Four Maine online licenses will be distributed to each of the Wabanki Nations, which include the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, and Maliseet tribes.
Let’s take a look at the updated rules and regulations behind Maine sports betting legislation LD 585: We also know all of the details that were included in the 2021 version of the bill, LD 1352. We know that Maine sports betting legalization has been debated and voted on by the legislature multiple times since 2019. State House of Maine in Augusta (Shutterstock) What’s in the Maine sports betting law? Read on for more information about the Maine sports betting legislative journey, which sportsbooks will come to Maine when legal wagering officially goes live, what’s happening in neighboring states, and more. Now that a bill has been passed and signed, Maine sports betting is live as of Nov. The Maine Sports betting law grants online licenses to each of the state’s four federally recognized Indian tribes (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, & Maliseet), allowing them to partner with one commercial sportsbook brand apiece. Janet Mills officially signed the bill into law in May, 2022. What could be better? Well, Maine now allows legal sports betting in the state following the passage of LD 585 in April, 2022.
