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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Regarding Licensing Fees for Certain Tournament Games’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §1836, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 306, §1, is further amended to read:
 
3-A. License.   The license fees for tournament game licenses are as follows:
 
A. For tournament games that do not exceedwith 51 to 100 players:
 
(1) Seventy-five dollars per tournament license;
 
(2) Two hundred dollars for a monthly license; and
 
(3) Fifteen hundred dollars for an annual license; and
 
B. For tournament games that exceed 100 players:
 
(1) Three hundred dollars for a tournament game with 101 to 150 players;
 
(2) Four hundred dollars for a tournament game with 151 to 200 players;
 
(3) Five hundred dollars for a tournament game with 201 to 250 players; and
 
(4) Six hundred dollars for a tournament game with 251 to 300 players.; and
 
C.  For tournament games that do not exceed 50 players:
 
(1) Forty dollars per tournament license;
 
(2) One hundred dollars for a monthly license; and
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(3) Seven hundred fifty dollars for an annual license.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, reduces the license fees for games of chance tournaments with fewer than 50 players.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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