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projected cost exceeds the actual cost, the difference may be | | refunded to the applicant. All fees collected pursuant to this | | section must be deposited directly to the General Fund, except that | | $25,000 of the annual renewal fee for a slot machine operator must | | be deposited to the Gross Slot Income Other Special Revenue Fund | | account within the Gambling Control Board to be transferred to the | | municipality in which the slot machines are operated, in accordance | | with subsection 2. All application and registration fees are | | nonrefundable and are due upon submission of the application. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, | | §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Rules. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major | substantive | | pursuant to subsection 1 that proposes to establish a fee for | | renewal that exceeds $10,000 is a major substantive rule in | | accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 8 MRSA §1020, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, | | §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Limits on total slot machines. The board shall determine | | the number of slot machines to be registered in the State. The | board shall make this determination based upon the minimum gross | | net slot machine income, when distributed pursuant to section | | 1036, necessary to maintain the harness horse racing industry in | | this State, except that: |
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| | | A. The total number of slot machines registered in the | | State may not exceed 1,500; and |
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| | | B. A slot machine operator may not operate more than 1,500 | | slot machines at any one commercial track. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §1032, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and | | affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | §1032. Payment of credits by slot machine operator |
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| | | A slot machine operator shall redeem credits for players who | | earn credits on a slot machine located on the premises of that | | slot machine operator in accordance with rules adopted by the | | board. Notwithstanding Title 33, chapter 41, a slot machine | | operator may not redeem a credit slip more than 365 days from the | | date of issuance.__The funds reserved for the payment of such a | | credit slip or expired unclaimed jackpot must be treated as gross | | slot machine income. |
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