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

 
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §348 is enacted to read:

 
§348.__Municipal approval required for casino-style gambling

 
Before a facility at which casino-style gambling is
conducted is allowed to operate, the operation of such a
facility must be approved by the legislative body or voters of
the municipality in which the facility is to be located and
the legislative body or voters of each municipality that abuts
the municipality in which the facility is to be located.__For
purposes of this section, "casino-style gambling" means
gambling conducted by a person, corporation, group or other
entity as a for-profit business that includes games such as
blackjack or roulette, slot machines or video lotteries.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill provides that before a facility at which casino-
style gambling is conducted is allowed to operate, the
operation of such a facility must be approved by the
legislative body or voters of the municipality in which the
facility is to be located and the legislative body or voters
of each municipality that abuts the municipality in which the
facility is to be located.


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