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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 716, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
4. Location. A license, issued pursuant to this section,
shall must specify the location where the organization may
operate the licensed game of chance. No A licensee may operate
games of chance in more than one location at the same time.

 
A. An agricultural society or a bona fide nonprofit
organization may operate a game of chance on the grounds
of an agricultural society and during the annual fair of
the agricultural society.

 
B. No other licensee may operate a game of chance on
premises to which the general public has access. In any
room where a licensed game of chance is being conducted,
there must be at least one member of the licensee present
in that room for every 2 nonmembers who are present. That
member must have been a member of the licensee for at
least one year. A member of the licensee, either directly
or through another member or guest, may not stake or risk
something of value in the licensee's game of chance unless
the member has been a member, as defined in section 330,
subsection 3-B, of the licensee for at least 14 days not
including the day of admission into membership.

 
A bona fide nonprofit organization may operate a licensed
game of chance to which the general public has access,
once every 3 months for a period not to exceed 2
consecutive days. The licensed game of chance may be
operated at any location described in the license and may
be conducted only by members of the licensee.

 
Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §333, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 735, §3, is
amended to read:

 
§333. Application

 
An application to operate or conduct a game of chance shall
must be on forms provided by the Chief of the State Police.
Such application shall must be signed by a duly authorized
officer of the organization. It shall must contain the full
name and address of the organization, a full description of
the game of chance, the location where the game is to be
conducted and any other information deemed considered
necessary by the Chief of the State Police for the issuance of
a license to operate a game of chance. An application to
operate or conduct a game of chance shall must


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