
d) Employee titles authorized to
				issue promotional credits at each level; and
e) Any expiration dates for promotional
				credits.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 29 - PROMOTIONAL CREDITS AND OTHER PLAYER INCENTIVES › Section 633-29-2 - Table Game Player Incentives

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. "Match Play"
				means a method of promotional play at a table game in which the total wager
				consists of equivalent fixed value contributions from the patron and a
				promotional item in voucher form issued by the licensed casino operator.
2. "Free Bet" means a promotional
				item in voucher form with a fixed amount placed on a single bet at a table
				game.
3. Each licensed casino
				operator that uses vouchers at table games must submit internal control
				procedures on the use of those vouchers to the Board for approval. Those
				internal control procedures must include, at a minimum, the following:
a) Description of the program and voucher
				process used to issue and record vouchers;
b) Administrative and accounting controls
				applicable to issuing, recording, calculating and auditing vouchers;
c) Description of Match Play and Free Bet
				promotions;
d) The levels of patron
				play required for the issuance of vouchers to include no play;
e) Employee titles authorized to issue
				vouchers at each level; and
f) Any
				expiration dates for vouchers.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 30 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES › Section 633-30-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
				  following meanings:
1.
Director
"Director" has the same meaning as set forth in
				17
				M.R.S.A §311.
2.
Occasion
"Occasion" means a
				single gathering or session at which a series of successive Beano games are
				played.
3.
Blackout
"Blackout" also known as "coverall" means a bingo pattern that requires that
				every number on the tally card be covered.
4.
Electronic Beano Card Dauber
"Electronic beano card dauber" (herein after referred to as "Electronic
				Dauber") is an electronic appliance used by a player to identify beano cards
				that contain numbers or symbols input by a player. This device electronically
				stores preprinted beano cards purchased by a player, provides a means for a
				player to input numbers or symbols called by the licensee, compares the numbers
				or symbols input by the player to beano cards previously stored in an
				electronic database, and identifies to the player those stored beano cards that
				contain the numbers or symbols input by the player: provided, that player-owned
				devices, which are not directly interfaced with or connected to equipment used
				to conduct beano games or the electronic database in which electronically
				generated beano cards are stored in any manner, are not "electronic beano card
				daubers" for purposes of these Rules and Regulations.
5.
Electronic Beano Card Computer
				System
"electronic beano card computer system" is the computer hardware
				and software system that loads the electronic beano cards purchased by each
				electronic beano card player into the electronic dauber.
6.
Eligible Organization
"Organization" has the same meaning as set forth in
				17 M.R.S.
				§314-A.
7.
Gambling Control Unit
"Gambling Control Unit" or "unit" has the same meaning as set forth in
				17 M.R.S.
				§311.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 30 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES › Section 633-30-2 - General Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All games of
				Beano or Bingo shall be conducted in a building or area approved for public use
				by state and local officials, including the State Fire Marshal's
				Office.
2. A commercial hall
				permittee shall conspicuously post the commercial beano hall permit at the
				leased or rented hall in the room or area where Beano is being
				conducted.
3. All Beano license
				applications must be received by The Gambling Control Unit, 87 State House
				Station, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta, Maine 04333-0087 at least 10 business days
				prior to the first date desired to operate. To the extent, if any, that
				information of a material nature supplied in the application or otherwise
				supplied by the applicant becomes outdated, inaccurate or incomplete, the
				applicant shall so notify the unit in writing as soon as it is aware that the
				information is inaccurate or incomplete, and shall at that time supply the
				information necessary to correct the timeliness, inaccuracy or incompleteness
				of the information.
4. House rules
				shall be developed and posted to include, at a minimum, no charges for
				admission, allow or disallow reserved seating and prizes for attendance
				according to M.R.S. Title 17, Chapter 13-A, §314-A(2-A).
5. A licensee may conduct only one occasion
				of Beano or Bingo on the same date.
6. A licensee conducting Beano or Bingo shall
				comply with the following advertising standards:
a) Advertising of any obscene or indecent
				nature is prohibited.
b) False,
				misleading and deceptive advertising is prohibited.
c) Depictions of the use of alcohol and
				tobacco are prohibited.
d)
				Depictions of persons under the age of 16 engaged in beano are
				prohibited.
e) Guarantees of
				success, riches or beano winnings are prohibited.
f) Advertising must include a disclaimer as
				follows: "Persons under 16 years of age are prohibited unless authorized under
Maine Revised Statute
s, Title 17, Chapter 13-A."
g) Advertising must comply with all
				applicable Maine and federal laws.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 30 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES › Section 633-30-3 - EQUIPMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Any electronic beano device or associated
				equipment designated for shipment within or to Maine must meet or exceed the
				standards outlined in Appendix A of the
State of MaineBeano/Bingo or
				Associated Equipment Standards
.
2. This rule incorporates by reference the
State of Maine Beano/Bingo or Associated Equipment Standards
,
				2018 edition consisting of:
a) GLI-15,
				Electronic Bingo and Keno Systems, version 1.3,
b) GLI-11, Gaming Devices in Casinos, version
				3.0,
c) GLI-13, On-Line Monitoring
				and Control Systems (MCS), and Validation Systems in Casinos, version
				2.1
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 30 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES › Section 633-30-5 - Conduct of Electronic Beano

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. In addition to
				the rules under section
				4 above, the following apply to the use
				of electronic beano card dauber and computer systems.
2. Electronic daubers shall not be reserved
				for any player. However, an electronic dauber may be reserved for a player with
				a disability that would restrict the ability to mark paper tally cards when
				such disability is consistent with definitions set forth in the Americans with
				Disabilities Act (ADA). If there are no requests for use of this reserved
				dauber prior to fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled start of the
				occasion, it may be made available for use by any player.
3. At the time of sale of any electronic
				Beano cards and prior to releasing the electronic dauber to the player, the
				licensee must print a hard copy of any electronic cards purchased by the
				player. An electronic Beano card player cannot exchange the cards being played
				until completion of a Beano game. In order to exchange the cards being played,
				the player must return the electronic dauber, and the hard copy of any
				previously-purchased electronic Beano cards, to the licensee for loading and
				printing of the new cards.
4. No
				electronic dauber shall be programmed to play more than 54 Beano cards in a
				single game.
5. The electronic
				Beano card player must input each number called by the licensee into the memory
				of the electronic dauber by use of a separate dauber function. Automatic or
				global marking of numbers is prohibited.
6. After commencing the first game, and until
				the end of the occasion, there shall be no electronic communication from the
				electronic dauber to the electronic Beano card computer system or any other
				electronic destination or from the electronic Beano card computer system to any
				other electronic destination. However, the Bingo caller may advance the game
				and/or part of the game for the electronic daubers from the calling
				station.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 30 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES › Section 633-30-7 - Expenditures

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Licensee may pay as compensation to a
				member of the Licensee, who has been in good standing as such for at least two
				years previous to application, an amount not to exceed 200% of the minimum wage
				as established by Title 17, Chapter 13-A, §326 for advising, controlling
				and managing the conduct of Beano.
2. The Licensee may also pay as compensation
				to a member of the Licensee who has been in good standing for at least one year
				previous to application, an amount not to exceed 200% of the minimum wage as
				established by Title 17, Chapter 13-A, §326, for assisting in the conduct
				of Beano.
3. The Licensee may pay
				as compensation to any member or employee an amount not to exceed 200% of the
				minimum wage as established by Title 17, Chapter 13-A, §326, for
				janitorial services.
4. The
				Licensee may also pay reasonable amounts for the use of suitable premises,
				furniture and goods, wares, or merchandise to be given as prizes.
5. All such payments shall be made from the
				respective Beano and Games of Chance accounts and reported on the respective
				Beano and Games of Chance disposition of funds reports.
6. At no time shall the payments made
				pursuant to this rule exceed 20% of the net revenue after deducting expenses
				for prizes, license fees and any other direct expense.
7. The Licensee shall, in addition to the
				other books and records required hereafter, maintain and keep a separate
				financial account in a reputable banking establishment.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 30 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES › Section 633-30-8 - Reports and Records Required

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Within ten (10)
				business days after any period in which Bingo or Beano is conducted, the
				Licensee shall file with the Gambling Control Unit a disposition of funds form
				prescribed and furnished by the Gambling Control Unit, even if the event
				canceled, which shall include:
a. An exact
				account of all income from Beano or Bingo;
b. A list of all expenses, including, but not
				limited to, the cost of all prizes, printing, licenses and administration;
				and
c. An exact account of the
				disposition of all other proceeds from Beano or Bingo, including, but not
				limited to, all gifts, grants and payments to any person, firm, corporation,
				association or organization for any purpose whatsoever, provided, however, that
				nothing in these Regulations shall be construed to prevent a Licensee from
				making a payment to the general fund of its respective Indian Nation or Tribe
				after all necessary expenditures entailed in its Beano/Bingo operation have
				been made. Every such statement shall be made under oath by the member in
				charge of such occasion.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 31 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO › Section 633-31-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
				  following meanings:
1.
Director
"Director" has the same meaning as set forth in
				17 M.R.S.
				§311
2.
Occasion
"Occasion" means a
				single gathering or session at which a series of successive Beano games are
				played.
3.
Blackout
"Blackout" also known as "coverall" means a bingo pattern that requires that
				every number on the tally card be covered.
4.
Electronic Beano Card Dauber
"Electronic beano card dauber" (herein after referred to as "Electronic
				Dauber") is an electronic appliance used by a player to identify beano cards
				that contain numbers or symbols input by a player. This device electronically
				stores preprinted beano cards purchased by a player, provides a means for a
				player to input numbers or symbols called by the licensee, compares the numbers
				or symbols input by the player to beano cards previously stored in an
				electronic database, and identifies to the player those stored beano cards that
				contain the numbers or symbols input by the player: provided, that player-owned
				devices, which are not directly interfaced with or connected to equipment used
				to conduct beano games or the electronic database in which electronically
				generated beano cards are stored in any manner, are not "electronic beano card
				daubers" for purposes of these Rules and Regulations.
5.
Electronic Beano Card Computer
				System
"electronic beano card computer system" is the computer hardware
				and software system that loads the electronic beano cards purchased by each
				electronic beano card player into the electronic dauber.
6.
Eligible Organization
"Organization" has the same meaning as set forth in
				17 M.R.S.
				§313-C.
7.
Gambling Control Unit
"Gambling Control Unit" or "unit" has the same meaning as set forth in
				17 M.R.S.
				§311.
8.
Registrant
"Registrant" has
				the same meaning as set forth in
				17 M.R.S.
				§311(9)
9.
Wild Number Beano.
"Wild
				Number Beano" means a beano occasion, game or series of beano games in which a
				number is picked or denoted as a wild number.
10.
Winner-take-all.
"Winner-take-all" means a beano game or series of beano games in which all the
				proceeds from the sale of the cards are paid to participants as
				prizes.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 31 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO › Section 633-31-2 - General Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All games of
				Beano or Bingo shall be conducted in a building or area approved for public use
				by state and local officials, including the State Fire Marshal's
				Office.
2. A commercial hall
				permittee shall conspicuously post the commercial beano hall permit at the
				leased or rented hall in the room or area where Beano is being
				conducted.
3. All Beano
				registration applications must be received by The Gambling Control Unit, 87
				State House Station, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta, Maine 04333-0087 at least 10
				business days prior to the first date desired to operate. To the extent, if
				any, that information of a material nature supplied in the application or
				otherwise supplied by the applicant becomes outdated, inaccurate or incomplete,
				the applicant shall so notify the unit in writing as soon as it is aware that
				the information is inaccurate or incomplete, and shall at that time supply the
				information necessary to correct the timeliness, inaccuracy or incompleteness
				of the information.
4. House rules
				shall be developed and posted, including, at a minimum, the following;
a. No charges for admission;
b. No prizes awarded for
				attendance;
c. Allow or disallow
				reserved seating; and
d. Use of
				Wild Number Beano.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 31 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO › Section 633-31-3 - EQUIPMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Any electronic beano device or associated
				equipment designated for shipment within or to Maine must meet or exceed the
				standards outlined in Appendex A of the State of Maine Beano/Bingo or
				Associated Equipment Standards.
2.
				This rule incorporates by reference the State of Maine Beano/Bingo or
				Associated Equipment Standards, 2018 edition consisting of:
a) GLI-15, Electronic Bingo and Keno Systems,
				version 1.3,
b) GLI-11, Gaming
				Devices in Casinos, version 3.0,
c)
				GLI-13, On-Line Monitoring and Control Systems (MCS), and Validation Systems in
				Casinos, version 2.1
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 31 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO › Section 633-31-5 - Conduct of Electronic Beano

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. In addition to
				the rules under section
				4 above, the following apply to the use
				of electronic beano card dauber and computer systems.
2. Electronic daubers shall not be reserved
				for any player. However, an electronic dauber may be reserved for a player with
				a disability that would restrict the ability to mark paper tally cards when
				such disability is consistent with definitions set forth in the
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). If there are no
				requests for use of this reserved dauber prior to fifteen (15) minutes before
				the scheduled start of the occasion, it may be made available for use by any
				player.
3. At the time of sale of
				any electronic Beano cards and prior to releasing the electronic dauber to the
				player, the licensee must print a hard copy of any electronic cards purchased
				by the player. An electronic Beano card player cannot exchange the cards being
				played until completion of a Beano game. In order to exchange the cards being
				played, the player must return the electronic dauber, and the hard copy of any
				previously-purchased electronic Beano cards, to the registrant for loading and
				printing of the new cards.
4. No
				electronic dauber shall be programmed to play more than 54 Beano cards in a
				single game.
5. The electronic
				Beano card player must input each number called by the registrant into the
				memory of the electronic dauber by use of a separate dauber function. Automatic
				or global marking of numbers is prohibited.
6. After commencing the first game, and until
				the end of the occasion, there shall be no electronic communication from the
				electronic dauber to the electronic Beano card computer system or any other
				electronic destination or from the electronic Beano card computer system to any
				other electronic destination. However, the Bingo caller may advance the game
				and/or any part of the game for the electronic daubers from the calling
				station.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 31 - RULES RELATING TO BEANO › Section 633-31-6 - Maximum Prizes

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. No single prize
				awarded shall be in excess of $400 in value.
2. No more than $1,400.00 may be awarded
				during any one occasion.
3.
				$2,000.00 may be awarded once a year for one occasion with (10) ten business
				day prior notification to the Unit.
4. Non-monetary prizes shall be determined by
				the retail cost of an equivalent article on the open market.
5. Credit towards greater prizes shall not be
				given.
6. No goods, wares or
				merchandise that exceeds the valuation permitted by regulation shall be
				exhibited among the prizes to be awarded the winner or winners of
				games.
7. Notwithstanding the prize
				limits in Title 17, Chapter 13, §313-E, an organization operating a
				winner-take-all shall pay all proceeds from each winner-take-all round as
				prizes, provided no winner receives more than $500.