Maine's Legalized IGaming Bill Faces Last Major Obstacle
Maine inched closer to legalizing online casino video gaming, but a significant obstacle stays.
- LD 1164 requires an 18% tax on online casino video gaming operators.
- Gov. Janet Mills might veto the costs, likely ending Maine's chances of legalizing iGaming this year.
- The proposition took a winding political road to reach the special appropriations table.
The state's Senate, accepting your house, placed authorized LD 1164, an iGaming costs, on the "unique appropriations table" Wednesday. The proposition is among 100 expenses headed to Gov. Janet Mills' desk, the Maine Morning Star reported. Mills has 10 days to sign and enact the iGaming procedure.
However, Mills could ban the expense, and the legislature, which already adjourned, would likely not override it this year. While she hasn't spoken openly about the legislation, Mills hasn't favored other video gaming initiatives. She shot down two sports wagering efforts before reaching a compromise to enable legal sportsbooks to run in 2022.
There is currently noted opposition to the proposal. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Gambling Control panel Chair affirmed versus the expense, offering concerns about problem gaming and financial impacts to in-person gambling establishments. In a state where DraftKings and Caesars operate online sports wagering through tribal partnerships, FanDuel, Fanatics, and BetMGM also argued against the law.
Creating 'financial opportunity'
LD 1164 is "an act to produce financial chance for the Wabanaki Nations through web video gaming." Four licenses would go to the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Mi'kmaq Nation, and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. The tribes would then partner with iGaming operators.
DraftKings and Caesars both run online casinos in other U.S.
Maine inched closer to legalizing online casino video gaming, but a significant obstacle stays.
- LD 1164 requires an 18% tax on online casino video gaming operators.
- Gov. Janet Mills might veto the costs, likely ending Maine's chances of legalizing iGaming this year.
- The proposition took a winding political road to reach the special appropriations table.
The state's Senate, accepting your house, placed authorized LD 1164, an iGaming costs, on the "unique appropriations table" Wednesday. The proposition is among 100 expenses headed to Gov. Janet Mills' desk, the Maine Morning Star reported. Mills has 10 days to sign and enact the iGaming procedure.
However, Mills could ban the expense, and the legislature, which already adjourned, would likely not override it this year. While she hasn't spoken openly about the legislation, Mills hasn't favored other video gaming initiatives. She shot down two sports wagering efforts before reaching a compromise to enable legal sportsbooks to run in 2022.
There is currently noted opposition to the proposal. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Gambling Control panel Chair affirmed versus the expense, offering concerns about problem gaming and financial impacts to in-person gambling establishments. In a state where DraftKings and Caesars operate online sports wagering through tribal partnerships, FanDuel, Fanatics, and BetMGM also argued against the law.
Creating 'financial opportunity'
LD 1164 is "an act to produce financial chance for the Wabanaki Nations through web video gaming." Four licenses would go to the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Mi'kmaq Nation, and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. The tribes would then partner with iGaming operators.
DraftKings and Caesars both run online casinos in other U.S.