§366.__Applicability of chapter 14

Except as expressly provided in this chapter, chapter 14 does not apply to video gaming terminals.__Section 335 relating to use of proceeds applies to the use of net terminal income by licensees under this chapter.

SUBCHAPTER 2

LICENSING

§371.__License to operate

1.__Eligible entities.__ The Chief of the State Police may issue a license to operate video gaming terminals to a person who:

A.__Is eligible for a license to conduct games of chance pursuant to section 332;

B.__Is exempt from federal taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10) or 501(c)(19); and

C.__Owns or leases the premises upon which the video gaming terminals will be located and uses those premises to fulfill the primary charitable or nonprofit purpose of the organization.__If the premises are leased, the lease must run for a term longer than the license term.

2.__Qualifications for license.__A person may be issued a license to operate a video gaming terminal if the person is eligible for a license under subsection 1 and has sufficient financial assets to meet the financial obligations imposed by this chapter and a method acceptable to the Chief of the State Police for meeting those obligations, and the individual and each officer, director or partner of the corporation, association or partnership:

A.__Has not been convicted in Maine or any other jurisdiction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, within the meaning of 18 United States Code, Section 921, Subsection (a), Paragraph (33);

B.__Does not have a formal charging instrument pending in Maine or any other jurisdiction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, within the meaning of 18 United States Code, Section 921, Subsection (a), Paragraph (33);