At the time, the Passamaquoddy Tribe said they were still in negotiations with an undisclosed operator. Since then, the MGCU has very methodically put together rules for the sports betting enterprise and sent them to AG Aaron Frey for his review, which appears to have concluded.Ĭaesars entered into agreements with three tribes - the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, and Penobscot Nation - in May of this year. While it’s true that Maine regulators “didn’t come up with anything new” as far as regulations are concerned, they did come up with something new when it comes to slow-rolling an entire vertical.ĭemocratic Governor Janet Mills signed the bill that effectively made mobile sports betting legal in Maine eighteen months ago - way back in May 2022. We didn’t reinvent the wheel or come up with anything new.” Eighteen Months of Waiting

“There comes a time when you just need to roll it out, let the wrinkles come, and then iron it out.

We’re raring to go,” MGCU Executive Director Milton Champion told Legal Sports Report separately last week. The upcoming launch was also a hot topic on social media on Tuesday. Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Gambling Control Unit ( MGCU), said licensed operators could start pre-launch advertising and accepting registrations and account deposits starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday, according to a report by Sportsbook Review. Maine sports bettors, rejoice! Your long wait is finally over - sports betting begins this Friday.Īnd there’s more good news - Maine will have two mobile operators, now that the Passamaquoddy Tribe has entered into a partnership with DraftKings Sportsbook, which changed its mind about deploying in the Pine Tree State.ĭraftKings’ partnership still needs to be approved by regulators, but Maine has officially become a contest between DraftKings and Caesars, which announced a separate agreement with three other federally recognized tribes last May.

We didn’t reinvent the wheel or come up with anything new. There comes a time when you just need to roll it out, let the wrinkles come, and then iron it out.

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