Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1032 – Payment of credits by slot machine or casino operator
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1032
- Board: means the Gambling Control Board established under section 1002. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Casino: means a facility licensed in accordance with this chapter, where gambling activities occur, including, but not limited to, the operation of slot machines and table games. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Casino operator: means a person who is licensed under this chapter to operate a casino. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Gross slot machine income: means the total value of money, tokens, credits or similar objects or things of value used to actually play a slot machine before payback is distributed to a player. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Gross table game income: means the total value of money, tokens, credits or similar objects or things of value used to actually play a table game before payback is distributed to a player. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Slot machine: means any mechanical, electrical or electronic device, contrivance or machine or other device, contrivance or machine that is available to play upon insertion of money or a token, credit or similar object or thing of value, the play of which by the element of chance may deliver or entitle the person playing the device, contrivance or machine to receive cash, tokens or credits to be exchanged for cash, merchandise or anything of value, whether the payoff is made automatically from the device, contrivance or machine or in any other manner, and includes progressive electronic gaming devices with a payoff that increases as the electronic gaming device is played. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Slot machine facility: means a facility, not including a casino, at which a slot machine operator operates slot machines. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Slot machine operator: means a person, not including a casino operator, who is licensed under this chapter to operate slot machines and associated equipment in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Table game: means a card game, dice game or other game of chance, including, but not limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, craps, roulette, baccarat, money wheels, wheel of fortune or an electronic table game located in a casino. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
A slot machine operator or casino operator shall redeem credits for players who earn credits on a slot machine or table game located on the premises of that slot machine facility or casino in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A slot machine operator or casino operator may not redeem a credit slip more than 365 days from the date of issuance. The funds reserved for the payment of such a credit slip or expired unclaimed jackpot must be retained by the slot machine operator or casino operator and treated as gross slot machine income or gross table game income and do not constitute property subject to the requirements of Title 33, chapter 45. [PL 2019, c. 498, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 687, §A5 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 687, §B11 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 663, §10 (AMD). IB 2009, c. 2, §40 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 498, §2 (AMD).