SEN. EMILY
REP. CHUCK

ANN CAIN, SENATE CHAIR
KRUGER, HOUSE CHAIR

MEMBERS:
SE N . R OGER KAT Z
SEN. DAVID C. BURNS
SEN. MARGARET M. CRAVEN
SEN. CHRISTOPHER K. JOHNSON
SEN. EDWARD M. YOUNGBLOOD
REP. PAUL T. DAVIS, SR.
REP. ANDREA M. BOLAND
REP. H. DAVID COTTA
REP. LANCE E. HARVELL
R E P. M AT T HE W J . P ET ERS ON

MAINE ST ATE LEGISLAT URE
GOVERNMENT OV ERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Maine State Lottery
This topic was originally put on OPEGA’s 2007-2008 work plan as a possible area of savings from a
survey of other states done by OPEGA, but a review was not initiated at that time. On February 22, 2013
the Government Oversight Committee (GOC) voted to place this topic back on OPEGA’s work plan and
OPEGA began preliminary research in August of 2013.
At the Committee’s December 12, 2013 meeting the results of OPEGA’s preliminary research on this
topic were discussed and the GOC approved the following questions for a review of the Maine State
Lottery.


What are the expenses of the Maine State Lottery? Are they adequately controlled and minimized
to the extent possible in order to maximize transfers to the State General Fund?



How does the Maine State Lottery monitor and ensure that key provisions of the Lottery Gaming
System contract are met?



What entities have a role in governing and overseeing the Maine State Lottery? Is there sufficient
governance and oversight of MSL key decisions impacting revenues, expenses and operations?



What was the original legislative intent for use of lottery funds and has that changed over the
Lottery's history?



What does the Maine State Lottery consider when making decisions about games to be offered and
how they will be marketed? Who has responsibility for making and overseeing those decisions?

OPEGA expects to complete this review in mid-2014.

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