Ch. 4

2007 Laws of Maryland

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SECTION 11. 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of Sections 9 and 10 10 and 11 of this Act, this Act shall take effect on the
proclamation of the Governor that the constitutional amendment, having received a
majority of the votes cast at the general election, has been adopted by the people of

Maryland.

Approved by the Governor, November 19, 2007.

CHAPTER 5

(House Bill 4)

AN ACT concerning

Video Lottery Terminals - Authorization and Limitations

FOR the purpose of adding a new article to the Maryland Constitution to authorize
video lottery terminal gaming in the State for the primary purpose of providing
funds for public education; limiting the number of licenses that the State may
issue to operate video lottery terminals; limiting the number of locations at
which video lottery terminal facilities may be located; requiring a video lottery
facility to comply with applicable planning and zoning laws of the local
jurisdiction: limiting the number of video lottery terminals that may be
authorized in the State; providing that the statutory addition or expansion of
forms of commercial gaming by the General Assembly is prohibited except as
provided by this Act; providing that the General Assembly may enact certain
laws not inconsistent with certain provisions as may be necessary and proper to
carry out certain provisions; defining a certain term; and submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection.

BY proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution
New Article XIX - Video Lottery Terminals
Section 1

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, (Three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses
concurring), That it be proposed that the Maryland Constitution read as follows:

Article XIX - Video Lottery Terminals