AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine bettors wagered a little less this September, but the sportsbooks kept a lot more of it. The Maine Gambling Control Unit’s September reports show $61 million in handle, down 3.4% from last September, and $6.3 million in adjusted gross receipts, up … Read more
Maine residents bet more than $37.6 million in their first month with legal sports betting. The state collected $464,151.27 is sports betting taxes for November. DraftKings received over 81% of the monthly handle and generated $4.6 million in revenue. AUGUSTA, Maine – Excited Maine residents … Read more
DraftKings received nearly $5 million in wagers through five days of legal sports betting in Maine. Caesars is the only other regulated sports betting site in Maine but received only $665 thousand in bets. Maine launched legal sports betting on Friday, November 3. AUGUSTA, Maine … 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
An override to the veto on a sports betting bill in Maine was supposed to happen on February 4. The Senate did not vote on the issue because too many members were absent to hold a vote. Until the state of Maine can come to … Read more
Maine sports betting is set to become the nation’s first, “free-market” model to sports betting. Retail sportsbooks in Maine will have to pay 10% of sports betting revenue to the state while online sports wagering sites will have to pay 16%. The Maine Department of … Read more