| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §374, sub-§1, śM, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 301, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | M. The imprinting on all lottery tickets sold in the State | | of the overall odds of winning a prize for each game | | pursuant to section 390. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §§390 and 390-A are enacted to read: |
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| | | §390. Consumer information |
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| | | An advertisement or ticket for a lottery under this chapter or | | chapter 16 must state the odds of winning the highest prize for | | that lottery and include the telephone number for the statewide | | mental health crisis 24-hour hotline administered by the | | Department of Health and Human Services that a person may call to | | address gambling addiction.__If an advertisement is in print, the | | stated odds and telephone number required by this section must be | | easily readable.__The stated odds and telephone number required | | by this section must be printed on both sides of a ticket for a | | lottery under this chapter or chapter 16. |
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| | | §390-A.__Credit card sales prohibited |
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| | | A lottery ticket or share may not be purchased by a credit | | card as defined by Title 9-A, section 1-301, subsection 16. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §15 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §15.__Consumer information |
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| | | 1.__Off-premises licensees. A licensee under chapter 19 or | | chapter 45 shall display one sign per 20 linear feet of shelf | | space dedicated to alcoholic beverages listing the statewide | | mental health crisis 24-hour hotline administered by the | | Department of Health and Human Services that a person may call to | | discuss alcohol abuse issues.__A licensee who has less than 20 | | linear feet of shelf space dedicated to alcoholic beverages is | | exempt from the requirements of this subsection. |
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| | | 2.__On-premises licensees. A licensee under chapter 43 shall | | display in a location behind the bar that is clearly visible to | | patrons a sign listing the statewide mental health crisis 24-hour | | hotline administered by the Department of Health and Human | | Services that a person may call to discuss alcohol abuse issues. |
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| | | Sec. 4. Lottery ticket print. The State Liquor and Lottery Commission | | shall double the size of the print that exists on the |
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