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Sec. I-10. 17 MRSA §324-A is enacted to read:

 
§324-A.__Games of chance prohibited at "beano" locations

 
1.__Games of chance where "beano" located.__A person may not
conduct a "beano" game at any location where a lottery or other
game of chance is conducted.

 
2.__Games of chance before "beano."__A person may not conduct
a lottery or other game of chance during the period of one hour
before the conduct of any "beano" game at the specific location
of the "beano" game, except that the following lotteries may be
conducted during the period of one hour before the conduct of
"beano" games.

 
A.__Lottery tickets issued by the State Liquor and Lottery
Commission may be sold when a valid license certificate
issued by the commission is properly displayed.

 
B.__Raffle tickets may be sold in accordance with chapter
14.

 
C.__Lucky seven or similar sealed tickets may be sold when
that game of chance is licensed by the Chief of the State
Police and when a valid license certificate is properly
displayed.__Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
section and section 312, lucky seven games may be conducted
during the period beginning 2 hours before and ending 2
hours after a "beano" game.

 
Notwithstanding any other rule, lucky seven or other similar
sealed tickets may be sold that have a sale value of $1 or
less.

 
3.__Location defined. For purposes of this section,
"location" means the location specified in the location permit.

 
4.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a
civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be
adjudged.

 
Sec. I-11. 17 MRSA §325, as amended by PL 1999, c. 74, §6, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
§325.__Penalties

 
1. Violation of chapter or rules; general penalty.__Except as
otherwise specifically provided, a person, firm, association or
corporation that violates a provision of this chapter or a rule
of the Chief of the State Police prescribed by authority of


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