![]() ![]() "We came into compliance with the rules of Friday, and already our game revenues are way down," said Sawyer, a Maine National Guard member posted in Qatar who learned about the changes last week. Outcry from groups has lawmakers scrambling and may prompt further revisions. For years, it and other clubs have been listing which prizes have already been won out of each box and then discarding remaining tickets once people lose interest, which typically happens when big cash payouts are already gone.īut new rules handed down by a state regulator in March nixing those practices could cause people to lose interest in the games altogether, leaving the post in a position of no longer being able to donate to charities or keep staff, said Jared Sawyer, the quartermaster for the post. At the VFW post on Forest Avenue in Portland, proceeds from the games make up the bulk of the revenue. ![]()
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