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LD 20 Title Page An Act to Increase the Pay-out Limit for Bingo Events LD 20 Title Page
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LR 327
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §317, first ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 74, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
The Chief of the State Police has the power to adopt rules,
not inconsistent with law, that are necessary for the
administration and enforcement of this chapter and for the
licensing, conduct and operation of the amusement commonly known
as "Beano" or "Bingo" and for the permitting and operation of
commercial beano halls. The Chief of the State Police has the
power and authority to regulate, supervise and exercise general
control over the operation of such amusement and commercial beano
halls, including, but not limited to, the payment of prizes and
the use of equipment. Any rule adopted by the Chief of the State
Police concerning the value of prizes that may be awarded must
include a provision that no single prize may exceed $400 in value
and that no more than $1,400 $2,000 in total prizes may be
awarded on any one occasion. In establishing such rules, which
are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter II-A, the Chief of the State Police must, in addition
to the standards set forth in other provisions of this chapter,
use the following standards setting forth conduct, conditions and
activity considered undesirable:

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill increases the total prizes that may be awarded at
any one bingo event from $1,400 to $2,000.


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