{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-313-d","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §313-D","heading":"Registration exceptions","body":"Notwithstanding section 312, subsection 1 and section 313‑E, and subject to the conditions set out in this section, the following organizations may conduct beano without a license or without registering with the Gambling Control Unit.\n1.  Senior organizations.  Clubs, groups or organizations composed of individuals at least 90% of whom are 62 years of age or older when beano is conducted for their own entertainment and not for profit.\n2.  Campgrounds.  A campground licensed under Title 22, section 2492 or a campground operated by the State Government or the Federal Government when:\nA.  Beano is offered exclusively to campground patrons and guests of campground patrons;\nB.  A prize awarded to a winner of a beano game does not exceed a value of $25 for any one game; and\nC.  Proceeds from fees charged to campground patrons and their guests to participate in a beano game are used only to pay for prizes awarded to players and to cover the actual costs incurred to operate the games.\n3.  Resort hotels.  A bona fide resort hotel, which includes a full-service hotel facility and offers leisure and recreational activities to its patrons, such as tennis, golf or horseback riding, when:\nA.  Beano is offered exclusively to resort hotel patrons and their guests;\nB.  A prize awarded to a winner of a beano game does not exceed a value of $25 for any one game; and\nC.  Proceeds from fees charged to resort hotel patrons and their guests to participate in a beano game are used only to pay for prizes awarded to players and to cover the actual costs incurred to operate the games.\n4.  Schools.  A school for children in kindergarten to grade 8 when:\nA.  Games are offered exclusively to students and faculty of the school and their families;\nB.  A prize awarded to a winner of a beano game does not exceed a value of $25 for any one game; and\nC.  Proceeds from fees charged to participate in a beano game are used only to pay for prizes awarded to players, to support a parent-teacher organization associated with the school and to cover the actual costs incurred to operate the games.\nNotwithstanding section 319, persons under the age of 16 may take part in a game of beano conducted under subsection 2, 3 or 4.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 13-A: BEANO OR BINGO"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec313-D.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"70bc876802c9875e3c7b597598d5e34caa497ca65720f3c095cc765e962871d5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-313-c","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-313-e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}