| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §348 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §348.__Video lottery terminals exempted |
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| | | Except as expressly provided in chapter 16, this chapter does | | not apply to video lottery terminals as defined in section 361. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 17 MRSA c. 16 is enacted to read: |
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| | | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Associated equipment.__"Associated equipment" means any | | proprietary device, machine or part used in the manufacture or | | maintenance of a video lottery terminal, including but not | | limited to mechanisms, mechanical components and assemblies, | | integrated circuit chips, printed wired assemblies, printed wired | | boards, printing mechanisms, video display monitors and metering | | devices. |
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| | | 2.__Formal charging instrument.__"Formal charging instrument" | | means a complaint, an indictment, information, a juvenile | | petition or other formal written accusation against a person for | | a criminal or juvenile offense. |
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| | | 3.__Fugitive from justice.__"Fugitive from justice" has the | | same meaning as set forth in Title 15, section 201, subsection 4. |
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| | | 4.__Licensee.__"Licensee" means a person licensed by the Chief | | of the State Police to operate a video lottery terminal in | | accordance with section 371. |
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| | | 5.__Net video lottery terminal income.__"Net video lottery | | terminal income" means money or credits inserted into a video | | lottery terminal minus money or credits paid out or awarded. |
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| | | 6.__Operate.__"Operate" means to offer for public use. |
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