Maine Gambling Control Unit

08/18/2026

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/08/17/gardiner-police-maine-gambling-unit-conduct-search-at-lisbon-business/

The Gardiner Police Department was informed of a possibly illegally operated gambling machine at an establishment in Gardiner in January.

08/03/2026

https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/179998/sweepstakes-casino-monthly-update-july-2026-indiana-maine

July brought another wave of changes for sweepstakes casinos. While most operators completed their exits from Indiana and Maine after those states' restrictions

07/30/2026

https://www.maine.gov/dps/sites/maine.gov.dps/files/inline-files/Press%20Release%20Sweeps%20and%20online%20gambling%207.29.26_2.pdf

03/03/2026

https://sigma.world/news/maine-regulator-discusses-sweepstakes-ban-plan/

Maine regulator Milton Champion outlines sweepstakes enforcement and tribal iGaming plans in exclusive interview.

02/18/2026

https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/111946/kalshi-ruling-sweepstakes-bans-igaming-votes-stories-to-watch

As regulators and courts confront the rapid expansion of prediction markets, states are simultaneously advancing sweepstakes crackdowns and gambling expansion —

02/18/2026

https://www.quoddytides.com/tribal-leaders-casino-operator-hypocritical-with-lawsuit-filing/

Wabanaki tribal officials are calling a Maine casino operator who recently filed a lawsuit against the state over the new online gaming law "hypocritical." The suit was filed on January 23 by Oxford Casino Hotel, BB Development LLC, both of Oxford, and Churchill Downs Inc. of Kentucky...

01/28/2026

https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/01/27/oxford-casino-sues-maine-gambling-director-over-igaming-decision-2/

The lawsuit claims the exclusive right to operate internet gambling granted to the Wabanaki Nations is a 'race-based monopoly.'

01/28/2026

https://wgme.com/newsletter-daily/maine-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-ban-credit-card-use-in-online-sports-betting

At the state house, a lawmaker has introduced a bill to prevent Mainers from being able to use their credit cards in online sports betting.