Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1211 – Sports wagering house rules
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1. Adoption of house rules. An operator shall adopt comprehensive house rules for game play governing sports wagering transactions with its patrons. House rules must be approved by the director prior to implementation and meet the minimum standards established by the director by rule, including, but not limited to, requiring that the house rules specify the amounts to be paid on winning wagers and the effect of sports event schedule changes, the circumstances under which the operator will void a wager and treatment of errors, late wagers and related contingencies.
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1211
- Director: means the director of the Gambling Control Unit within the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
- Operator: includes a facility operator and a mobile operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
- Sports event: means any professional sports or athletic event, collegiate sports or athletic event or amateur sports or athletic event, including but not limited to an Olympic or international sports or athletic event, a motor vehicle race or an electronic sports event, commonly referred to as "e-sports. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
- Sports wagering: means the business of accepting wagers on sports events or portions of sports events, the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sports event or a combination of any of the same by any system or method of wagering approved by the director, including, but not limited to, in person on the property of a facility operator or via a mobile operator's mobile applications and digital platforms that use communications technology to accept wagers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
- Wager: means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an uncertain occurrence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
2. Advertisement of house rules. The house rules, together with any other information the director determines to be appropriate, must be advertised as required by the director by rule and must be made readily available to patrons.?
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).