Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §271, sub-§§10 and 11 are enacted to read:

10.__Telephone account wagering allowed.__A commercial track may engage in telephone account wagering on races conducted at that track.__All money used to place telephone account wagers must be on deposit with the commercial track in an amount sufficient to cover the wagers.__Money is considered on deposit at a commercial track only if a deposit for that money has been effected by cash, check or a confirmed credit card transaction.__ Telephone account wagering is subject to the same commissions and distributions as if the wagers had been placed directly at the track.

11.__Improper telephone account wagering prohibited.__A commercial track may accept a telephone account wager only from the holder of a telephone wagering account.__A person may not directly or indirectly act as an intermediary, transmitter or agent in the placing of wagers for a holder of a telephone wagering account.__Only the holder of a telephone wagering account may place a telephone wager.__A person violating this subsection is guilty of a Class E misdemeanor.

SUMMARY

This bill allows a commercial track to accept wagers on races conducted at that track over the telephone, but only from individuals with prefunded accounts established at the track.