‘An Act To Provide Exceptions to the Games of Chance Laws for Children's Games’
| SP0500 LD 1422 |
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF |
LR 809 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Provide Exceptions to the Games of Chance Laws for Children's Games’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §331, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:
Nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit games of chance to be operated without a license.
Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §340, first ¶, as amended by PL 1983, c. 225, §3, is further amended to read:
No Except as provided in section 331, subsection 2-B, a licensee, game owner or operator may not permit persons under the age of 16 years to take part in a game of chance . No and a person under the age of 16 years may not sell chances, except in relation to charitable, religious or recognized youth associations.’
summary
This amendment replaces the bill, which allowed for the operation of games of chance by a nonprofit organization without a license. The amendment instead provides that certain games of chance that are intended for play by children at festival-style events may be operated by persons under 16 years of age and may be played by persons under 16 who are not accompanied by an adult. This exception to current law and rule would apply only to games in which a nonmonetary prize valued at less than $10 is awarded for every chance played and would require approval from the Chief of the State Police.