Legal Maine Betting Sites

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Maine Online Sportsbooks

Maine sports betting law allows each of the state’s four federally recognized Indian tribes to apply for online sports betting licenses in partnership with one third-party provider apiece.

In theory, that means there’s room for up to four Maine betting sites. However, Caesars Sportsbook has partnered with three of the state’s four tribal casino operators, while DraftKings has partnered with the other to offer online sports betting in Maine.

Sportsbooks currently available in Maine:

• Caesars Sportsbook
• DraftKings Sportsbook

Maine Sports Betting Bonuses

Maine’s licensed betting sites collectively boast a healthy variety of welcome bonuses for new users and ongoing promos for existing customers.

In addition to welcome bonuses, Maine sports betting apps launch new promotions regularly. Some of the types of Maine sports betting bonuses bettors can expect include:

• Odds boosts: Enhanced payouts when your selected team wins
• Early payouts: Place a bet and get paid immediately if your team gets ahead by a certain number of points, regardless of what happens later
• Parlay insurance: Get a refund if your parlay loses by just one leg
• Random bonus bets: Maine’s sportsbooks also randomly issue bonus bets to existing customers, often to entice them to return after some time of inactivity
• Loyalty programs: Sportsbook loyalty programs can add significant value to customers’ bottom lines by issuing cash, discounted hotel stays, trips to live sporting events, and more

Maine Sports Betting Promotion Regulations

BettingUSA always advises bettors to read every offer’s terms and conditions before claiming it, but regulations adopted by the Maine Gambling Control Unit ensure sportsbooks offer fair, easy-to-understand promotions.

For example, Chapter 64 of Maine’s sports betting regulations requires all betting promotions to meet the following standards:

• Terms and conditions that are accurate, clear, and not misleading
• Prominently display the terms and conditions anywhere the offer is advertised
• Disclose whether bettors must risk their own money when participating in any promotion
• Do not advertise promos as “risk-free bets” if the customer must wager their own money
• Do not restrict customers from withdrawing deposited funds as a condition of participating in any promotion

Maine Sports Betting Locations

The Maine Gambling Control Unit may issue up to ten retail sportsbook licenses to casinos, race tracks, and off-track betting facilities (OTBs).

The current list of Maine sportsbooks includes:

• Caesars Sportsbook at Oddfellahs in Portland
• More to come…

Other locations that may apply for sportsbook licenses include Maine’s two casinos:

• Hollywood Casino Bangor
• Oxford Casino

And four other OTBs:

• Favorites OTB in Waterville
• Favorites OTB in Sanford
• Winners Circle OTB in Lewiston
• Winners OTB in Brunswick

BettingUSA will update this page as additional Maine sportsbooks open.

Maine Online Sports Betting Law

Legislation passed in 2022 authorizes up to four online sportsbooks and mobile betting apps operated by federally recognized Indian tribes. In addition, the law authorizes up to ten retail sportsbooks at casinos, race tracks, and off-track betting facilities (OTBs).

Key things to know about Maine sports betting:

• Customers must be 21 or older to bet on sports in Maine
• Up to four mobile sports betting apps run by tribal groups
• Up to ten retail sportsbooks at casinos, tracks, and OTBs
• Licensed Maine sportsbook operators will pay a 10% tax on revenue
• Sportsbooks may accept wagers on professional sports, college sports, and esports
• Sportsbooks may not accept bets on individual games involving Maine colleges; wagers on tournaments involving Maine colleges are permitted
• The Gambling Control Unit (MGCU) regulates Maine betting sites and retail sportsbooks

Maine Daily Fantasy Sports

Maine did not pass DFS regulation until 2017, but that did not stop the major DFS sites from operating throughout the state. In 2017, lawmakers passed a regulatory bill instituting a licensing requirement and consumer protection regulations.

Now, Maine fantasy sports sites must apply for licenses from the Gambling Control Unit and undergo annual audits to ensure compliance with all consumer protection regulations. Fans can read more about DFS in Maine below:

• Maine Daily Fantasy Sports

Maine Horse Racing Betting

Maine’s horse racing industry has seen better days, but the state still hosts two harness racing tracks and a handful of OTB locations that offer pari-mutuel wagering on races held across the country.

Additionally, the Gambling Control Unit authorizes Hollywood Races as the state’s only licensed online horse racing betting site.

Visit BettingUSA’s Maine horse racing betting guide to learn more about the state’s authorized race tracks, where to bet online, and OTB locations:

• Maine Horse Racing Betting

Maine Online Gambling

Online casinos and poker sites are not legal in Maine, but Sweepstakes gambling sites provide a similar experience.

The state has no immediate plans to expand its online gambling options beyond what is already legal.

Maine Online Lottery

The Maine Lottery does not sell tickets online but it does offer a subscription service for residents 18 or older. Subscriptions may be managed online, but payment is only accepted via check or money order sent by mail.

Lottery players may purchase subscription plans online that run for 13 weeks, 26 weeks, or 52 weeks. Each subscription automatically enters players into two drawings per week.

The games offered include Tri State Megabucks, Powerball, Mega Millions and Lucky for Life. Prices for subscriptions range from $52 to $208 depending on the game and length of subscription.

Visit: club.mainelottery.com

Maine does not authorize the sale of individual tickets or subscriptions online other than through the official state website.

Maine Gambling Laws

The Maine Gambling Control Board was established in 2004 and serves as a regulatory body over the state’s two land-based casinos.

Maine’s gaming laws inflict significant penalties on those who organize or “advance” gambling but appear to have no measures in place to punish those who merely participate as players. The state defines gambling with the following text:

“A person engages in gambling if he stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under his control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.”

The state considers it a Class D crime if a person profits from an unlawful gambling activity or plays a slot machine under the age of 21. Note that “profiting” does not mean acting as a player; it means earning money by hosting an unauthorized gaming operation.

The punishment for a Class D crime is up to 364 days in jail and up to $2,000 in fines.

Additionally, one can be charged with a Class B crime if hosting an unlawful gaming activity that accepts more than 5 bets totaling more than $500 in a 24 hour period or receives more than $1,000 in a 24-hour period for hosting an unlicensed lottery, mutuel or other gambling scheme.

The punishment for this one is much stiffer at up to 10 years imprisonment and up to $20,000 in fines.

Some interpretations of existing law may expose individual gamblers to prosecution for merely participating as players, but the state has never charged someone for placing wagers online.

Still, it would be best to avoid doing business with illegal online betting sites.

Maine Sports Betting FAQ