Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 378-B: Lottery winner identity; confidentiality
Certain lottery prize winner identities are confidential, with limited disclosure allowed.
- Confidentiality
- Information disclosure
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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 378: Assignment of prizes
A prize winner’s right to a drawn prize generally cannot be assigned, with exceptions for payment to a deceased winner’s estate and for payment under an appropriate judicial order or a child-support administrative order.
- Child support
- Estate payment
- Liability discharge
- Prize assignment
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 379: Sales above fixed price; unlicensed sales; gifts
People may not sell lottery tickets or shares above the commission-set price, and only licensed lottery sales agents may sell them, with limited exceptions for gifts and approved sales promotions.
- Forfeitures
- Gifts
- Promotions
- Sales licensing
- Ticket sales
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 380: Sales to persons under 18 years of age; gifts
Tickets or shares may not be sold or transferred to people under 18, except for certain gift-related purchases by adults.
- Age restrictions
- Sales promotions
- Ticket transfers
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 381: Persons prohibited from purchasing tickets or shares
Certain commission officers, senior supervisory commission employees, and their close household members may not buy tickets or shares or receive prizes.
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 382: Unclaimed prize money
The director must hold unclaimed prize money for one year after the winning drawing, then transfer it to the General Fund if no claim is made.
- Fund transfers
- Record retention
- Unclaimed prize money
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 383: Deposit of receipts; reports
The director may require lottery sales agents to deposit ticket-sale proceeds into the State Lottery Fund and file receipts-and-transactions reports.
- Funds handling
- Reporting
- Third-party services
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 384: Other laws; applicability
Other laws imposing penalties or disabilities for lottery-ticket sales do not apply to sales or shares made under this chapter.
- Lottery operations
- Ticket sales
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 385: Persons under 18 years; payment of prizes
If a prize winner is under 18, the director or designee may pay the prize through a family adult, guardian custodian, or by EFT to an account for the minor.
- Custodianship
- Electronic funds transfer
- Liability
- Prize payment
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 386: State Lottery Fund; creation
A separate State Lottery Fund is created, and the Treasurer of State may select the depositories for it.
- Depository selection
- Fund administration
- Revenue allocation
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 387: State Lottery Fund; appropriation of money
Money in the State Lottery Fund may be used only for listed purposes, and at least 45% of lottery ticket sales must be paid out as prizes.
- Administrative expenses
- Fund allocation
- Prize payments
- Revenue apportionment
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 389: Forged lottery tickets
A person may not forge, counterfeit, alter, pass, tender, manufacture, or possess counterfeit Maine State Lottery tickets or counterfeiting devices, and violating the section is a Class D crime.
- Counterfeit tickets
- Forgery
- Lottery
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 401: Short title
This compact may be cited as the "Tri-state Lotto Compact." [PL 1983, c. 732, §1 (NEW).]
- Citation
- Short title
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 402: Compact
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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 403: Statement of purpose
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
- Lottery revenue allocation
- Operating costs
- Prize pool
- State compact
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 404: Definitions
As used in this compact, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1983, c. 732, §1 (NEW).] 1. Commission. "Commission" means the Tri-state Lotto Commission created and established by this
- Electronic funds transfer
- Lottery operations
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 405: Creation of the Tri-state Lotto Commission
The party states establish and create the Tri-state Lotto Commission to operate Tri-state Lotto.
- Lottery administration
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 406: Nature of the commission
The commission shall be an interstate body, both corporate and politic, serving as a common agency of the party states and representing them both collectively and individually in the exercise of its powers and duties. [PL 1983, c. 732, §1
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 407: Organization of the commission
The commission is made up of one member from each party state. Each compact member state lottery or sweepstakes commission must appoint one of its members to the Tri-state Lotto Commission, members serve at the appointing authority’s pleasure, and the commission must elect a chair from among its members every year.
- Appointment
- Board composition
- Chair selection
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, § 408: Functioning of the commission
The commission’s functions are carried out by its members and appointed support personnel, and its actions require unanimous approval by the party-state representatives.
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