LD 1820
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F.__Two percent of the total gross slot machine income must
be forwarded by the board to the University of Maine System
Scholarship Fund created in Title 20-A, section 11631;

 
G.__One percent of the total gross slot machine income must
be forwarded by the board to the board of trustees of the
Maine Community College System to be applied by the board of
trustees to fund its scholarships program under Title 20-A,
section 12716, subsection 1;

 
H.__Four percent of the total gross slot machine income must
be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, who
shall credit the money to the Fund to Encourage Racing at
Maine's Commercial Tracks, established in section 299;
however, the payment required by this paragraph is
terminated when all commercial tracks have obtained a
license to operate slot machines in accordance with this
chapter;

 
I.__Two percent of the total gross slot machine income must
be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, who
shall credit the money to the Fund to Stabilize Off-track
Betting Facilities established by section 300, as long as a
facility has conducted off-track wagering operations for a
minimum of 250 days during the preceding 12-month period in
which the first payment to the fund is required.__After 48
months of receiving an allocation of the total gross slot
machine income from a licensed operator, the percent of
total slot machine income forwarded to the Fund to Stabilize
Off-track Betting Facilities is reduced to 1% with the
remaining 1% to be forwarded to the State in accordance with
subsection 1; and

 
J.__One percent of the total gross slot machine income must
be forwarded directly to the municipality in which the slot
machines are located.

 
3. Failure to deposit funds.__A slot machine operator who
knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with this section
commits a Class C crime. In addition to any other sanction
available by law, the license of that person may be revoked by
the board and the slot machines operated by that slot machine
operator may be disabled, and the slot machines, slot machines'
proceeds and associated equipment may be confiscated by the board
and are subject to forfeiture under Title 17-A, section 959 or
960.

 
4. Late payments.__The board may adopt rules establishing the
dates on which payments required by this section are due. All


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