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LR 3880
Item 1

 
LICENSING

 
§371.__License to operate

 
1.__Eligible persons.__The Chief of the State Police shall,
within 60 days of receiving an application, issue a license to
operate video lottery terminals to an owner or operator of a
commercial track, as defined in Title 8, section 275-A,
subsection 1, if the Chief of the State Police finds that the
commercial track conducted live racing on more than 100 days in
each of the previous 2 calendar years.__A commercial track may
operate video lottery terminals only on days and at locations for
which it is licensed to accept pari-mutuel wagers on horse races.

 
2.__Restriction against proliferation.__A license may not be
issued under subsection 1 to any commercial track located within
150 miles of any existing licensee.

 
3.__Placement of video lottery terminal.__Licensees shall
prohibit persons under 21 years of age from any area in which a
video lottery terminal is located.

 
4.__Uniform location agreement.__Each video lottery terminal
must be subject to a uniform location agreement between the
distributor and the licensee.__A copy of the agreement must be
submitted to the Chief of the State Police.__The uniform location
agreement is the complete and sole agreement between the licensee
and the distributor regarding video lottery terminals.__No other
agreement between the licensee and the distributor is legally
binding.

 
5.__Disclosure of other contracts and agreements.__A
distributor shall disclose to the Chief of the State Police any
other contracts or agreements that the distributor or a
subsidiary of the distributor has made with a licensee.

 
§372.__Registration of video lottery terminal

 
1.__Registration; license required.__A video lottery terminal
may not be placed for public use or operated in this State unless
the video lottery terminal is registered with the Chief of the
State Police, the operator is licensed by the Chief of the State
Police and the owner of the video lottery terminal is licensed
under either section 371 or section 373.__The registration must
be prominently displayed on the video lottery terminal.__Language
describing the odds of winning the game and warning of the danger
of compulsive gambling must also be prominently displayed on the
video lottery terminal.


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