§1036. Allocation of funds

1.__Distribution for administrative expenses of board.__A slot machine operator shall collect and distribute 1% of adjusted gross slot machine income to the Treasurer of State for deposit in the General Fund for the administrative expenses of the board.__ For purposes of this subsection, "adjusted gross slot machine income" means the total value of money or tokens, credits or similar objects or things of value used to actually play a slot machine before payback is distributed to a player.

2.__Distribution from commercial track.__A slot machine operator shall collect and distribute 39% of the total gross slot machine income from slot machines operated by the slot machine operator to the board for distribution by the board as follows:

A.__Three percent of the total gross slot machine income must be deposited to the General Fund for administrative expenses of the board, including gambling addiction counseling services, in accordance with rules adopted by the board;

B.__Ten percent of the total gross slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the fund established in section 298 to supplement harness racing purses;

C.__Three percent of the total gross slot machine income must be credited by the board to the Sire Stakes Fund created in section 281;

D.__Three percent of the total gross slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Agricultural Fair Support Fund established in Title 7, section 77;

E.__Ten percent of the total gross slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the State Controller to be credited to the Fund for a Healthy Maine established by Title 22, section 1511 and segregated into a separate account under Title 22, section 1511, subsection 11, with the use of funds in the account restricted to the purposes described in Title 22, section 1511, subsection 6, paragraph E;