An Act To Allow for Super Cribbage Tournaments
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §1836, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:
4-A. Exception for super cribbage tournament. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the Chief of the State Police may issue up to 3 licenses per year for the conduct of a super cribbage tournament. For the purposes of this subsection, "cribbage" means a card game that uses a board and pegs to keep score and of which the characteristic feature is a crib into which players discard cards from their dealt hand to create a crib of 4 cards unseen by other players that will be ultimately part of the dealer's hand. A super cribbage tournament must be conducted in the same manner as prescribed for a tournament game by this section except as follows.
A. The super cribbage tournament may be conducted by a nationally chartered organization that organizes tournament-style cribbage games, and that is exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3) so long as the principal organizer has been a member of that organization for a period of not less than 3 years.
B. The minimum number of players allowed is 75.
C. The super cribbage tournament need not be held on premises owned by the licensee.
D. The super cribbage tournament may be conducted over a period of up to 72 hours.
E. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the proceeds of the super cribbage tournament after prizes are paid may be retained by the licensee.
SUMMARY
The purpose of this bill is to support and enhance tourism in the State by authorizing the Chief of the State Police to issue up to 3 licenses per year for the conduct of a super cribbage tournament.