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| The tribal gaming agency shall adopt standards of operation and |
| management to govern all gaming operations by the tribal gaming |
| operator.__The standards must protect the public interest in the |
| integrity of the gaming operations and must reduce the dangers |
| of unsuitable, unfair or illegal practices and methods and |
| activities in the conduct of gaming.__The initial standards of |
| operation and management must be substantially identical to |
| those currently in effect pursuant to the Connecticut Compact |
| and must be subject to the approval of the state gaming agency.__ |
| The tribal gaming agency shall notify the state gaming agency of |
| any revision of the standards of operation and management and |
| either shall certify that the revisions to the standards will |
| have no material effect on the manner in which the standards |
| protect the public interest in the integrity of the gaming |
| operations and reduce the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or |
| illegal practices and methods and activities in the conduct of |
| gaming or shall request the approval of the state gaming agency |
| for the revised standards, which approval must be deemed granted |
| unless disapproved within 60 days of submission of the revised |
| standards.__The state gaming agency shall approve the revised |
| standards upon request unless it finds that those revised |
| standards would have a materially adverse impact on the public |
| interest in the integrity of the gaming operations and shall |
| disapprove only such portions of any proposed revised standards |
| that are determined to have a materially adverse impact on the |
| public interest and shall specify the reasons for the |
| disapproval. Any disapproval of revised standards by the state |
| gaming agency is subject to review in the manner provided by the |
| Maine Administrative Procedure Act. |
