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An Act Regarding Poker Runs Operated by Organizations Licensed To Conduct Games of Chance
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17 MRSA §1835, sub-§8  is enacted to read:
 
8.  Wager limit exception.     Notwithstanding subsection 1, an organization that is licensed to conduct games of chance in accordance with this chapter is permitted to accept wagers up to $50 per hand for a poker run. The organization must inform the Chief of the State Police 30 days in advance of the date when the organization intends to conduct a poker run with an increased wager limit. An organization is limited to 2 poker run events per calendar year in which wagers up to $50 per hand are permitted. For the purposes of this subsection, "poker run" means a game of chance using playing cards that requires a player to travel from one geographic location to another in order to play the game.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.