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LR 2107
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §300, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §4 and
affected by Pt. B, §11, is repealed.

 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt.
A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, are amended to read:

 
1. Distribution for administrative expenses of board. A slot
machine operator shall collect and distribute 1% 2% 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% 38% 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;


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