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LR 3027
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F. Two percent of the total gross net slot machine income
must be forwarded by the board to the University of Maine
System Scholarship Fund created in Title 20-A, section
10909;

 
G. One percent of the total gross net 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 net 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 net 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 net slot machine income from a licensed operator, the
percent of total net 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 net slot machine income
must be forwarded directly to the municipality in which the
slot machines are located.

 
Sec. 13. 17-A MRSA §954, as amended by PL 1975, c. 740, §95, is
further amended to read:

 
§954. Unlawful gambling

 
1. Any person is guilty of unlawful gambling if he that
person intentionally or knowingly advances or profits from
unlawful gambling activity.

 
1-A.__A person is guilty of unlawful gambling if the person is
under 21 years of age and plays a slot machine as defined in
Title 8, section 1001, subsection 39.


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