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Sec. JJJJJ-11. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, c. 426,<br />
§4, is amended to read:<br />
3. Twenty-seven weekends per year. An organization licensed under this section may<br />
operate high-stakes beano games on 27 weekends per year, whether or not consecutive. For<br />
purposes of this section, a weekend consists of Saturday and the immediately following Sunday.<br />
A high-stakes beano game licensed under this section and canceled for any reason may be<br />
rescheduled at any time, as long as 5 days prior notice of the new date is given to the Chief of<br />
State PoliceGambling Control Board.<br />
Sec. JJJJJ-12. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§3-B, as corrected and renumbered by RR 2015,<br />
c. 1, §10, is amended to read:<br />
3-B. Games up to 100 days per year. An organization licensed under this section other<br />
than the Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Aroostook Band of<br />
Micmacs may operate high-stakes beano games up to 100 days per year. A high-stakes beano<br />
game licensed under this section and canceled for any reason may be rescheduled at any time, as<br />
long as 5 days' prior notice of the new date is given to the Chief of State PoliceGambling Control<br />
Board.<br />
Sec. JJJJJ-13. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 426, §6, is<br />
amended to read:<br />
8. Report. Beginning January 15, 1992, any federally recognized Indian tribe licensed to<br />
conduct high-stakes beano under this section must submit a quarterly report on the operation of<br />
high-stakes beano to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over<br />
legal affairs matters. The report must include information on the number of persons playing<br />
high-stakes beano during the preceding calendar quarter, the funds collected for high-stakes<br />
beano, the total amount awarded in prizes, including prizes for attendance and any other<br />
information provided to the Bureau of State PoliceGambling Control Board regarding the<br />
operation of high-stakes beano.<br />
Sec. JJJJJ-14. 17 MRSA §315, first , as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 339, §1,<br />
is amended to read:<br />
Notwithstanding sections 314 and 319, the Chief of State PoliceGambling Control Board<br />
may issue up to 10 seasonal licenses to operate beano or bingo games in a calendar year,<br />
including those designed to attract players under 16 years of age, in bona fide resort hotels as<br />
long as the conditions prescribed by this section are met. For the purposes of this section, "resort<br />
hotel" means a full-service hotel facility that offers leisure or recreational activities such as golf,<br />
tennis, water sports or horseback riding.<br />
Sec. JJJJJ-15. 17 MRSA §315-A, first , and sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 305,<br />
§2, are amended to read:<br />
The Chief of State PoliceGambling Control Board may issue a limited dual beano license<br />
to 2 organizations eligible for a regular license to conduct a game of beano. A limited dual beano<br />
license permits 2 organizations to conduct beano jointly on the same date and at the same<br />
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