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Maine's gambling laws began with an outright ban in the early 1800s. Still, today, the state is home to a fairly varied legal gambling industry, including casinos, racetracks, and, most recently, offline and online sports betting. Please look closely at Maine's gambling regulations in our article below.

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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8: Amusements and Sports, contains most information regarding the legality of gambling in Maine. Despite being a fairly conservative state, Maine offers a variety of gambling activities on a legal basis, although online gambling is largely unregulated.

The state's Gambling Control Unit is in charge of overseeing gambling operations in Maine. Here's how Maine's gambling laws apply to each activity.

Casino Games

Casino gambling is legal in Maine, but the situation differs slightly from other states. The US has two commercial casinos: the Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway in Bangor and the Oxford Casino in Oxford. Although there are four officially recognized tribes in Maine, they are not allowed to operate casinos in the state as the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act does not apply, thanks to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.

Online casino gambling is currently unregulated in Maine, with the law focused instead on preventing operators from setting up shop in the state. That means Mainers who want to play the internet's best slots or other such games must do so via out-of-state sites, but there is no prosecution record.

Poker

Poker gambling is legal in Maine, but the state only has one poker room, which is located in the Hollywood Casino in Bangor. The four labourers host daily Texas Hold'em games and regular tournaments. Home-based game poker games are legal in the state as long as no commercial profiting is involved.

Online poker gambling isn't regulated in Maine, but the law is designed to prevent sites from accepting players from the state. That said, many still do, with residents of Maine able to enjoy a wide range of online poker games without fear of prosecution.

Bingo

Bingo gambling is legal and generally comes from games operated by charitable organizations. Some bingo games are known to take place on tribal reservations. Still, there is some debate over the legal status of such activities. There are no commercial bingo clubs or halls in the state.

Online bingo gambling is unregulated in Maine. Bingo casinos online cannot offer their services to Mainers, but many do regardless. Players are unlikely to face prosecution for taking part in such online games.

Lotteries

Lottery gambling is legal in the state of Maine, with the Maine Lottery offering tickets for popular draw-based games such as Lotto America, Mega Millions and Powerball, as androids instant win games.

Online lottery gambling is unregulated in Maine, but the sale of online lottery tickets by the Maine Lottery company is not permitted. Mainers looking to play online lottery games for real money can still do so via the numerous out-of-state lottery sites. The players are highly unlikely to face prosecution.

Gambling and Crypto Casinos

Social games played within private residences, such as games of poker, are permitted by law in Maine as long as there is no profiting involved beyond player winnings. Modern forms of gambling such, as lootboxes and skins gambling have, not yet been addressed by Maine's gambling laws, leaving them so far unregulated.

Currently, the language of Maine's laws surrounding currencies allows the use of virtual coins such as Bitcoin, making the state quite favourable to cryptocurrency businesses. However, there is talk of a draft bill that would tighten up the current definition of money to exclude cryptocurrencies. As it stands, none of Maine's gambling venues accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, leaving residents of the state with crypto casinos for their virtual gaming pleasure.

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Sports betting has recently been legalized in early 2022, with the industry in the process of being set up. The new laws permit the existing two casinos to offer sports betting markets to their customers, while online sports betting is set to be offered by the state's four tribes. Parimutuel betting on horse racing is legally permitted at Bangor Raceway, Scarborough Downs and four off-track betting venues in the state.

Daily fantasy sports contests are legal in Maine after the state agreed they were games of skill in 2017. As a result, Mainers can bet on such DFS contests via several top providers, including FanDuel and DraftKings.

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The Maine gambling age is generally 18+ for bingo, lottery and parimutuel betting, but only those aged 21 or over can legally participate in casino games.

Tax Regulation

Maine gambling tax regulation requires all licensed gambling operators to withhold state and federal taxes concerning winnings. That means Mainers are charged 7.15% state tax and 24% federal tax pending completion of the relevant tax forms.

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The first record of gambling legislation in Maine dates back to 1820 when all forms of gambling were banned in the state.

• Parimutuel betting was legalised in Maine in 1935.
• Lottery gambling was legalized in 1973, with the Maine Lottery launched shortly afterwards.
• Bingo gambling was legally permitted in 1975.
• Casino and poker games weren't legalized until 2003, with slot machines permitted at racetracks from 2004.
• The first casino in Maine was opened in 2012.
• Daily fantasy sports contests were legalized in 2017. Sports betting was legalized in May 2022.

Key Facts

Traditionally a conservative state, Maine now has a more liberal view of gambling, with most activities offered in some form. Here's an overview of the key points regarding gambling in Maine:

• Casino gambling is legal in Maine, with two casinos operating in the state.
• Online casino gambling is unregulated.
• Poker gambling is legal, but only one poker room is in operation.
• Online poker gambling is unregulated.
• Bingo gambling is legal in Maine, but only as games run by charitable organizations.
• Online bingo gambling is unregulated.
• Lottery gambling is legal and available via the Maine Lottery, but online ticket sales are prohibited.
• Sports betting was legalized in early 2022, and offline and online markets were set up.
• Daily fantasy sports contests are legal in Maine.