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Online gamblers sue, say slots game refuses to pay winnings

by WAYNE PARRY Associated Press November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

A Pennsylvania woman says the online game showed she had won $100,000, but the company told her she had actually won $300, and blamed a bug in the system.

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Op-Eds, Opinion

Insight: With sports gambling legal and ubiquitous, all bets are off

by Timothy L. O'Brien Bloomberg Opinion August 15, 2021August 14, 2021

Bet on corruption and other social problems as casinos and team owners join forces to extract more money from fans.

Local & State, News, Politics

Supporters of tribal gaming bill fail to override Mills veto

by Kevin Miller July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

The House voted 80-53 to override the governor’s opposition to a bill restoring gaming rights lost in a 1980 legal settlement with the state, short of the two-thirds margin needed.

Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Gov. Mills vetoes bill to provide gaming rights to Maine tribes

by Scott Thistle June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Leaders of the 4 tribes reacted harshly to the veto, which was issued just hours before the measure would have become law without the governor’s signature.

Business, Nation & World

Virus could lead revenue-starved states to approve sports, online betting

by WAYNE PARRY Associated Press May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

With many state budgets now resembling smoking craters in the ground as tax revenue disappears in a largely idled economy, even a small revenue boost seems better than none.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Tribal gaming is no fix for Maine’s gambling problems

by Jim Fossel March 1, 2020February 28, 2020

The state should have a well-regulated competition among gaming companies, not a protected monopoly for the few.

Business, Local & State, News, Politics

House votes to sustain governor’s veto of sports betting bill

by Scott Thistle February 11, 2020February 12, 2020

The vote Tuesday, which closes the door for now on legalized sports betting in Maine, comes a week after the state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto.