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An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to High-stakes Beano
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 505, §1, is further amended to read:
 
1-A. Sealed tickets. The Chief of the State Police may also issue to any federally recognized Indian tribe licenses to sell lucky seven or other similar sealed tickets in accordance with section 324A. The licensee may operate a dispenser to sell the lucky seven or other similar tickets. As used in this subsection, "dispenser" means a mechanical or electrical device or machine that, upon the insertion of money, credit or something of value, dispenses printed lucky seven or other similar tickets. The element of chance must be provided by the ticket itself, not by the dispenser.The dispenser may be connected electronically to a remotely located computer that is programmed to determine the element of chance of a lucky seven or other similar ticket and direct the dispenser to print the lucky seven or other similar ticket. The Chief of the State Police may adopt rules to facilitate the use of dispensers. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2A.
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that a dispenser of lucky seven or other similar tickets may be connected to a remotely located computer programmed to determine the tickets' element of chance.