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
Rep. Marc Malon has introduced a bill in Maine that would prohibit the use of credit cards for online sports betting. Eight other states have already taken similar measures in an effort to reduce gambling addiction and debt. AUGUSTA, Maine – A new bill has … 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 has hit a $1 billion all-time sports betting handle as of their October 2025 financial report. They’ve totaled $113 million in total sports betting revenue all time. PORTLAND, Maine – Maine has become the most recent state to cross an all-time betting handle of … Read more
Illinois, Michigan, and Maine are all on pace to record milestones for the amount of sports betting tax revenue they’ve collected based on August reports. While Illinois will join the billion-dollar club with New York, Michigan will have brought in $100 million and Maine will … 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
Wyoming lawmakers are drafting a bill to double the state’s online sports betting tax rate from 10% to 20%, aiming to boost revenue and bring the state in line with national norms. Despite generating over $645 million in wagers and $66 million in operator revenue … 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
Official expect Maine sports betting to launch between spring 2023 and winter 2024. The next steps for launching Maine sportsbooks include rule adoption and approval, licensing approval, and AG approval. AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Gambling Control Unit could release Maine sports betting rules by … 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
