| | A. The Chief of the State Police | | to any federally recognized tribe, licenses to sell lucky | | seven or other similar sealed tickets in accordance with | | section 324. |
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| | | B. In conjunction with the operation of high-stakes beano, | | federally recognized Indian tribes holding a license under | | this section may advertise and offer prizes for attendance | | with a value of up to $25,000 under the terms prescribed for | | raffles in section 331, subsection 6. Any prize awarded | under this paragraph must | | of a ticket of admission to the high-stakes beano game and | | may only be awarded to a person who holds an admission | | ticket. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, | | c. 426, §4, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Twenty-seven weekends per year. An organization licensed | | under this section may operate high-stakes beano games on 27 | | weekends per year, whether or not consecutive. For purposes of | | this section, a weekend consists of Saturday and the immediately | | following Sunday. A high-stakes beano game licensed under this | | section and canceled for any reason may be rescheduled at any | | time, as long as 5 days prior notice of the new date is given to | the Chief of the State Police |
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| | | Sec. 9. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 426, §6, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 8. Report. Beginning January 15, 1992, any federally | | recognized Indian tribe licensed to conduct high-stakes beano | under this section must | | operation of high-stakes beano to the joint standing committee of | | the Legislature having jurisdiction over legal affairs matters. | | The report must include information on the number of persons | | playing high-stakes beano during the preceding calendar quarter, | | the funds collected for high-stakes beano, the total amount | | awarded in prizes, including prizes for attendance and any other | information provided to the Bureau of State Police | | regarding the operation of high-stakes beano. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 17 MRSA §315, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | Notwithstanding section 314, the Chief of the State Police | | commission may issue seasonal licenses to operate "Beano" or | | "Bingo" games in bona fide resort hotels, provided they are |
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