Code of Maine Rules
16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 13 - EXCLUSION
Section 633-13-5 - Involuntary Exclusion
Universal Citation: 16 ME Code Rules ยง 633-13-5
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. The Gambling Control Board will maintain the official involuntary exclusion list and notify each casino or slot facility of any addition to or deletion from the list by electronic mail and on a monthly basis will provide the entire list.
A. The notice provided to the casinos or slot
facilities by the Board will include the following information concerning a
person who has been added to or deleted from the list:
(1) All of the identifying information
required by subsection
3 of this
Section.
2. The Board shall maintain an involuntary exclusion list as follows:
A. The Board's Involuntary Exclusion List
shall exclude the following persons from the casino or slot facility:
(1) Career or professional offenders whose
presence in the facility would be inimical to the interest of the State,
including persons whose gambling licenses have been revoked or are currently
under suspension as a result of disciplinary action in this State or another
gambling jurisdiction; and persons convicted of gambling-related offenses,
including violations of Title 8 M.R.S.A. Chapter 31; Title 17, Chapters 13-A or
62; Title 17-A, Chapter 39; other gambling-related offenses in violation of
Maine law; and substantially similar offenses in other jurisdictions;
(2) Persons subject to an order of a court
regarding a casino or gambling-related incident or an order of a regulatory
agency excluding such persons from gambling facilities;
(3) Persons who have been convicted of a
crime involving dishonesty or false statement;
(4) Persons who pose a threat to the safety
of the patrons or employees of the gaming facility; and
(5) Persons whose conduct or documented
history of conduct involves the undue disruption of the gaming operations of
the facility, i.e. criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment, cheating,
etc.
B. Persons shall be
entered on the Board's involuntary exclusion list pursuant to the following
procedures:
(1) Upon receipt of information
that a person meets criteria for exclusion identified at Section
5(1)(A) of this
Chapter, the Board, or as delegated, the Director, shall notify the person in
writing of placement of the person's name on the Board's involuntary exclusion
list and the reasons for that decision;
(2) The person may, within 30 days of receipt
of this notice, appeal that determination to the Board pursuant to
8 M.R.S.A.
§1051(4);
(3) The request for appeal must be made in
writing and outline the factual and legal basis for the appeal;
(4) If no request for appeal is received, the
decision is final, and the Board or Director shall notify licensed operators of
the person's placement on the list.
C. The Board or Director may limit the
duration of the exclusion.
3. Involuntary exclusion lists shall contain the following information:
A. The excluded
person's full name, and known aliases or nicknames;
B. Date of birth;
C. A physical description of the person
including height, weight, gender, hair color, eye color and any other physical
characteristic that may assist in the identification of the person;
D. The effective date the person's name was
placed on the exclusion list and the duration of exclusion, if
established
E. The basis for the
exclusion; and
F. A photograph of
the person, if available.
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