As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BEANO and/or BINGO
Includes bingo, beano, any other form of lotto, or any other activity defined as being beano or bingo by the applicable licensing provision of the state for which the consent of the municipal officers is required.
DISTRIBUTOR
A person, firm, corporation, association or organization that sells, markets or otherwise distributes sealed tickets, gambling apparatus or any other implements of gambling that may be used in the conduct of a game of chance.
GAME OF CHANCE
Includes any game, contest, scheme, or device other than beano where a person stakes or risks something of value and in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that skill of the contestant or participant may be a factor therein, or any game of chance, machine, raffle, or otherwise, defined and licensed as such by the applicable licensing provision of the state for which the consent of the municipal officers is required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Applications submitted for operating beano/bingo or games of chance shall be obtained from the State of Maine and follow requirements under 17 M.R.S.A. §§ 311 to 329 and 1831 to 1846.
No inspection will be required by Code Enforcement or the Fire & Rescue Department if the applicant is applying for a license to operate a game of chance or beano at a location that already holds an active business license through the City and where that same location received and passed an inspection by inspecting officers within six months prior to the application. The completed application, obtained from the State of Maine, shall be signed by the City Clerk on behalf of municipal officers following approval of such license by inspecting officers, if required. Upon approval, the City Clerk shall issue a blanket letter of approval to be submitted with the State of Maine license application. The blanket letter of approval shall be valid for one year for beano/bingo and six months for games of chance.