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| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | $0 | $3,860,698 |
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| | | DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $3,860,698 |
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| | | SECTION TOTALS | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
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| | | OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 0 | 4,349,040 |
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| | | SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $7,337,858 |
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| | | This bill allows operation of video gaming terminals by | | nonprofit organizations that are eligible for games of chance | | licenses and that are exempt from federal tax under the Internal | | Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10) or 501(c)(19). These | | sections of the tax code refer to fraternal benefit societies, | | domestic fraternal societies and associations and veterans' | | organizations. Organizations that currently have licenses for | | electronic video machines but do not qualify under one of those | | code sections may apply for an initial license while they seek | | the required federal tax status. The organization applying for | | the license must own or lease the premises on which the terminals | | will be placed and must use the premises for its charitable or | | nonprofit purpose. |
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| | | Video gaming terminals operated by organizations licensed | | under this bill must be owned or leased by the Department of | | Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic | | Beverages and Lottery Operations. Video gaming terminal | | manufacturers, wholesalers and operators must be licensed by the | | Chief of the State Police, following background investigations of | | the applicants and their major business partners. Local approval | | is required for a license to operate video gaming terminals and | | is also required for renewal of a license to operate video gaming | | terminals, and municipal decisions are subject to appeal to the | | Chief of the State Police in accordance with the Maine | | Administrative Procedure Act. |
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| | | The license specifies the number of video gaming terminals | | allowed on the premises, and the maximum number of terminals | | allowed is 5 per licensee. Terminals must be licensed by the | | Chief of the State Police and must be connected to a computer | | system operated by the Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic | | Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of | | Administrative and Financial Services. By the end of a 5-year | | phase-in period, this computer | | system must provide continuous |
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