Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §1018, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read:

1. Fees. The application fee for a license and the annual fee for a registered slot machine under this chapter are as set out in this subsection.

A. The initial registration fee for a registered slot machine is $100. The annual renewal fee is an amount, set by rules of the board, equal to the cost to the board of licensing slot machines and determined by dividing the costs of administering the slot machine licenses by the total number of slot machines licensed by the board $100 for each registered slot machine.

B. The initial application fee for a slot machine distributor license is $200,000. The annual renewal fee is an amount, set by rules of the board, equal to the cost to the board of licensing slot machine distributors and determined by dividing the costs of administering the slot machine distributor licenses by the total number of slot machine distributors licensed by the board $75,000.

C. The initial application fee for a slot machine operator license is $200,000. The annual renewal fee is $75,000 plus an amount, set by rules of the board, equal to the cost to the board of licensing slot machine operators and determined by dividing the costs of administering the slot machine operator licenses by the total number of slot machine operators licensed by the board.

D. The annual application fee for a license for a gambling services vendor is $2,000.

E. The annual application fee for an employee license under section 1015 is $250.

In addition to the application fee for a license or annual fee for a registered slot machine, the board may charge a one-time application fee for a license or registration listed in paragraphs A to E in an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application and performing any background investigations. If the actual cost exceeds the projected cost, an additional fee may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the