| | Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 295, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| B. No other licensee may operate a game of chance on | premises to which the general public has access. In any | room where a licensed game of chance is being conducted, | there must be at least one member of the licensee present in | that room for every 2 nonmembers who are present. That | member must have been a member of the licensee for at least | one year. A member of the licensee, either directly or | through another member or guest, may not stake or risk | something of value in the licensee's game of chance unless | the member has been a member, as defined in section 330, | subsection 3-B, of the licensee for at least 14 days not | including the day of admission into membership. |
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| A bona fide nonprofit organization may operate a licensed | game of chance to which the general public has access, once | every 3 months for a period not to exceed 2 3 consecutive | days. The licensed game of chance may be operated at any | location described in the license and may be conducted only | by members of the licensee. |
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| | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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