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a ticket of admission to the high-stakes beano game and may be | awarded only to a person who holds an admission ticket. |
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| | Sec. I-5. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 3-A.__Exception.__Notwithstanding subsection 3, an | organization licensed under this section may operate high-stakes | beano or high-stakes bingo games on New Year's Eve and New Year's | Day. |
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| | Sec. I-6. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 426, §5, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 5.__Restrictions; penalty.__A licensee may not: |
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| | A.__Transfer or assign a license issued under this section; |
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| B.__Operate or conduct a beano game or high-stakes beano | game on the same premises on the same date as another | licensee; or |
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| C.__Conduct a game outside the Indian Territory of the | licensed organization. |
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| A licensee who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged. |
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| | Sec. I-7. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 295, §1, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. I-8. 17 MRSA §320, as amended by PL 1987, c. 197, §5, is | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 1.__Liquor prohibited.__A licensee may not conduct "beano" or | "bingo" in the same room where liquor is sold, served or consumed | during the period of one hour before the conduct of the games. |
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| | 2.__Disorderly persons prohibited.__A licensee may not permit | a disorderly person to enter or remain within the room or area | where "beano" or "bingo" games are being conducted. |
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| | 3.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a | civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be | adjudged. |
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| | Sec. I-9. 17 MRSA §324, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §8, is | repealed. |
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