The law also reduces the tax burden on Maine’s indigenous communities and creates a new collaboration process between the tribes and the state.
gambling
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sports betting bill is a win for the tribes in Maine
L.D. 1352 will provide the Wabanaki with greater economic opportunity, generate more revenue for the state and offer Mainers a more competitive regulated sports wagering industry.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, Politics, Uncategorized
Lawmakers advance bill to give mobile sports betting licenses to Maine tribes
A last-minute amendment would allow harness racing tracks in Bangor and Cumberland and the Oxford Casino to offer in-person sports betting.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine needs more competition in gambling
A sports betting monopoly for the Wabanaki tribes would be a bad deal for everyone.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Online gamblers sue, say slots game refuses to pay winnings
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: With sports gambling legal and ubiquitous, all bets are off
Bet on corruption and other social problems as casinos and team owners join forces to extract more money from fans.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Supporters of tribal gaming bill fail to override Mills veto
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Gov. Mills vetoes bill to provide gaming rights to Maine tribes
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Virus could lead revenue-starved states to approve sports, online betting
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Tribal gaming is no fix for Maine’s gambling problems
The state should have a well-regulated competition among gaming companies, not a protected monopoly for the few.