Oxford Casino and Churchill Downs sued to block Maine’s iGaming law, calling tribal exclusive rights a race-based monopoly. The law allows four tribes to partner with online casino platforms and pay 16% revenue to fund state programs. Tribal leaders called the lawsuit hypocritical, noting casinos … Read more
Maine becomes the eighth state to legalize online casinos, giving exclusive rights to four tribal nations instead of commercial operators. Each tribe can partner with one online casino platform and will pay 16% of revenue to fund problem gambling programs, opioid treatment, and other state … Read more
Maine’s governor has shelved an iGaming expansion bill that would give tribes exclusive online casino rights until at least 2026. Massachusetts lawmakers held a hearing in June, but the upcoming iLottery launch and ongoing tribal tensions have slowed progress. Ohio faces fractured support, industry pushback, … Read more
Legal Maine sports betting is expected to launch in November of 2023. The Maine Gambling Control Unit submitted their sports betting rules to the Attorney General Office. The Attorney General Office is anticipated to adopt the rules, permitting the launch of online and mobile sports … Read more
The legal sports betting market in Maine may not be available until 2024. If it takes until 2024 for sports betting to begin then operators will lose a lot of money. AUGUSTA, Maine – Despite Main Governor Janet Mills signing legislation on May 2nd, 2022, … Read more
Governor Janet Mills signed a bill that legalizes sports betting in Maine. The new law prevents any commercial sportsbooks from launching within the state. AUGUSTA, Maine – Regulated online and mobile sports betting is officially coming to Maine, as Governor Janet Mills has signed sports … Read more
The Maine Senate voted LD 585 into law with a 23-11 vote. This bill gives sole authority to online sports betting to the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Maliseet tribes. LD 585 is backed by Governor Janet Mills and is awaiting her signature to officially regulate the … Read more
The original version of LD 585, a tribal sovereignty bill in Maine, would grant Maine’s tribes exclusivity over online sportsbooks in Maine. Two competing proposals – LD 1352 and an amendment to LD 585 that has yet to be formally proposed – would open the … Read more
Maine’s Senate Judiciary Committee approved LD 585 – a tribal relations bill that would regulate sports betting in Maine – during a session last week. The bill would allow for tribal operators to offer both land-based and mobile sports betting while permitting a limited number … Read more
After years of preventing the progression of legal sports betting in Maine, Governor Janet Mills’ administration is backing a new proposal that would grant tribes a monopoly on sports betting. According to the proposal, there would be four online sports betting licenses available, which would … Read more
Maine’s LD 1626 – a comprehensive bill reanalyzing Maine’s tribal relations – is scheduled for a public Judiciary Committee hearing on February 15. The bill would leave the door open for tribes to offer sports betting; Gov. Mills’ administration is a notable opponent, though they … Read more
Maine has tabled their sports betting legislation talks until January 2022, leaving no hope for NFL betting through local sportsbooks in 2021 for residents. The Massachusetts House has passed House Bill 3977 to regulate mobile and land-based sportsbooks in the Commonwealth. Arizona will finalize its … Read more