{"data":{"id":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-403","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"8 M.R.S. §403","heading":"Statement of purpose","body":"This compact is enacted to implement the operation of Tri-state Lotto for the purpose of raising additional revenue for each of the party states. Tri-state Lotto is not intended to replace any existing lottery games in the party states but, rather, to be run in addition to those games.  Tri-state Lotto tickets will be sold in each of the party states and processed in a central area to be determined by the commission.  Not less than 50% of the gross sales from each state will be aggregated in a common prize pool, and operating costs will be charged proportionally, according to sales, to the party states. The remaining revenues generated within each state remain in that particular state.","path":["TITLE 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS","CHAPTER 16: TRI-STATE LOTTO COMPACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/8/title8sec403.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"e3afc7519bb84e6c399f88343c3d537d6c768c54f55baf2982222ca385ebd31c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-402--2","next":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}