Maine § 8 §374 Commission; powers and duties

Maine Statutes

§ 8 §374 — Commission; powers and duties

Maine § 8 §374

Title 8AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS

Ch. 14-ALOTTERY

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 8, § 8 §374 (2026).

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The commission shall meet with the director, not less than once each month, to adopt and amend rules, subject to the approval of the commissioner, relating to the lotteries; to make recommendations and set policy for state lotteries and to transact other business that may be properly brought before the commission. A lottery under this section may include, but is not limited to, a draw game in which the prize paid to a winning player is calculated as a share of the prize pool. A lottery may not include a draw game that has more than 5 daily drawings and that pays a player a set prize amount based on the wager made by the player and in which the operator keeps all losing wagers, as with the draw game commonly known as keno. Rules adopted by the commission must be adopted in a manner consiste

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The commission shall meet with the director, not less than once each month, to adopt and amend rules, subject to the approval of the commissioner, relating to the lotteries; to make recommendations and set policy for state lotteries and to transact other business that may be properly brought before the commission. A lottery under this section may include, but is not limited to, a draw game in which the prize paid to a winning player is calculated as a share of the prize pool. A lottery may not include a draw game that has more than 5 daily drawings and that pays a player a set prize amount based on the wager made by the player and in which the operator keeps all losing wagers, as with the draw game commonly known as keno. Rules adopted by the commission must be adopted in a manner consistent with Title 5, chapter 375.
1.
Rules.
The rules promulgated by the commission shall include, but not be limited to:
2.
Meeting requirements.
No action of the commission is binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least 3 of the 5 members are present and vote in favor of the action. The minutes of every meeting of the commission, including any rules promulgated by the commission or any amendments, revisions, supplements or repeals, shall be immediately transmitted, by and under the certification of the secretary, to the commissioner and to the Governor.
3.
Limitation of authority.
The commission and the bureau shall have no authority to regulate, control or otherwise supervise the operation or conduct of the amusement commonly known as "beano" or "bingo," as defined in Title 17, section 311.
4.
Small businesses.
5.
Wildlife lottery game.
No later than January 30, 1996, the commission, in consultation with the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board, shall develop and initiate a wildlife lottery game designed to raise funds for the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund established pursuant to Title 12, chapter 903, subchapter 6. The sales commission paid to agents for the sale of wildlife lottery game tickets must be one percentage point higher than the sales commission paid to agents for the sale of other instant lottery game tickets. The commission shall provide the net proceeds of this wildlife lottery game to the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund annually. The commission shall change the wildlife game ticket periodically throughout the year.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 505, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 683, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 397, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 494, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 301, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §7 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §B17 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 516, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 310, §§4-8 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 352, §2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 96, §1 (AMD).