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Rem/Subject Resolve, Expressing the Support of the City of Ranger for an Amendment W Me Maine
Gambling Control Board Act that Will Protect Personal Privacy and Corporate Proprietary Information.
Responsible Repartrnent City Manager
Cornmeal
The Maine Gambling Control Beak has begun the prod of licensing a set machine operator for the proposed
Raciro in Bangor. This process Involves and Imdepth background inveA gation a proposed licensees, Including
Meir key employees. During the probes, it became apparent that the recently adopted Maine Gambling Cartrol
Act tices rat provide the accessary protection recognizing personal privacy and compete proprietary infernal
far example, key employees of the licensee will be required to provide a variety of personal Information,Ii Ju lfiN
social security number and bank account information, and the corporation Hself will be real to divulge
proprietary information Mat may place it in a competldve deadventage. Once supplied, the information will
become a matter of public record available to any Individual who real it Penn Nal has Indicted that it is
prepaietl to provide all of the requested! infomanon. However, a is not ready to do so if information that could
place the corporation or is employees in jeopardy would be made public.
With the exception of Maitre, all of the states that regulate slot machines provide certain preachers against the
pubic release of certain informal Gathered in the process of doing background imreangatans. The Gambling
Comfol Board, Department of Public Safety, and Me Govemofs Off have cannpad an amendment to the Maine
Gambling Control Board A that will extend similar preachers W corporations and individuals who will be
repuesting licenses In Maine. That legislation will be introducetl shortly and will include an emergency provision
Mat, d appropriately approved, would speed its critical data This legislation is required in order for the State te
Include its imestgation a Penn, allowiig the Bock to Issue a permanent gambling icanse. Such a license is
necessary for Penn to proceed with Meir project In Bangor. Penn has reviewed the proposed amendment and
indicates that it will meet their needs M protect employees and Meir corporate Intel It should also be
emphasized Out this information will be available to Mose conducting the baheground investigation and the
Gambling Control Deal It simply will net be Subject to pubic release.
This subject was discussed recently ata workshop between the Clry Couildl and out local legislaave delegation,
and the attached resolve will foam the CRyS support.
Department Head
Manuel Comments: Recommend approval. -9' � n
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City Manager
Asaociatetl Information:
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CITY OF BANGOR
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(TIRE.) RESOLVE, Expressing the Support of the Ory of Bangor For an Amendment M the Maine
Gambling Control Board Act that Will PoteQ Personal Privacy ant Corporate Pmpdetary InfbaMall
WHEREAS, in 2004, the Maine Legislature adopted an AR Establishing the Gambling Control Board! For
the purpose of liwnsing and regulating the operation of slot machines; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that those seeking licensure most submit certain pervonal and financial
Information as a part of background investigations to be performed by the State; and
WHEREAS, among the personal information required of key employees and Individual applicants are
bank and credit card numbers and social security numbers; and
WHEREAS, at the organizational levet, proprietary Information Includes such items as minutes of
Corporate Board meetings which can include rGscuNons of corporate sbategy that If made
public, could nd detrimental to the comparry as well as information that Federal regulations
require be heated as confidential; and
WHEREAS, the Act fails to provide that such information shall remain confidential; and
WHEREAS, in every other jurisdiction that permits the operation of slot machines, the submission of
such infomlation is also required but Is, by statute, confidential; and
WHEREAS, the Administration intends W submit a bill W the Legislature to amend rhe Gambling
Control Board Act to provide that such information be treated in a confidential manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Cli COUNCIL OF THE CM OF BANGOR THAT
We support the Administration's proposed amendment W the Gambling Control Board Act as a fair and
reasonable recognition of the privacy rights of individuals and the requirement W protect corporate
proprietary intonation from public release. These protections are consistent wiM those offered by
other states and will not limit the nature and extant of personal and corporate information that will be
made available to the Gambling Control Board and those it authorizes to perform backgmund
Investigations.
BE IT HJRTHER RESOLVED THAT City staff is hereby aulionzed W take the necessary step M
advocate for the passage of this legislation and to pmvde a copy of it to Govemor John E. Baldaod,
the CIN of Bangor legislative clelegabon, the chairs of the IegldMNe committee having jurkdidlon over MIs
matter, and legislative leadership.
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Deceo er 27. 2006
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