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| Sec. A-13. Report on operation of Gambling Control Board. The Department of | | Public Safety, Gambling Control Board established in the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 8, chapter 31 shall submit by March 15, | | 2005 a report on the operation of the board and its effectiveness | | in regulating the operation of slot machines at commercial harness | | racing tracks. The report must include recommendations of any | | necessary changes to the board and the laws governing the board in | | order to effectively regulate the operation of slot machines at | | commercial tracks. The report must include recommendations | | regarding expansion of the board's authority to regulate all gaming | | conducted legally within the State. |
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| | | Sec. B-1. 7 MRSA §76, as enacted by IB 2003, c. 1, §1, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. B-2. 8 MRSA §263-C, sub-§4, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 2003, c. | | 401, §4 and IB 2003, c. 1, §2, are repealed and the following | | enacted in their place: |
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| | | A.__Management of the work of the commission, including: |
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| | | (3)__Licensing of tracks and off-track betting | | facilities; |
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| | | (4)__Setting race dates; and |
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| | | (5)__Making reports to the Governor and Legislature and | | recommendations to the commissioner regarding harness | | racing and off-track betting operations and the need | | for changes in statutes and rules; and |
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| | | B.__Management of the work of the department regarding | | harness racing and off-track betting, including: |
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| | | (1)__Supervision of all staff involved in harness | | racing and off-track betting functions; |
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| | | (2)__Management of the collection and distribution of | | revenues under this chapter; |
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| | | (3)__Budget development and management; |
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