Sec. A-19. 8 MRSA §1020, sub-§3, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, are amended to read:

A. The total number of slot machines registered in the State may not exceed 1,500 3,000; and

B. A slot machine operator may not operate more than 1,500 slot machines at any one commercial track or tribal commercial track.

Sec. A-20. 8 MRSA §1035, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read:

§1035. Location of slot machines

Slot machines may be located only on the premises of a commercial track or tribal commercial track.

Sec. A-21. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 109, §1 is further amended to read:

2. Distribution from commercial track or tribal commercial track. A slot machine operator shall collect and distribute 39% percentages of the total gross slot machine income from slot machines operated by the slot machine operator to the board for distribution by the board as follows:

A. Three percent of the total gross slot machine income must be deposited to the General Fund for administrative expenses of the board, including gambling addiction counseling services, in accordance with rules adopted by the board;

B. Ten 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 established in section 298 to supplement harness racing purses;

C. Three percent of the total gross slot machine income must be credited by the board to the Sire Stakes Fund created in section 281;