Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1213 – Persons prohibited from making wagers on sports events
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An operator and a management services licensee conducting sports wagering on behalf of an operator may not accept a wager on a sports event from the following persons: [PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
1. Persons under 21 years of age. A person who has not attained 21 years of age;
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1213
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
- 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. Sports event participants. An athlete or individual who participates or officiates in the sports event that is the subject of the wager;
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
3. Operators and employees. An operator or management services licensee; directors, officers and employees of an operator or management services licensee; or a relative living in the same household as any of these persons. This subsection does not prohibit a relative living in the same household as a director, officer or employee of an operator or management services licensee from making a sports wager with an unaffiliated operator or management services licensee;
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
4. Interested parties. A person with an interest in the outcome of the sports event identified by the director by rule. The interested parties identified by the director by rule under this subsection may include, but are not limited to, legal or beneficial owners of or employees of a sports team participating in the event or another sports team in the same league as a sports team participating in the event as well as directors, owners or employees of the sports league conducting the event;
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
5. Unauthorized persons. A person on a list established by rule by the director under section 1203, subsection 2, paragraph K of persons who are not authorized to make wagers on sports events;
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
6. Third parties. A person making a wager on behalf of or as the agent or custodian of another person; and
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
7. Regulatory staff. An employee of the Gambling Control Unit within the department.
[PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).