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| 3. It establishes a fixed fee for reregistration of slot machines | | and provides that changes to the section of law governing | | registration fees and terms are routine technical rules as long as | | the fees established under that section do not exceed $10,000. |
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| | | 4. It establishes the annual renewal fee of $75,000 for a | | slot machine distributor license, and clarifies that certain | | application fees are annual fees. |
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| | | 5. It specifies that $25,000 of the annual renewal fee for a | | slot machine operator must be deposited in a fund to be | | transferred to the municipality in which the slot machine is | | located. |
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| | | 6. It provides that, notwithstanding the law governing | | abandoned property, a slot machine operator may not redeem | | credits earned on slot machines more than 365 days after | | issuance. |
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| | | 7. It expands the definition of the crime of "unlawful | | gambling" to include gambling at slot machines by persons under | | 21 years of age, and requires that all income associated with a | | violation of unlawful gambling be forfeited to the State. |
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| | | 8. It directs trained personnel of the Gambling Control | | Board to take fingerprints of persons seeking licensure under the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, chapter 31, and directs that | | such fingerprints be transmitted to the Department of Public | | Safety, State Bureau of Identification. |
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