A draft report calls for additional taxes on gambling, cannabis or cigarettes to help stabilize funding for the subsidy program that protects Maine’s struggling dairy farms.
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In-person sports betting makes Maine debut at Oddfellahs in Portland
The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine’s first retail betting site.
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Maine casino inspectors vote no confidence in head of gambling unit
They say Milton Champion has fostered a toxic workplace, refused to negotiate with their union and circumvented the Maine Gambling Control Board.
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Wicked good: How ‘sin taxes’ are contributing to Maine’s healthy budget outlook
Revenue from levies on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and gambling have risen sharply in the last five years, and now account for $353 million a year – 7% of the state’s $5.1 billion annual budget.
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Florida tribe’s online sports betting compact
The plaintiffs questioned whether online sports bets that can be placed from anywhere in Florida could be considered to be on tribal land when only the computer servers that host the betting services are located there.
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The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the ’90s, is closing
The iconic hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17.
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Maine lawmakers revive, then kill tribal online gambling bill
The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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House folds on bill to give tribes exclusive internet gaming rights
The proposal sought to build off the tribe’s exclusive rights to online sports gambling.
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U.S. casinos won $66.5 billion in 2023, their best year ever
Five new sports betting markets that became operational in 2023, including Maine, generated a combined $1.49 billion in revenue, as gamblers seemed to show no fear of inflation.
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Judge rules casinos have no duty to stop compulsive gamblers from betting
A judge says that the voluminous rules and regulations governing gambling in New Jersey do not impose a legal duty upon casinos to cut off compulsive gamblers.