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3. Advertising and solicitation. Advertising that is obscene or solicitation on a public
way of persons to participate in a game of chance;
4. Organized crime. Infiltration of organized crime into the operation of games of
chance or into the printing or distributing of gambling materials;
5. Disorderly persons. Presence of disorderly persons in a location where a game of
chance is being conducted;
6. Leasing of equipment. Leasing of equipment by a licensee used in the operation of
games of chance not in accordance with this chapter; and
7. Bona fide nonprofit organization. The establishment of organizations that exist
primarily to operate games of chance and do not have a bona fide nonprofit charitable,
educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic, religious or public safety purpose.
The Chief of the State PoliceGambling Control Board shall provide a mechanism for
individuals and businesses to request a determination from the State PoliceGambling Control
Board as to whether a particular game, contest, scheme or device qualifies as a game of chance
or a game of skill.
Sec. KKKKK-20. 17 MRSA §1837 is enacted to read:
§1847. Authority to administer and enforce, and make necessary technical changes to,
existing games of chance rules and regulations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, games of chance rules and regulations that
have been promulgated by the Bureau of State Police pursuant to Title 17, chapter 62 may be
administered and enforced by the Gambling Control Board upon the effective date of this Act.
To the extent necessary to make such rules and regulations consistent with the intent of this Act,
the Gambling Control Board may make technical amendments to the rules and regulations
without having to engage in rulemaking pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedures Act.
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SUMMARY
This Part transfers the authority to issue games of chance licenses from the Chief of the
State Police to the Gambling Control Board.
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Sec. LLLLL-1. 25 MRSA, §2396, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 42, §1, is further
amended to read:
7. Other duties. The performance of such other duties as are set forth in this and other
sections of the statutes and as may be conferred or imposed from time to time by law. The State
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