Maine § 8 §1018 Fees; term of license or registration; nontransferability; vested rights

Maine Statutes

§ 8 §1018 — Fees; term of license or registration; nontransferability; vested rights

Maine § 8 §1018

Title 8AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS

Ch. 31GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 8, § 8 §1018 (2026).

Text

1.Fees. The application fee for a license and the annual fee for a registered slot machine or table game under this chapter are as set out in this subsection. 1-A. Fees for slot machine and casino operator licenses on or after September 1, 2012. Notwithstanding subsection 1, paragraphs C and C‑1, beginning September 1, 2012, an applicant for a slot machine operator license or a casino operator license must pay a $250,000 nonrefundable privilege fee to be submitted with the application for the license and a minimum license fee, or cash bid if the license is part of a competitive bidding process established by law, of $5,000,000. This subsection does not apply to a casino licensed for operation in the State as of September 1, 2012.

2.Term of license; renewal, renewal fees. Except as provid

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1.
Fees.
The application fee for a license and the annual fee for a registered slot machine or table game under this chapter are as set out in this subsection.
1-A.
Fees for slot machine and casino operator licenses on or after September 1, 2012.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, paragraphs C and C‑1, beginning September 1, 2012, an applicant for a slot machine operator license or a casino operator license must pay a $250,000 nonrefundable privilege fee to be submitted with the application for the license and a minimum license fee, or cash bid if the license is part of a competitive bidding process established by law, of $5,000,000. This subsection does not apply to a casino licensed for operation in the State as of September 1, 2012.
2.
Term of license; renewal, renewal fees.
Except as provided in section 1073, subsection 6 for licenses to conduct advance deposit wagering or as otherwise provided in this subsection, licenses issued by the board under this chapter are effective for one year, unless revoked or surrendered pursuant to subchapter 5. Employee licenses issued by the board under this chapter may be renewed for a one-year term or a 3-year term. Upon proper application and payment of the required fees and taxes and in accordance with rules adopted by the board, the board may renew a license for an additional year if municipal approval has been obtained as provided in section 1012 or 1012‑A. The board shall transfer $25,000 of the renewal fee required by subsection 1, paragraph C to the municipality in which the slot machines are operated.
3.
Not transferable.
A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable.
4.
Hearing.
A full adjudicatory hearing is not required for the denial of an initial license or registration application. Appeals of license or registration denials must be conducted in accordance with section 1051, subsection 4.
5.
Vested rights.
A person does not have any vested rights in any license, registration, authorization, permit, application or process provided or offered under this chapter.
6.
Rules.
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules, except that a rule adopted pursuant to subsection 1 that proposes to establish a fee for renewal that is less than $10,000 is a routine technical rule in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 687, §A5 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 687, §B11 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 663, §§7,8 (AMD). IB 2009, c. 2, §34 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 417, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 469, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 585, §§5, 6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 699, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 22, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 697, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 440, §8 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 655, §1 (AMD).