SP0148, LD 446, item 1, An Act To Allow Campgrounds To Obtain Licenses To Operate Beano or Bingo Games

An Act To Allow Campgrounds To Obtain Licenses To Operate Beano or Bingo Games

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §315, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 339, §1, is amended to read:

§ 315. Seasonal licenses

Notwithstanding sections 314 and 319, the Chief of the State Police may issue up to 10 a seasonal licenses license to operate beano or bingo games in a calendar year, including those designed to attract players under 16 years of age, in bona fide resort hotels or licensed campgrounds as long as the conditions prescribed by this section are met. For the purposes of this section, "resort hotel" means a full-service hotel facility that offers leisure or recreational activities such as golf, tennis, water sports or horseback riding. For the purposes of this section, "licensed campground" means a campground licensed pursuant to Title 22, section 2492.

1. Operated on-site. The beano or bingo games must be operated and conducted in those resort hotels or licensed campgrounds by the management without profit and solely for the entertainment of registered guests or patrons of that resort hotel or licensed campground.

2. Player fee prohibited. A licensee under this section may not charge an entry fee or any fee to participate in a beano or bingo game.

3. Minors. Prizes awarded for the play of beano or bingo under this section must be nonmonetary and valued at less than $10 and may be awarded to a single player no more than once every 24 hours. Notwithstanding section 319, a person under 16 years of age may be admitted to the playing area without an adult and may participate in the game as long as the game is not conducted in a room or area where alcoholic beverages are served. Beano or bingo games under this section may not be conducted with any other gambling activity, including games of chance under chapter 62. For purposes of this subsection, "nonmonetary prize" includes a credit for food served on the premises of the resort hotel or licensed campground.

The annual fee for a license issued pursuant to this section is $10 may not exceed $100 and must be paid to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund. A hotel or liquor license of a resort hotel licensee or the license of a licensed campground may not be withheld because of the conducting by the resort hotel or licensed campground of beano or bingo games. The Chief of the State Police shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A as necessary to implement the fee provisions of this section.

Nothing in this section permits the operation or conduct of beano or bingo games without a license.

SUMMARY

This bill amends current law concerning the licensing of beano and bingo games in resort hotels. The bill adds campgrounds to the licensing provisions, removes the restriction on the number of seasonal licenses that may be issued and changes the license fee from $10 to up to $100.

SP0148 LD 446	Session - 128th Maine Legislature		LR 964 Item 1
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