FanDuel, DraftKings can’t sink the office Super Bowl pool

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Published
February 9, 2023

FanDuel, DraftKings can’t sink the office Super Bowl pool

About 13 million Americans plan to take part in casual betting like a workplace 'boxes' pool, which can help strengthen bonds between co-workers that got frayed during the pandemic.
Published
August 2, 2022

Maine’s sports betting law going into effect, but you won’t be wagering anytime soon

Because of logistical hurdles, it will be at least until April – and likely far longer – before sports wagers will be placed in Maine.
Published
May 2, 2022

Gov. Mills signs law legalizing sports betting; tribes get exclusive rights to online wagering

The law also reduces the tax burden on Maine's indigenous communities and creates a new collaboration process between the tribes and the state.
Published
March 16, 2022

Tribal sovereignty bill would allow Oxford Casino to conduct in-person sports betting

A last-minute amendment would allow harness racing tracks in Bangor and Cumberland and the Oxford Casino to offer in-person sports betting.
Published
July 1, 2021

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.
Published
June 30, 2021

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.
Published
May 29, 2020

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.
Published
February 11, 2020

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

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.
Published
February 6, 2020

Maine Senate votes to override Gov. Mills’ veto of sports betting bill

The state Senate voted 20-10 to override, and the measure will go next to the House for consideration, possibly next week.
Published
January 10, 2020

Mills vetoes bill to legalize sports betting in Maine

The bill, 1 of 3 the governor vetoed, was among 40 she had held since the close of the session in June. She allowed 24 to become law without her signature, and 13 others were recalled for changes by the Legislature.