| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 716, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 4. Location. A license, issued pursuant to this section, | shall must specify the location where the organization may | operate the licensed game of chance. No A licensee may operate | games of chance in more than one location at the same time. |
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| A. An agricultural society or a bona fide nonprofit | organization may operate a game of chance on the grounds | of an agricultural society and during the annual fair of | the agricultural society. |
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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 | 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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| | Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §333, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 735, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | An application to operate or conduct a game of chance shall | must be on forms provided by the Chief of the State Police. | Such application shall must be signed by a duly authorized | officer of the organization. It shall must contain the full | name and address of the organization, a full description of | the game of chance, the location where the game is to be | conducted and any other information deemed considered | necessary by the Chief of the State Police for the issuance of | a license to operate a game of chance. An application to | operate or conduct a game of chance shall must |
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