Online Gaming in Maine

In March 2024, a coalition of Maine lawmakers advanced an online gambling bill from its workgroup, featuring a modified tax rate and granting authority to the tribes. Under the current proposal, the state's four tribes, already holding a monopoly on online sports betting, would also monopolize online casino operations.

In August 2017, Maine become the fifth state that year to legalize and regulate paid-entry fantasy sports when Gov. Paul LePage neither signed nor vetoed a bill, allowing it to become law by inaction. Under the bill, fantasy sports is a game of skill and exempt from gambling laws. The Gambling Control Unit within the state's Department of Public Safety oversees the industry, and the licensing fee for large operators is $2,500. The bill requires operators to pay licensing fees and 10% of their gross revenue.

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Maine Online Gaming News

Maine launching sports betting tomorrow (2 November 2023)
Online will be live on Caesars Sportsbook and DraftKings in the morning, while bettors will have to wait sometime before wagering at retail locations.

Maine sports betting nears the finish line (3 October 2023)
Retail and online wagering in the Pine Tree State could launch in early November.

Internet Vikings strengthens US presence (4 May 2023)
The company is leveraging its partnership with a leading North American B2B technology provider with anticipated launches in Maine and Wyoming later this year.

Maine starts application process for sports wagering licenses (15 February 2023)
The state’s Gambling Control Unit announced this morning that the required forms are available on its website.

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Maine iGaming bill (29 February 2024)
This would legalize online casinos in the state and create a framework for the iGaming sector that is imilar to its online sports betting.

Maine Sports Betting Bill LD 585 (24 February 2021)
This bill would allow sports betting, both mobile and retail, on professional and collegiate events to take place and provide 10 sports betting licenses.

Maine sports betting bill LD 553 (14 January 2020)
The Maine bill would allow retail and mobile sports betting on professional, collegiate events and e-sports and allots 11 retail sports betting licenses, for the state’s four tribes, four OTBs, two casinos and one harness racing track.

Online Gaming in Maine

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